peptic ulcer disease and its complications have long been studied but the coexistence of two major complications in a kissing ulcer is uncommon. we present our experience with this entity and review the related literature. a 27 year old man was suffering from concomitant major complication of duodenal kissing ulcer, huge anterior perforation and uncontrolled posterior bleeding, presenting as he...

objective: furcal perforation is an undesirable complication that may occur during root canal therapy and seriously compromises the prognosis of endodontic treatment. the prognosis of furcal perforation repair depends on the prevention of bacterial infection of the perforation site. thus, use of a biocompatible material for complete sealing of the perforation site is critically important. this ...

BACKGROUND Recent studies suggest that there is a substantial risk of perforation after colorectal stent placement. OBJECTIVE To identify risk factors for perforation from colonic stenting. DESIGN A meta-analysis of 86 studies published between 2005 and 2011. SETTING Multicenter review. PATIENTS All patients who underwent colorectal stent placement. INTERVENTION Colorectal stent place...

BACKGROUND Undetected perforation during laparoscopic pyloromyotomy can be fatal. Detecting a perforation at the time of laparoscopic pyloromyotomy is difficult. The purpose of this study was to determine whether air insufflation of the stomach reliably detects perforation during laparoscopic pyloromyotomy. CASE REPORTS Between 2007 and 2008, 71 patients underwent laparoscopic pyloromyotomy a...

INTRODUCTION We report a rare case of gastrointestinal perforation following dacarbazine infusion for metastatic melanoma. The condition is attributed to a responding malignant melanoma in the gastrointestinal tract. CASE PRESENTATION A 52-year-old Caucasian man presented with abdominal pain and distension, malaise, night sweats, dysphagia and early satiety. A computed tomography scan showed ...

The number of total hip arthroplasties is ever increasing. Literature about glove perforation rates in arthroplasties in India is very scarce. The purpose of our study was to determine the incidence of glove perforation and increasing the awareness of possible glove perforations to decrease the risk of infection. We performed a prospective study in which we tested gloves worn by all scrubbed pe...

PURPOSE In this study, we aimed to review the clinical presentation of preterm infants with gastrointestinal perforations and compare the clinical features of gastric perforation with other intestinal perforations. METHODS The medical records of preterm neonates with pneumoperitoneum, admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) between January 1994 and December 2013, were retrospectiv...

With the exception of accidental perforation during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, an iatrogenic gallbladder perforation is quite rare. Several cases have been reported as a complication of interventional or endoscopic procedures. Although a case of gallbladder and stomach perforation during gastric endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) has been reported, we encountered a case of gallbladder perf...

Spontaneous duodenal perforation in two patients with primary systemic amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma is described. Bowel perforation is a rare and often fatal complication of amyloidosis, and duodenal perforation has not been previously described. Both patients survived the bowel perforation with conservative management. Bowel perforation should be suspected in patients with amyl...

Spontaneous, idiopathic urinary bladder rupture is a very rare disease entity, which may face the problem of proper preoperative diagnosis. In many cases the medical history, physical examination, and additional tests raise false suspicion of gastrointestinal perforation. The study presented a case of a female patient with spontaneous urinary bladder perforation, paying particular attention to ...