Gastric glomus tumor.

Gastric glomus tumors are rare, mesenchymal neoplasms, generally described as benign and account for nearly 1% of all gastrointestinal soft tissue tumors. The most common gastrointestinal site of involvement is the stomach, particularly the antrum. Gastric glomus tumors are submucosal tumors that lack specific clinical and endoscopic characteristics, and are often mistaken for the more common gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

Abdominal pain and hematuria: duodenal perforation from ingested foreign body causing ureteral obstruction and hydronephrosis.

Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a relatively common reason for visits to the emergency room. If the FB is symptomatic or damaging to the patient, either endoscopic or surgical intervention should ensue. We present a case of abdominal pain and hematuria beginning ∼24 h after an incidental FB ingestion.

End-tidal CO2-derived values during emergency trauma surgery correlated with outcome: a prospective study.

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine whether end-tidal carbon dioxide (PETCO) derived variables assist in evaluating the adequacy of resuscitation during emergency surgery for trauma.

Methods: This was a prospective study of end-tidal derived variables and outcome in 106 trauma patients in an urban Level I trauma center.

Results: The patients who lived (compared with those who died) had higher final end-tidal Pco levels, lower arterial-end tidal CO differences (Pa-ET)CO, and a decreased alveolar dead space ratio (p < 0.