In this article , the authors introduce a case of Caroli's Disease (CD) according to the results of ultrasonography (U.S), abdominal computed tomography (CT scan) and hepatic biopsy that has been manifested in the neonatal period. In the routine examination of the neonate, abdominal protrusion was noticed. Then milk intoterance, inability of meconium passage and vomiting developed, during w...

   A 36-year-old woman with right upper quadrant abdominal pain since three months previously and no other significant medical history was referred for evaluation of an abdominal mass. Upon clinical examination, a large palpable mass in the mid -upper abdominal area was noted. Abdominal ultrasound and spiral CT-scan showed a large hepatic mass in the left liver lobe. ...

appendicitis is the most common abdominal disease that requires surgery in the emergency ward. it usually presents as right lower quadrant pain, but may rarely present as left upper quadrant (luq) pain due to congenital anatomical abnormalities of the intestine. we report a patient who complained of persistent luq abdominal pain and was finally diagnosed by computed tomography (ct) as congenita...

a 47 years old lady presented with repeated intermittent, colicky, left upper, and periumblical abdominal pain associated with nausea and vomiting since two years prior to admission. each episode of the pain spontaneously subsided after bilious vomiting. the patient had no history of surgery, abdominal trauma or intra-abdominal infection, weight loss or previous history for small bowel obstruct...

omental and mesenteric cysts are both rare pathologies in children. children who have omental cysts usually display symptoms of abdominal distension, with or without a palpable mass. the mass can simulate ascites on clinical observation, or tuberculosis on radiological images. the optimal treatment for this condition is complete resection. the presenting symptoms of abdominal distension and the...

the liver is an organ at risk (oar) in radiotherapy of thoracic and abdominal tumors such as gastric, distal esophagus, lower lung and breast, bile duct, pancreas and whole abdomen. in this study the alteration in liver functional tests (lft) of these patients during radiotherapy was investigated. to that end, the level of serum aspartate aminotransferase (ast), alanine aminotransferase (alt), ...

ectopic pregnancy (ep) is a potentially life-threatening condition in which the embryo implants outside the uterine endometrial cavity. abdominal pregnancy is an atypical site wherein the product of conception lies totally outside the reproductive tract. primary abdominal pregnancy is a very rare condition with a high mortality rate. diagnosis is often late or misdiagnosed. the aim of introduci...

introduction: tuberculous otitis media (tom) is an uncommon, insidious, and frequently misdiagnosed form of tuberculosis (tb). in particular, tom is usually secondary to direct transmission from adjacent organs, while the primary form has been rarely reported. the main aim of treatment is to start the patient on an antitubercular regime and early surgical intervention to decompress the facial n...