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The Internist Looks at the Acute Abdomen

Gastroenterology ◽

10.1016/s0016-5085(58)80025-6 ◽

1958 ◽

Vol 34 (5) ◽

pp. 797-808

Author(s):

H.L. Bockus

Keyword(s):

Acute Abdomen

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The Geriatric Acute Abdomen

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine ◽

10.1016/s0749-0690(18)30391-4 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 547-558 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

David R. Kauvar

Keyword(s):

Acute Abdomen

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An Uncommon An Uncommon Cause of Acute Abdomen in Underprivileged Communities

Journal of Case Reports in Medicine ◽

10.25149/jcrm.v8i2.175 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

Author(s):

David Muchuweti ◽

Hopewell Mungani ◽

Farai Mahomva ◽

Edwin Gamba Muguti ◽

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Keyword(s):

Small Bowel ◽

Small Bowel Obstruction ◽

Acute Abdomen ◽

Bowel Obstruction ◽

Bowel Wall ◽

Haemodynamic Instability ◽

Small Bowel Volvulus ◽

General Surgeons ◽

Heavy Infestation ◽

Emergency Abdominal Surgery

Oftentimes general surgeons working in poorly resourced communities carry out emergency abdominal surgery in patients with acute abdomen with no definitive preoperative diagnosis. The definitive diagnosis is made at laparotomy. Perforated small bowel obstruction secondary to heavy Infestation with Ascaris Lumbricoides brings a number of intraoperative challenges requiring correct intraoperative surgical management decisions. We present a case of a 17 year-old patient who was admitted with a diagnosis of small bowel obstruction who at laparotomy was found to have perforated gangrenous small bowel volvulus with heavy worm load visible through the bowel wall. Because of faecal peritoneal contamination and haemodynamic instability she underwent a two staged procedure with good outcome.

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ACUTE ABDOMEN IN A CHILD WITH SALMONELLOSIS AND A KNOWN HISTORY OF TYPE I DIABETE MELLITUS

10.26226/morressier.5ad774ddd462b80296ca68c2 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Maria-Iwanna Apostolou

Keyword(s):

Acute Abdomen ◽

Type I ◽

History Of

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Lead poisoning with presentation of acute abdomen and narcotic bowel syndrome in opium user woman

GULHANE MEDICAL JOURNAL ◽

10.26657/gulhane.00034 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 60 (3) ◽

pp. 116 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maryam Ameri ◽

Abbas Aghabiklooei ◽

Saboori Hanieh

Keyword(s):

Acute Abdomen ◽

Lead Poisoning

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Hernia interna estrangulada por plastrón en el tercio distal del apéndice cecal

Studies in the Economic History of Southern Africa ◽

10.22201/fm.24484865e.2019.62.6.03 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 62 (6) ◽

pp. 24-27

Author(s):

Leslie M. Leyva Sotelo ◽

José E. Telich Tarriba ◽

Daniel Ángeles Gaspar ◽

Osvaldo I. Guevara Valmaña ◽

André Víctor Baldín ◽

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Keyword(s):

Abdominal Pain ◽

Small Bowel ◽

Early Diagnosis ◽

Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Acute Abdomen ◽

Internal Hernia ◽

Wide Spectrum ◽

Internal Hernias ◽

Mild Abdominal Pain ◽

Made In

Internal hernias are an infrequent cause of intestinal obstruction with an incidence of 0.2-0.9%, therefore their early diagnosis represents a challenge. The most frequently herniated organ is the small bowel, which results in a wide spectrum of symptoms, varying from mild abdominal pain to acute abdomen. We present the case of an eight-year old patient with nonspecific digestive symptoms, a transoperative diagnosis was made in which an internal hernia was found strangulated by plastron in the distal third of the appendix. Appendectomy was performed and four days later the patient was discharged without complications.

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Disseminated mycobacterial septicemia presented as acute abdomen: a surgeon’s perspective on Landouzy’s sepsis

BMJ Case Reports ◽

10.1136/bcr-2020-237574 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. e237574

Author(s):

Lokesh Vellore Dasarathan ◽

Pranay Gaikwad ◽

Ramesh Babu Telugu

Keyword(s):

Bone Marrow ◽

Septic Shock ◽

Acute Abdomen ◽

Clinical Condition ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Pulse Steroid Therapy ◽

Source Of Infection ◽

Antituberculosis Therapy ◽

Pulse Steroid ◽

Multi Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

A 20-year-old man presented in emergency with fever, abdominal pain and obstipation. On evaluation, he was found to have an acute abdomen with septic shock. The cross-sectional abdominal imaging revealed hepatosplenomegaly, pleural effusion and ascites with retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy. He was resuscitated and started on broad-spectrum antibiotics. There was no other source of infection identified elsewhere. While bacterial and fungal cultures were negative, the sputum, blood, bone marrow and ascitic fluid were positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis following which he was started on antituberculosis therapy. Despite therapy, the patient’s clinical condition continued to deteriorate requiring critical care. In view of Landouzy’s sepsis, pulse steroid therapy was started. However, the patient’s clinical condition continued to deteriorate and developed systemic inflammatory response syndrome and multi-organ dysfunction syndrome. Despite the best efforts, the patient expired.

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