An Unusual Case of Thyroid Storm Masquerading as an Intestinal Obstruction in a Patient With Malrotation of the Gut

Bashir, Khalid; Bakhsh, Zeenat Khuda; Gad, Hesham A; Bashir, Mohammed; Elmoheen, Amr

doi:10.7759/cureus.13948

Cureus

2021

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.13948

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An Unusual Case of Thyroid Storm Masquerading as an Intestinal Obstruction in a Patient With Malrotation of the Gut

Khalid Bashir¹,

Zeenat Khuda Bakhsh²,

Hesham A Gad³

et al.

Abstract: Bashir et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0., which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Thyrotoxicosis Presenting as an Acute Abdomen

Woolery,

Freedberg,

Sciarretta

et al. 2024

The American Surgeon™

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Abdominal pain continues to be a common chief complaint in the emergency setting. While this presentation can be non-specific, there are certain findings that warrant immediate surgical intervention. Portal venous gas on imaging in the setting of peritonitis and sepsis is one such finding. Thyrotoxicosis on the other hand is an uncommon diagnosis that is associated with non-specific symptoms resulting in delayed diagnosis, a clinical scenario that can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Here, we present a rare case of a patient who presented with signs and symptoms of peritonitis and portal venous gas on CT scan that was taken emergently to the operating room. No intraabdominal pathology was identified. The patient was later diagnosed with thyrotoxicosis, the presumed cause of the acute abdomen presentation.

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Thyrotoxicosis Presenting as an Acute Abdomen

Woolery,

Freedberg,

Sciarretta

et al. 2024

The American Surgeon™

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An Unusual Case of Thyroid Storm Masquerading as an Intestinal Obstruction in a Patient With Malrotation of the Gut

Abstract: Bashir et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0., which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Cited by 1 publication

References 10 publications

Thyrotoxicosis Presenting as an Acute Abdomen

Thyrotoxicosis Presenting as an Acute Abdomen

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