Clinical case: Chronic abdominal pain and bloating in a 53-year-old woman
Woman, 53 years · Emergency department · Visceral and digestive surgery
A 53-year-old female patient presents to the emergency department for a new flare-up of left hypochondrial pain with vomiting, since this morning. For about ten years, she has described intermittent abdominal pain, bloating, and vomiting during painful flare-ups. No notable medical or surgical history, no current treatment.
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