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Glutaric acidemia type 2 presenting as a surgical acute abdomen: a case of unnecessary exploratory laparotomy in an adult

A journal case report describes an adult whose metabolic disorder glutaric acidemia type 2 presented like an acute abdominal condition and led to an unnecessary exploratory laparotomy. Publisher metadata names Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy and the item is dated 2026-09-06.

Categories: public-health

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Confidence
4/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

It documents a diagnostic error that resulted in an unnecessary major surgical procedure.

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