title: Acute nontraumatic torticollis in a patient with right lower quadrant pain: case report.
abstract: Right lower quadrant pain is one of the most common symptoms of the emergency patients. For accurate diagnosis and treatment; the patients must be questioned and examined very well. Also accompanying conditions due to right lower quadrant pain may be noticed. In this case presentation, we discussed a patient who was presented with right lower quadrant pain and cervical dystonia. By limiting the usage of metoclopramide the patient was followed seamlessly. In this case presentation we want to accentuate that a patient who with abdominal pain may be presented with rare symptoms such of dystonia. In such conditions a detailed anamnesis and physical examination are the first steps of the evaluation to prevent potential hazardous outcomes. In particular, a surgeon must be always carefully while taking history and examining the patient.
authors.affiliation: Dumlupinar University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Kutahya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Faik
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yaylak
authors.affiliation: Dumlupinar University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Kutahya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sezgin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zeren
authors.affiliation: Dumlupinar University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Kutahya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zülfü
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bayhan
authors.affiliation: Istanbul Bilim University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Refik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bademci
authors.affiliation: Evliya Celebi Research and Education Hospital, Department of Radiology, Kutahya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cigdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Devir
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008787:Metoclopramide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014103:Torticollis / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D008787:Metoclopramide
keywords: Right lower quadrant pain; acute appendicitis; preoperative evaluation; torticollis