cystic lymphangioma is a rare benign tumour occurring during childhood. this tumour, caused by lymphatic system malformations, commonly occurs in head and neck regions. herein, we report the case of a three-month-old male infant, diagnosed with a large cystic mass in the abdominal cavity and groin. the infant presented with low-grade fever and significant abdominal distension. abdominal ct scan...

BACKGROUND A sensation of abdominal swelling (bloating) and actual increase in girth (distension) are troublesome features of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which is more common in patients with constipation, especially those with delayed transit. AIM To establish whether a fermented dairy product containing Bifidobacterium lactis DN-173 010 reduces distension in association with acceleratio...

with a ten days history of generalized abdominal pain. He had not opened his bowels properly for ten days without flatus but had episodes of vomiting for five days and gradually abdominal distension developed. He had no other obvious clinical symptoms. His past medical history included several episodes of intermittent recurrent abdominal pain in the last 4 months for which he was not investigat...

Megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome (MMIHS) is a rare and the most severe form of functional intestinal obstruction in the newborn. The major features of this congenital and usually lethal anomaly are abdominal distension, bile-stained vomiting, and absent or decreased bowel peristalsis. Abdominal distension is a consequence of the distended, unobstructed urinary bladder w...

We report the case of a 77 year-old Caucasian woman with a past medical history of breast cancer who presented to our institution with a five-week history of progressive shortness of breath associated with abdominal distension, anorexia, change in bowel habit and cough. She had an ejection systolic murmur and a pansystolic murmur radiating to the axilla, a raised jugular venous pressure, abdomi...

Yellow nail syndrome is a type of lymphatic dysplasia syndrome characterised by the triad of yellow nails, lymphoedema, and pleural effusions. The case history is presented of a 70 year old patient with yellow nail syndrome who complained of dyspnoea caused by massive chylothorax. The patient underwent insertion of a pleuroperitoneal shunt which resulted in abdominal distension and deterioratio...

A 13-year-old, obese girl presented with acute abdominal pain with abdominal distension for a year. The physical examination revealed marked abdominal distension with a large well-circumscribed mass sized 13×20 cm. Her body mass index (BMI) was 37.8 kg/m2. An abdominal CT scan revealed a huge multiloculated cystic mass and a left adnexal mass. She had an abnormal fasting plasma glucose and low ...

Abdominal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pseudocyst is a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunting. It is well known in children but uncommon in adults. We present a 30-year-old woman with abdominal distension, vomiting and confusion caused by her developing an abdominal CSF pseudocyst, 13 years after her last shunt revision. Adult neurologists need to be aware of this late complication.