Non-surgical acute abdomen: intestinal tuberculosis

Non-surgical acute abdomen: intestinal tuberculosis.

This was a 21-year-old woman with nonspecific findings in her clinical history, who was operated on for abdominal pain with generalized peritonism, high fever, and severe leukocytosis. No alterations were seen in her thorax. The following was found during the procedure: turbid ascites and generalized peritoneal seeding, particularly in the terminal ileum. A histological examination of biopsy sa...

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...

Epiploic appendagitis: a non-surgical cause of acute abdomen

Two patients, a 53-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, presented at the Emergency Department of our hospital with

Diagnosing abdominal tuberculosis in the acute abdomen.

BACKGROUND Despite recent improvements in medical treatments, the incidence of abdominal tuberculosis (ATB) in the United Kingdom has increased over the past two decades. This case series examined the difficulties encountered in correctly diagnosing this infection. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective study was undertaken, reviewing the records of 36 patients diagnosed with ATB from 2000 to 2...

Surgical aspects of the acute abdomen.