Valentino’s Syndrome: A Life-Threatening Mimic of Acute Appendicitis
Perforated ulcers are a rare cause of abdominal pain, and may not be considered when pain is localized to the right lower quadrant (RLQ). This case highlights an unusual presentation of a perforated duodenal ulcer that presented with RLQ pain, which has been described as Valentino’s syndrome. Valent...
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| description | Perforated ulcers are a rare cause of abdominal pain, and may not be considered when pain is localized to the right lower quadrant (RLQ). This case highlights an unusual presentation of a perforated duodenal ulcer that presented with RLQ pain, which has been described as Valentino’s syndrome. Valentino’s syndrome occurs when gastric or duodenal fluids collect in the right paracolic gutter causing focal peritonitis and RLQ pain. This case highlights that perforated ulcers, while an uncommon cause of RLQ pain, must remain on the differential of any patient that has an abdominal examination consistent with peritonitis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb7d9f5e625746dd836c146e962a9e192022-12-21T22:37:16ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2017-01-011110.5811/cpcem.2016.11.32571cpcem-01-44Valentino’s Syndrome: A Life-Threatening Mimic of Acute AppendicitisChristopher J. AmannAndrea L. AustinSherri L. RudinskyPerforated ulcers are a rare cause of abdominal pain, and may not be considered when pain is localized to the right lower quadrant (RLQ). This case highlights an unusual presentation of a perforated duodenal ulcer that presented with RLQ pain, which has been described as Valentino’s syndrome. Valentino’s syndrome occurs when gastric or duodenal fluids collect in the right paracolic gutter causing focal peritonitis and RLQ pain. This case highlights that perforated ulcers, while an uncommon cause of RLQ pain, must remain on the differential of any patient that has an abdominal examination consistent with peritonitis.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/03r9h2b5 |
| spellingShingle | Christopher J. Amann Andrea L. Austin Sherri L. Rudinsky Valentino’s Syndrome: A Life-Threatening Mimic of Acute Appendicitis Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| title | Valentino’s Syndrome: A Life-Threatening Mimic of Acute Appendicitis |
| title_full | Valentino’s Syndrome: A Life-Threatening Mimic of Acute Appendicitis |
| title_fullStr | Valentino’s Syndrome: A Life-Threatening Mimic of Acute Appendicitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Valentino’s Syndrome: A Life-Threatening Mimic of Acute Appendicitis |
| title_short | Valentino’s Syndrome: A Life-Threatening Mimic of Acute Appendicitis |
| title_sort | valentino s syndrome a life threatening mimic of acute appendicitis |
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