ABSTRACT Spigelian hernia is a rare surgical entity. The presentation is nonspecific, and the diagnosis is evasive if a high index of suspicion is not maintained, more so in obese patients. Contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) is the imaging modality of choice. Ultrasound is less specific with high false negative rate especially in obese patients. Though these hernias are managed by bot...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of radiology nursing intervention in abdominal examination at 3-T MRI. METHOD 60 patients with abdominal diseases were divided into two groups randomly: MR nursing intervention group and control group. All the patients underwent abdominal MR examination at 3-T. The MR nursing interventions were performed in nursing intervention gro...

A prolonged ascitic leak through abdominal drains is a source of postoperative complications and of prolonged postoperative hospital stay after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients. Therefore we elected to abstain from routine abdominal drainage in the last 14 resections in cirrhotic livers. A significantly smaller number of patients had postoperative complic...

Our search of literature revealed combined elevations of serum cancer antigen 125 levels and rheumatoid factor levels in a patient with peritoneal tuberculosis has rarely been reported. Thus, we describe the case of a 63-year-old female with large abdominal ascites and malignancy was ruled out with biopsy. High levels of serum cancer antigen and rheumatoid factor were noted. Physicians should b...

Gastrointestinal sarcoidosis is a rare clinical entity. Diagnosis of isolated gastric sarcoidosis is difficult as it is usually asymptomatic; when symptomatic it presents with non-specific symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. We here present a case of a 32-year-old black lady who presented with non-specific abdominal complaints; a diagnosis gastric sarcoidosis was established f...

Desmoplastic small round cell tumor is a rare malignant tumor that has a poor prognosis. It affects predominantly young males. In the current report, a 14-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital for evaluation of abdominal distension, and abdominal pain. Imaging examination revealed a high prevalence of multiple intraperitoneal and liver parenchymal cystic and solid tumors. After an ...

Plesiomonas shigelloides was isolated from the stools of two patients with gastrointestinal malignancies and from one "healthy" patient with diarrhea. No other enteric pathogens were isolated. One patient was neutropenic after antineoplastic chemotherapy. The two cancer patients had crampy abdominal pain and severe diarrhea and required antibiotic therapy for resolution of symptoms. The third p...