OBJECTIVE Most pediatric emergency department (ED) visits are due to acute abdominal pain. Sonography is a reliable technique for differential diagnosis. The objective of this study was to re-appraise the role of sonography in evaluating acute abdominal pain in children. METHODS Retrospective chart review of children aged <18 years with acute abdominal pain who visited the emergency departmen...

Background: Nonpuerperal uterine inversion is a rare medical condition that many gynecologists might not be encountered even with one case during their entire medical practice. It refers to the expulsion of uterine corpus from the dilated cervix resulting in uterus being turned inside out. There are two kinds of uterine inversion, puerperal and non-puerperal, which the second condition is less ...

extract  this article is about sports training that reduce pain after cesarean delivery. this method not only for women but also for other women and men who have abdominal surgery is beneficial. this method is based on relaxation , facilitate deep breathing and after surgery coughing. after that, some advices is given to patients for pain relief.   exercises to relax the muscles:   naturally af...

Pneumoperitoneum in the presence of acute abdominal pain is well recognised as an indication for laparotomy. We present a case of acute abdominal pain in the presence of an incidental pneumoperitoneum secondary to the rupture of pneumatosis intestinalis. We will discuss the importance of clinical context in the diagnosis and management of pneumoperitoneum and pneumatosis intestinalis.

echinococcus infection typically affects liver and lungs while rarely occur through heart. cardiac hydatidosis can be fatal or lead to major complications if it is not treated. the majority of patients with cardiac hydatid cysts complain from cardiac problems as their first presentation. however, this article reports an unusual case suffers from an interventricular hydatid cyst presented by abd...

psoas abscesses could originate from an adjacent source of infection in the abdominopelvic cavity known as a secondary complication of acute appendicitis. however, it is considered as a very rare event when occurring late after the presentation of appendicitis. whether it is the source or complication of acute appendicitis following appendectomy remains unclear. a 25-year-old man was admitted t...

background dyspepsia is a common disorder that can present many clinical dilemmas in patient management. although not usually life-threatening, its symptoms such as abdominal pain, heartburn, early satiety and postprandial fullness can have a significant negative impact on patients' quality of life. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dyspepsia and its associated...

INTRODUCTION Acute appendicitis commonly presents as an acute abdomen. Cases of acute appendicitis caused by blunt abdominal trauma are rare. We present a systematic review of appendicitis following blunt abdominal trauma. The aim of this review was to collate and report the clinical presentations and experience of such cases. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A literature review was performed using PubMe...

background: placenta accreta is a rare obstetrical condition that mainly occurs in the third trimester leading to life-threatening complications. hereby, a case of uterine rupture due to placenta accreta occuring in the second trimester is presented. case presentation: a forty-year old patient who conceived after in vitro fertilization treatment (oocyte donation and embryo transfer) presented i...

Acute abdominal pain in the pediatric population is a common complaint emergency services. The diagnosis of this clinical condition often challenging, since it can be or surgical disease, localized, systemic functional, with extra-abdominal causes. Objective: Development protocol and flowchart for investigative and, consequently, therapeutic targeting patients acute pain. Methodology: Bibliogra...