Haemoperitoneum in a pregnant woman with peritoneal dialysis

An Unexpected Presentation of Haemoperitoneum in a Pregnant Woman

In the majority of tertiary centres the Emergency Room or Assessment Unit is the gateway to the rest of the hospital. It is the location where critical decisions are formulated depending on whether a patient's condition is serious enough to warrant admission and, at times, emergency surgery. On occasion this decision can be straightforward based solely on the patient's presentation, observation...

A Pregnant Woman with Factor V Deficiency

Preoperative Emboli in a Pregnant Woman with Myxoma

The left atrium is the most common location of myxomas, which are benign tumors. Only a few cases of myxomas in pregnancies have been reported. Our thorough medical literature search showed only 17 reported cases in the course of pregnancy. Myxomas during pregnancy and in the preterm period constitute a serious phenomenon that can mimic an early sign of a life-threatening pathology like severe ...

Peritoneal Tuberculosis in a Pregnant Woman from Haiti, United States

Reference or source Patient age at presentation, y Country or region of origin Symptoms Duration of illness prior to diagnosis Diagnostic tests and findings Pregnancy outcome Present case 29 Haiti Vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, fever 3 wk MRI of omental mass, granulomata and AFB on omental pathology, positive nucleic acid amplification and omental cultures Birth at 26 weeks gestation; male i...

Peritoneal Dialysis

La,dialyse peritoneale constitue une methode d,epuration extra-renale simple,efficqCe et d,un prix de revient modere.  La dialyse peritoneale,ne necestite aueune­instalation complexe,peut-etre consideree comme une methode de reanimation non specialisedont la vulga­rosation doit permettre:  De traiter surplace d,une maniere intensive et prophylactique les nombreuses insuffisances renales aiPue...