[Tricyclic antidepressant overdose rescued by percutanenous cardiopulmonary support: report of two cases].

We report the case of two patients tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) overdoses complicated with severe circulatory failure, successfully resuscitated using percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS). In case 1, a woman transferred to our emergency department, presented with severe circulatory failure and developed cardiopulmonary arrest. She received prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and initiated with PCPS.

Massive gastric bleeding from a blunt abdominal trauma: report of a case.

Blunt gastric injury (BGI) is a rare condition that accounts for 0.02%-1.7% of all blunt abdominal trauma cases.

Rapidly progressive fatal pneumococcal sepsis in adults: a report of two cases.

We report two cases of a rapidly progressive fatal overwhelming pneumococcal infection. Patient 1 was a 67-year-old man with a 24-h history of fever and malaise and was transferred to our department. He was severely ill, tachypneic, and felt a chill.

A case of a traumatic abdominal wall hernia that could not be identified until exploratory laparoscopy was performed.

Traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) is a rare condition secondary to blunt abdominal trauma in children. We herein report an 8-year-old boy who developed TAWH after falling onto a bicycle handlebar. Neither physical examination nor radiological findings suggested a diagnosis of TAWH at first presentation.