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Originally published May 8, 2013 at 7:35 PM | Page modified May 8, 2013 at 11:17 PM
By BRIAN M. ROSENTHAL
Seattle Times staff reporter
At first, Tristin Beck thought it was a really bad stomach cramp.
Then, when the aching turned to repeated vomiting late last week, the Mountlake Terrace 16-year-old thought it was a virus.
As the symptoms worsened, doctors at Seattle Children?s hospital ran ?about a million tests,? Beck?s mom said, searching for an explanation.
Finally, in a Sunday-night exploratory surgery, they found it:...
By BRIAN M. ROSENTHAL
Seattle Times staff reporter
At first, Tristin Beck thought it was a really bad stomach cramp.
Then, when the aching turned to repeated vomiting late last week, the Mountlake Terrace 16-year-old thought it was a virus.
As the symptoms worsened, doctors at Seattle Children?s hospital ran ?about a million tests,? Beck?s mom said, searching for an explanation.
Finally, in a Sunday-night exploratory surgery, they found it:...