A study on acute surgical abdomen in paediatric age group

A Qualitative Study of Acute Poisoning related Emergencies in the Paediatric Age Group

Background: This qualitative study presents an in-depth evaluation of the contributory psycho-socio-cultural and physical-economic factors related to paediatric poisoning in rural Sri Lanka. Method: The study was conducted at paediatric wards of Anuradhapura teaching hospital (THA) over a period of two years (2012 – 2014). Main methods of data collection were participants’ narrative and focus g...

Imaging the acute paediatric abdomen

Acute Surgical Abdomen

Background. Pulmonary embolism is a common and potentially lethal condition. Most patients who die from massive pulmonary embolism do so within the first few hours of the event. The clinical manifestations of pulmonary embolism are nonspecific, which makes the diagnosis difficult. Case Report. We present a case of massive pulmonary embolism presenting as an acute surgical abdomen that underwent...

The acute abdomen in the pediatric age group.

T HE DEPENDENCE on radiographic information of the acute abdomen in the pediatric patient is frequently more important than in the older individual because of the inability of the young to describe his clinical problems. The single most important radiographic procedure is scout film study of the abdomen, in both supine and upright or decubitus positions. Subsequent upper or lower gastrointestin...

Acute pancreatitis in the paediatric age group: a personal experience.

Although relatively rare, acute pancreatitis is the most common disease complex involving the pancreas in the paediatric age group. The etiology of the disease is often unknown, and Italian epidemiological data on the paediatric population and, in particular, on the etiology of the disease are not available (except for studies of prevalence). Within the field of the most frequently encountered ...