human hydatid cyst is a wide spread disease. it is an endemic disease in iran. hydatid cyst is extremely rare in the female reproductive organs. this is a case report of ovarian hydatid cyst in a 42-year-old woman. she presented with feeling of enlargement of abdomen and abdominal pain. on physical examination, a large mass in lower abdomen palpated. ultrasonography reported a heterogeneous mul...

The Authors report a case of abdominal compartment syndrome due to a giant ovarian serous cystadenoma. Despite of the relief of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAP: 16 mmHg), mild symptomatology (clinostatic dyspnea) lead to defer the emergency surgical treatment; after CT scan of abdomen and pelvis was performed a resection en bloc of the cystic mass, oophorectomy and cholecystectomy. However it...

Malignant tumors of the small bowel presenting as acute abdomen are a rare occurrence. Burkitt's lymphoma presenting as a surgical emergency needing emergency laparotomy is an uncommon presentation of this tumor. We present an interesting case of jejunal perforation as a first manifestation of Burkitt's lymphoma which was successfully managed with surgical resection, high dose chemotherapy, and...

Evaluation of a female patient who presents with an acute abdomen must always consider surgical and gynecologic disorders. Laparoscopy and pelviscopy have had a major impact on the surgical approach in gynecology. Most acute abdomens can now be approached laparoscopically. Certain conditions that are discussed require the traditional laparotomy. Preservation of reproductive capability has a maj...

BACKGROUND Surgical teams' awareness of the time needed to perform specific phases of a surgical procedure is likely to improve communication in the operating theatre and benefit patient safety. The aim of this study was to assess surgeons' awareness of time utilization and the actual time needed to perform specific phases of an operation. METHODS A survey was conducted to examine the method ...

Background-In many patients presenting with an acute surgical abdomen, the outcome of management is determined by the promptness of the appropriate surgical intervention. The average interval the patient has to spent waiting for treatment at first presentation to hospital with an acute abdominal emergency is unknown in our center. This study was designed to evaluate the waiting time between hos...

A 25-year-old male patient, with a past medical history of transient jaundice in infancy, was initially admitted to another Medical Center’s Surgical Department. The patient presented with acute abdomen, with severe diffuse abdominal pain radiating to the ipsilateral flank, a palpable right-upper quadrant abdominal mass, and jaundice. Surgical exploration revealed an extended cyst of the common...

The varying presentations of acute surgical conditions make diagnoses often challenging. The commonly missed or misdiagnosed surgical conditions include acute appendicitis, testicular torsion, mid-cycle ovarian pain, femoral hernia, rectus sheath haematoma, diaphragmatic injury, aortic aneurysm and ischaemic bowel. This article provides a review of the literature on commonly missed and misdiagn...

During the course of the last 30 years, several authors have contributed their clinical experience to the literature in an effort to describe the various management strategies for the appropriate use of the open abdomen technique. There remains a great degree of heterogeneity in the patient population, and the surgical techniques described. The open abdomen technique has been used in both milit...

We report a case of successful treatment patient with multiple stab and cut wounds chest abdomen which resulted in the injuries venous coronary sinus abdominal organs. Surgical wound revision antishock unit, priorities surgical accesses (thoracotomy laparotomy) allowed timely cure injury. A key feature our is trauma. Coronary suturing closed heart surgery technically difficult. It has potential...