The last several decades have seen many advances in the recognition and prevention of the abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) and its precursor, intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH). There has also been a relative explosion of knowledge in the critical care, trauma, and surgical populations, and the inception of a society dedicated to its understanding, the World Society of the Abdominal Compart...

 We report a case of Nicolau syndrome in a 15 months old girl following of an intramuscular injection of penicillin 6.3.3 in her left buttock. This case is unique because she developed compartment syndrome in her left calf far from her injection site. Her toe’s tips gangrened in the course of her ailment. We hypothesized that the compartment syndrome might be produced by a probable intra-arteri...

we report a case of nicolau syndrome in a 15 months old girl following of an intramuscular injection of penicillin 6.3.3 in her left buttock. this case is unique because she developed compartment syndrome in her left calf far from her injection site. her toe’s tips gangrened in the course of her ailment. we hypothesized that the compartment syndrome might be produced by a probable intra-arteria...

The authors report a case of abdominal compartment syndrome caused by massive pyonephrosis in an infant with primary obstructive megaureter successfully treated with emergency surgical decompression.

Compartment syndrome is the elevation of intra compartmental pressure to a level that impairs circulation by exceeding perfusion pressure[1]. The importance in understanding this condition is in it’s high-risk nature, diagnostic challenge and the urgency of intervention that is required with an acute presentation[1]. We present the commonest forms of compartment syndrome (lower limb and abdomin...