OBJECTIVE Use of computed tomography (CT) continues to increase, but the relatively high radiation doses associated with CT have raised health concerns such as future risk of cancer. We investigated the level of awareness regarding radiation doses and possible risks associated with CT in medical personnel (MP). METHODS This study was conducted from April to May 2012 and included physicians an...

INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The diagnostic value of colour Doppler sonography for the detection of blood flow in intussusception is questionable. The purpose of this study was to evaluate plain radiography in the assessment of vascular compromise in children with intussusception. MATERIAL AND METHODS The hospital notes of 1,119 paediatric cases of intussusception who presented between Januar...

OBJECTIVE To assess the management of swallowed coins in children and identify aspects that could be improved. DESIGN Study of records of three hospital departments for 1986-90. SETTING Accident and emergency, radiology, and operating theatre departments in a children's hospital. SUBJECTS 50 children reported to have ingested coins. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Radiological investigations perf...

The aim of this study is to report our experience in the management of sigmoid volvulus in a tropical environment. This retrospective study covers the period from June 1, 2010, to December 31, 2013, in the department of emergency surgery at the regional hospital of Thiés: 40 patients were admitted with sigmoid volvulus: 36 men and 4 women, with a mean age of 45 years (20-89 years). Twelve had c...

BACKGROUND Ovarian vein thrombosis (OVT) is a rare but potentially serious postpartum complication, which occurs in 0.05% to 0.18% of pregnancies and is diagnosed on the right side in 80% to 90% of the cases. CASE REPORT A 32-year-old woman presented at 15 days postpartum to our emergency department with severe abdominal pain, fever, and abdominal distension. Abdominal examination revealed ri...

Background . Acute adhesive small bowel obstruction (AASBO) is a common surgical emergency requiring immediate interventions. AASBO usual indication for both resection and adhesiolysis. Postoperative adhesions cause 60% of obstructions. Materials methods An analysis treatment outcomes presented 197 acute patients; 63 patients had urgent laparotomy, 134 were scheduled laparoscopy. The examinatio...

Purpose: To review the clinical case of deep infiltrative endometriosis in patient with suspicious colorectal cancer. Material and methods: Patient 47 years old complaints pain right hypogastrium for several weeks. Anamnesis laparoscopic surgery infertility, repeated removal mammary fibroadenomas. At initial examination, there is a suspicion primary tumor rectum metastatic lesions liver, pancre...

Biliary ileus is a rare disease and an infrequent cause of intestinal obstruction, occasionally occurs in frail elderly patients has certain predilection for the female sex. The diagnosis complex requires high clinical suspicion complementary examinations such as abdominal radiography contrasted tomography. Treatment should be individualized according to characteristics each patient, with alter...