Pyogenic Liver Abscess Growing Streptococcus constellatus in an Elderly Female With Recent Diverticulitis: A Case Report.

Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is known as a pus-filled lesion found in the liver which can quickly become fatal if not found and treated in a timely manner. The most common group of bacteria found in PLA is the Streptococcus Anginosus Group (SAG). Patients with PLA usually present with fever and right upper quadrant abdominal pain which can at times be referred to the right shoulder owing to dermatomal involvement.

Successful Pregnancy in a Woman of Advanced Maternal Age at Sixteen Months Post-Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Revision.

Obesity, defined as body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m, complicates maternal and neonatal outcomes. Bariatric surgery (BS) is an option for weight reduction in several populations, including reproductive-aged women. However, there is a lack of consensus regarding the ideal time interval between BS and pregnancy.

Intrauterine Contraceptive Device Complicated by a Pelvic Abscess: A Case Report.

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a form of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). As with all medical therapies, their use carries several risks and potential adverse effects. For patients who elect to continue IUD use, pain and irregular bleeding are the most commonly reported complications, but more serious and less common complications include expulsion, contraception failure, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and perforation.

Community-Acquired Pneumonia Progressing to Necrotizing Pneumonia Due to Congenital Anatomical Abnormalities in the Lung.

Pneumonia is generally a treatable disease but there are instances when physicians are faced with rare circumstances such as congenital structural abnormalities. Structural abnormalities in the lungs may predispose to pneumonia and other complications. We present a patient with pneumonia, which progressed to necrotizing pneumonia.

Rare Presentation of Mimicking Prostate Cancer.

is primarily known to affect the lungs with cavitary lesions and enlarged lymph nodes as the first telltale sign. However, if the bacteria spread to extrapulmonary areas such as the bones, and lack lymphadenopathy, then the differential diagnosis may become misleading. We present a case of a 68-year-old male patient with a chief complaint of chronic left hip pain upon which computer tomography identified lytic lesions on the left hip.

Synchronous presentation of acute cholecystitis and acute appendicitis successful treatment in one step laparoscopic procedure. A case series and literature review.

Introduction: Hundreds of thousands of cholecystectomies and appendectomies are performed in the United States annually. Due to the prevalence of cholecystitis and appendicitis, a subset of patients will require both operations. The limited literature describing these patients supports a laparoscopic approach over open surgery; consistent with the advantages of laparotomy over open surgery in the treatment of each condition individually.

Appendiceal carcinoma presenting as a rapidly enlarging abdominal mass.

Introduction: Appendiceal adenocarcinomas, although rare, usually present as slow-growing masses. Rarely, do they rapidly enlarge into large abdominal masses over a short period of time. Generally, we attribute rapidly growing abdominal masses to sarcomas, desmoid tumors, or gynecological masses.