Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A patient in their 30s with a past medical and surgical history significant for asthma and left laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy presented to the emergency room after falling off their bike 12 hours prior. They were riding a bicycle and attempted to avoid hitting a car, however, they swerved on their bike, resulting in them flipping over their handlebars and the handlebars hitting their epigastrium. They did not suffer a head injury or have a loss of consciousness. However, they did admit to drinking alcohol before the accident. Subsequently, after the accident, they went to sleep. On waking, they had severe abdominal pain, nausea, chills, and multiple episodes of non-bloody, nonbilious emesis. They did not pass flatus or have bowel movements. Due to the unrelenting pain, the patient came to the emergency department.
Source: Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
Institutions: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Jersey City Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,100
OpenAlex ID: W4402661571