Acute surgical abdomen is a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency, manifested by generalized contracture of the abdominal muscles following peritoneal irritation. In majority cases, acute peritonitis most common etiology requiring urgent intervention. Nevertheless, some medical pathologies, notably adrenal deficiency inflammatory colitis, can mimic this situation, leading to an aberrant Through ...

Pheochromocytoma, a neuroendocrine tumor of the adrenal medulla, arising from chromaffin cells, usually presents with the clinical triad of paroxysmal headache, profuse sweating and palpitations, associated with labile hypertension. Here, we present the case of an adult male with an unusual manifestation of pheochromocytoma in the form of acute pain abdomen with nausea and abdominal guarding, m...

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For many years, ultrasonography has been considered to be one of the most valuable imaging techniques for evaluation of the abdominal cavity and its organs. In most cases, abdominal ultrasonography helps obtain information that leads to a definitive diagnosis. Ultrasonography is also valuable to narrow the list of differential diagnoses obtained with other diagnostic techniques. This article di...

A 72-year-old lady presented with abdominal pain and distention of 3 days duration. She did not pass flatus and stools and had few episodes of bilious vomiting for 2 days. She had no past history of abdominal pain or surgery. Coronal CT scan section of abdomen (Fig. 1) showed classical Rigler’s triad of pneumobilia, dilatation of small bowel loops and ectopic gallstone which is characteristic o...