Post-operative complications of trocarisation and rumenotomy are the most common causes of peritonitis associated with a rumen disorder. Since horn injury leading to rumen perforation has not previously been reported in the literature, two cows with this condition are reported. Small superficial skin lesions were observed in one of the cows and the other had a perforating skin lesion in the lef...

Background: Renal Ectopia is a congenital anomaly with variable clinical presentation. This study was conducted to know prevalence of renal ectopia in patients with abdominal complaints. Material & Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at Radiology Department, District Head Quarter Teaching Hospital, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, from 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2007. Ultrason...

AIM The clinical presentation of inflammatory bowel disease in primary care represents a diagnostic challenge as its symptoms are heterogeneous and common. To assist the primary care physician, we have summarized the available evidence on diagnostic tests in patients with abdominal symptoms. METHOD We searched PubMed and Embase and screened references. Studies were selected if the design was ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm refers to abdominal aortic dilation of 3.0 cm or greater. The main risk factors are age older than 65 years, male sex, and smoking history. Other risk factors include a family history of abdominal aortic aneurysm, coronary artery disease, hypertension, peripheral artery disease, and previous myocardial infarction. Diagnosis may be made by physical examination, an incid...

Toxocariasis is an extensive helminthic infection that leads to visceral larva migrans in humans. A 2.5-year-old girl referred for abdominal mass. She had history of pharyngitis for two weeks. There were no other symptoms. Abdominal examination revealed an irregular solid mass in right lower quadrant (RLQ). Abdominal ultrasonography revealed an echohetrogenic large mass in RLQ, liver, and retro...

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 ...

hydatid cyst is a serious parasitic infection in places which people has a close contact with dogs or sheep. they may be found as an incidental findings during routine clinical examination or even followed by radiographic or ultrasonography evaluation. the disease becomes more complicated if rupture of the cysts occurs due to blunt trauma or spontaneously increases of intra-cystic pressure. her...

Ultrasonography is a useful emergency room technique for detection of abdominal hemorrhage in trauma patients. In the JATEC course(Japan Advanced Trauma Evaluation and Care course),FAST (Focused Assessment of Sonography for Trauma)is advocated to determine the presence of a fluid pool, especially hemorrhage,in the pericardial,thoracic,and abdominal cavities. Most clinicians are initially likely...