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Background and Aim: Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) is the most commonly used procedure for treatment of hydrocephalus in children. Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid pseudocyst is a rare complication but potentially fatal. The pathogenesis of this complication remains unclear. This complication should be considered during differential diagnosis of an abdominal mass. Our aim is to report how large ...

We report a female newborn baby who presented with vomiting and abdominal distension on day 21 of life. Examination revealed facial puffiness, open posterior fontanelles, dry skin, cold peripheries and prominent abdominal veins with visible peristalsis. Barium enema revealed dilated proximal colon, empty rectum, funnel like transition zone between proximal dilated and distal constricted bowel. ...

PATIENT PRESENTATION A 61-year-old female presented to the emergency department complaining of constipation and vaginal bulge with valsalva 89 days after a robotic-assisted hysterectomy. The patient had intercourse three days prior to presentation and experienced postcoital abdominal discomfort with vaginal bleeding. She denied any other trauma. She had no other complaints and denies fevers, ch...

A 62-year-old woman presented to a hospital in rural Australia with complaints of left lower quadrant abdominal pain, bloating, dyspnea, and a dry cough. She reported weight loss of 4 kg over 2months (previously, 48.5kg), fevers, and fatigue. Her medical history was significant for chronic constipation since age 20 years, and hemorrhoidectomy at age 59 years. Physical examination revealed moder...

A 9-week-old female was referred with a 7-week history of increasing abdominal distension and nonbilious vomiting. Antenatal and postnatal history was unremarkable. Physical examination revealed a large palpable mass filling most of abdomen, with no jaundice. Results of laboratory and tumour markers (serum β-HCG and α-fetoprotein) were within normal range. Abdominal ultrasound and CT-scan confi...

Bladder rupture is a rare complication following bladder cancer, but has a high mortality rate. Since bladder rupture is an emergency, the diagnosis and treatment of the cancer is usually delayed. Here we report a 56-year-old male patient who presented to our emergency department with severe abdominal pain, abdominal distension, left leg pain and difficulty in walking without history of signifi...

A full term neonatal baby girl presented with a lumbosacral meningomyelocele and underwent successful excision and repair. In the postoperative period, she developed abdominal distension, bilious vomiting and did not pass stools. Conservative management for ileus/intestinal obstruction failed. The abdominal exploration revealed milk curd syndrome (MCS) as a cause of intestinal obstruction. This...