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A deceased 23 year old female was repatriated from a 3rd world country in a deeply frozen state as no conventional mortuary refrigeration was available. Prior to her death the deceased had complained of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting followed by collapse. She was unable to be resuscitated.
BACKGROUND
Endometriosis is a quite common condition in women of reproductive age. The purpose of this study is to delineate the association between hemoperitoneum and endometriosis.
METHODS
The records of all patients with endometriotic ovarian cysts treated at the 3rd Department of Obstetrics and
Massive spontaneous hemoperitoneum has been infrequently presented in the literature. Only very seldom has this phenomenon been described without eventual discovery of an inciting event. We discuss a case of massive spontaneous hemoperitoneum in a 21-year-old healthy white male presenting with
Massive hemoperitoneum seen without an obvious precipitating event is rare. A 21-year-old man was seen with diffuse abdominal pain of 48 hours' duration. He had no fever, nausea, or vomiting, and most laboratory values were normal. Exploration of the abdomen revealed free intraperitoneal blood with
Hemangiomas are benign congenital tumors of mature blood vessels and usually consist of dense masses of capillaries or larger blood vessels. Hemangioma of the stomach presenting with spontaneous rupture and sepsis is rare. We report a 22-year-old male who presented at the emergency room with
Visceral artery aneurysm (VAA) is very rare among vascular pathologies. Incidence reported in autopsy series and angiographic studies varies between 0.1% and 0.2%. Most cases are asymptomatic and are diagnosed as result of complications, or incidentally, when imaging is performed for another reason.
A 44-year-old man presented with a 1-day history of sudden-onset abdominal pain. The pain was characterized as severe, diffuse, sharp, and nonradiating. Associated symptoms included nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and subjective fevers. He was originally from El Salvador, but had not traveled in > 10
OBJECTIVE
To report the unusual occurrence of intramural duodenal hematoma in a case on anticoagulant therapy, presenting as a complication of gastrointestinal endoscopy.
METHODS
A 74-year-old female patient developed nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, and subsequently hypovolemic shock, 2 days
BACKGROUND
Spontaneous rupture of uterine surface varicose veins is rare but may become a serious complication of pregnancy.
METHODS
A 40-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 0-0-1-0, presented with worsening generalized abdominal pain after occasional nausea, vomiting and diarrhea over the previous 2
Splenic artery aneurysm (SAA) is the third most common intra-abdominal aneurysm. This condition, which occurs predominantly in young women, is generally asymptomatic and frequently discovered during pregnancy upon rupture. Reported maternal and fetal mortality are respectively 75% and 72.5-95%. A
Background: Gastric artery aneurysms are rarely caused by segmental arterial mediolysis (SAM), a condition that often involves multiple vessels. The clinical course of SAM after vessel rupture may vary depending on the involved vessels.
BACKGROUND
Percutaneous endoscopic feeding tube placement is generally safe and effective for establishing enteral access. In certain subpopulations, such as obese patients, substantial data are limited. This study evaluates the success rate and potential for late complications with placement of
We report a rare case of a 53-year-old man with no significant past medical history who reported multiple tick bites within a 2-month period. The patient reported not "feeling well" for the 2 ½ weeks. He complained of generalized body aches, pains, and chills. He did not report nausea, vomiting, or
BACKGROUND
Animal bites are typically harmless, but in rare cases infections introduced by such bites can be fatal. Capnocytophaga canimorsus, found in the normal oral flora of dogs, has the potential to cause conditions ranging from minor cellulitis to fatal sepsis. The tendency of C. canimorsus
We hereby present a case of iatrogenic dissection of the superior mesenteric artery dissection in a 63-year-old female undergoing a lumbar puncture (LP). She presented with severe diffused abdominal pain accompanied by lower back pain, nausea and vomiting a few hours after undergoing an LP due to