Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Particularities of diagnosis in an elderly patient with neglected peritonitis: a case report.
J Int Med Res
August 2022
Department of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania.
Acute peritonitis accounts for 1% of inpatient surgical emergencies and is the second leading cause of sepsis in patients in intensive care departments. Diagnosis through laboratory analysis in bacterial peritonitis focuses mainly on the biomarkers, procalcitonin and C-reactive protein. A 73-year-old male patient presented with meteorism, diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and hypotension.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLesser omental panniculitis: a possible cause of acute abdomen.
Clin J Gastroenterol
April 2020
Department of Gastroeneterology, Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital, 13-9 Rokutanji-Cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 662-0918, Japan.
We encountered a case of panniculitis of the lesser omentum in 2018 after a long time since our first case report in 2007. We reviewed previously reported three cases of lesser omental panniculitis including our first case to investigate its clinical characteristics. Total four cases were relatively young with mean age of 30, and had common chief complaint of considerable epigastric pain and tenderness.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAcute abdomen due to primary omentitis: a case report.
Int Semin Surg Oncol
July 2007
2nd Department of Propedeutic Surgery, School of Medicine, Athens University, Laiko General Hospital, Greece.
Background: Idiopathic segmental infarction of the greater omentum (ISIGO) is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen in children and adults and its etiology is rather vague and speculative. The clinical presentation is usually with atypical acute or subacute abdominal pain. In a number of cases radiologic imaging allows proper preoperative diagnosis and treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFResults of treatment of 9 patients (3 male, 6 female) with acute omentitis are analyzed. Omentitis was primary in 8 patients, and secondary -- in 1 patient. Right-sided abdominal localization of pains was the cause of incorrect entrance diagnosis (acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!