BACKGROUND
The evaluation of patients with pelvic pain is a common task for emergency physicians. Accurate diagnosis of the underlying cause of pelvic pain in women is often difficult given the diversity of pathology that can generate pelvic pain.
OBJECTIVE
To report a rare but clinically
A case of pyrexia due to a rapidly growing undifferentiated transitional cell carcinoma in a bladder diverticulum is described. The literature is reviewed and the causes of pyrexia associated with neoplasia briefly discussed.
The authors report a case of giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon, a very rare complication of diverticulosis of the colon, since only 38 cases have been reported in the literature. The diverticulum was seen at barium enema in a 66-year-old man complaining of digestive symptoms consisting of
Pneumoperitoneum, or the accumulation of free air in the peritoneal cavity, is commonly associated with visceral perforation, mandating emergent surgical intervention. Non-surgical pneumoperitoneum, where visceral perforation is not the cause, does not commonly require surgical management. Chronic
We report a case of perforated Meckel's diverticulum with aseptic peritonitis in a 17-day-old neonate. The baby had been brought to the hospital with fever and abdominal distention. Abdominal computed tomography showed a 5-cm abscess in the lower abdomen, and emergency laparotomy was performed for
Primary duodenal diverticula are usually asymptomatic. About 115 perforations have been reported, but none with right colon necrosis. We report a 45-year-old woman, with a five days history of high fever along with epigastric and periumbilical pain. Physical examination revealed right upper and
Segmental colitis associated with diverticulosis (SCAD) is manifested by active chronic inflammation of the colonic segments affected by diverticulosis, luminal-mucosal inflammation, independent of the presence of inflammation within and/or around the diverticula, and it usually spares the rectum.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to investigate patients who underwent endoscopic sphincterotomy for "acalculus" cholangitis associated with juxtapapillary diverticula.
METHODS
In a retrospective study we analyzed 87 patients who underwent endoscopic sphincterotomy for cholangitis; the
OBJECTIVE
Segmental colitis associated with colonic diverticulosis is a new and emerging entity. We systematically evaluated 486 cases of this entity and performed qualitative meta-analysis on this information.
METHODS
This diagnosis was made on a 64-year old man by colonoscopic biopsy. His clinical
The authors have previously described the endoscopic staple-assisted esophagodiverticulostomy (ESED) technique for treatment of Zenker's diverticulum. In the initial series of six patients, ESED was shown to be safe and effective in the short term, with a significant reduction in hospital stay and
OBJECTIVE
To compare open and CO2 laser-assisted endoscopic surgical management of Zenker's diverticulum.
METHODS
A retrospective review of 49 consecutive surgically treated patients with Zenker's diverticulum was conducted.
METHODS
Patients' records were reviewed and analyzed for patient age and
BACKGROUND
Congenital duodenal diverticula are a rare anomaly. The discovery of one in association with an ingested foreign body has only been reported on one previous occasion. In this challenging presentation, the presence of the coin led to the correct diagnosis. Patients with congenital duodenal
BACKGROUND
Meckel's diverticulum, with an incidence of 2%, is the most common congenital anomaly in the gastrointestinal tract. Its main complications are perforation, obstruction, and bleeding. A few studies have reported that blunt abdominal trauma may result in perforation or obstruction to
A 75-year-old woman presented to the Tropical Diseases Hospital, Goiania, Brazil, with a two-day history of fever and chills followed by headache and vomiting over the last 24 hours. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed 270 leukocytes/mmc (30 percent neutrophils); 20 red cells/mmc; undetectable
Background: Liver abscess due to gastrointestinal perforation by foreign bodies is rare. Furthermore, there are few case reports of liver abscess via the portal vein caused by perforation of the lower gastrointestinal tract by a foreign body.