a 52-year-old post-menopausal female was admitted to the emergency room due to acute onset of abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant. there was no history of trauma of the abdomen. contrast-enhanced multi-detector computed tomography (mdct) of the abdomen and pelvis revealed a massive right retroperitoneal hematoma and contrast extravasation from a right ovarian artery aneurysm. digital sub...

discussion bladder over-distention and spontaneous bladder rupture, although very rare in ham/tsp, should be considered in a differential diagnosis of bladder rupture, especially in patients with a history of htlv1. introduction spontaneous bladder rupture is a rare manifestation of hyporeflexic bladder due to ham/tsp( human t-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (htlv1) associated myelopathy/tropica...

splenic rupture during pregnancy is considered a catastrophic condition associated with high maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. herein, we report a case of severe preeclampsia that underwent cesarean delivery with subsequent spontaneous splenic rupture. a 21-year-old primigravid woman was transferred to our center due to severe preeclampsia that underwent cesarean delivery because of u...

recurrent spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder has rarely been reported in english articles. this condition may be difficult to diagnosis before a laparotomy due to acute peritonitis. herein we describe a case of recurrent spontaneous rupture of the bladder in a 39-year-old woman with human t-lymphotropic virus type 1 (htlv-1) -associated myelopathy/topical spastic paraparesis (ham/tsp).

Adrenal gland pseudocysts are not common conditions, and most of them are nonfunctional and asymptomatic. However, large pseudocysts may causes abdominal discomfort and have compressive effects on adjacent organs. They may rupture spontaneously or after trauma, and lead to retroperitoneal hemorrhage and surgical emergency. Herein, we report a case of 21-year-old female who presented with acute ...

Spontaneous uterine rupture is a life-threatening obstetrical emergency carrying a high risk for the mother and the fetus. Spontaneous uterine rupture in early pregnancy is very rare complication and it occurs usually in scarred uterus. Uterine anomalies are one of the reasons for spontaneous unscarred uterine rupture in early pregnancy. Obstetricians must consider this diagnosis when a pregnan...

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