Abstract Carcinoid tumors are well differentiated neuroendocrine tumors with secretory components. These tumors are uncommon but the most common primary tumors of the distal small intestine. We present a rare terminal ileum carcinoid tumor presenting with a small bowel obstruction. A 65 years old man presented with intermittent, gen-eralized, dull and colicky abdominal pain accompanied with int...

A 21-year-old man with no signifi cant past medical history presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset left upper and lower quadrant pain, which he described as being sharp and nonradiating. He also complained of nausea and dry heaves. Examination revealed left lower quadrant and left fl ank pain on palpation with slight protrusion of the left fl ank. Th ere were no palpable masses...

A HEALTHY 27-year-old man had a 3-day history of left lower quadrant abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Physical examination results were remarkable for a temperature of 39°C with rebound tenderness and guarding in the left lower quadrant. Laboratory values were significant for a white blood cell count of 12.3310/L, and abdominal x-rays showed a gas pattern consistent wit...

We report about a previously healthy 72-year-old woman, presented with 6 days of left lower quadrant abdominal pain and constipation. There was no report of fever, melena, hematochezia or change in appetite. The physical exam demonstrated a distended abdomen with palpable left lower quadrant pain, without guarding. CT showed images compatible with a sigmoid diverticulitis and a calcification of...

Jejunal diverticula have a prevalence of approximately 1% in the general population. Perforation of jejunal diverticulum is a rare. Clinically this diagnosis may be easily confused with other causes of an acute abdomen. In the article, we discuss a 74-year-old man with a 2-day history of constipation and left-sided abdominal pain. The day before admission he developed an abrupt exacerbation his...

objectives: to evaluate the short-term outcome of open appendectomy, the rate of negative appendectomy as well as pathology reports after surgery in patients with suspected acute appendicitis. methods: this was a retrospective cross-sectional study being performed in nemazee hospital affiliated with shiraz university of medical science during a 2-year period between 2008 and 2010. the medical r...