A young child presented with intermittent bowel obstruction. The abdominal X-ray was not closely examined, and a contrast study was performed that demonstrated multiple tubular filling defects indicative of worms. The patient was treated accordingly. Reviewing the abdominal X-ray demonstrated numerous serpigenous, tubular, soft-tissue densities in gas-filled bowel loops.

The use of radio-opaque markers and abdominal X-ray is the standard method for determining colonic transit time (CTT). However, when there are deviations in the intake of these markers by participants in clinical trials it is desirable to improve observations by introducing corrections, where possible. To date, there is no standard procedure to adjust for such deviations. This report proposes a...

PURPOSE Our aim was to investigate the predictive factors indicating strangulation, and the requirement for surgery in patients with acute mechanical intestinal obstruction due to adhesions. METHODS This study retrospectively evaluated the records of patients with adhesive acute mechanical intestinal obstruction. The surgical treatment (group S), conservative treatment (group C), intraoperati...

A 50-year-old man presented with an abdominal bulge 2 years after receiving a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt for hydrocephalus. Chest radiography revealed that the peritoneal end of the catheter had migrated into the right pulmonary artery. Exploration through a small neck incision revealed that the shunt catheter had entered the internal jugular vein. The catheter was extracted and positioned...

A 14-year-old alpaca and a 3-year-old llama presented independently with vague symptoms of abdominal discomfort. Bloodwork was unremarkable in the alpaca, but showed signs sepsis llama, ultrasonography normal both animals. Abdominal radiography revealed metallic gastrointestinal foreign body cases. Ventral midline laparotomy performed, bodies were retrieved from C3 compartment proximal duodenum...

A 51-year-old Japanese man presenting with acute abdomen was admitted to our hospital. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) led to a diagnosis of gastroenteritis on admission (Picture 1A). Contrast-induced oliguric acute kidney injury followed by septic shock developed, and the serum creatinine level rose from 0.98 mg/dL to 5.07 mg/dL, requiring temporary hemodialysis. Kidney-shaped enhan...

OBJECTIVE To compare abdominal ultrasonography findings with plain radiography in the detection of postsurgical pneumoperitoneum. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional, observational. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Radiology Department, PNS Shifa Hospital, Karachi, from October, 2005 to April, 2006. METHODOLOGY Thirty patients of either gender who underwent laparotomies were included in the study. Pa...