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Introduction: Traumatic rupture of the ovary, due to blunt abdominal trauma, is rarely described in literature and is usually related to ovarian cyst or teratoma.

Presentation Of Case: A 21-year-old Greek, female patient was transported to the Emergency Department complaining of abdominal pain as a result of a catapulting fall from a bicycle. It was determined that both right ovary and liver rupture had occurred.

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A 24-year-old male with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and disproportionately high uric acid plasma concentration was admitted to our unit. After studying the patient's medical history, as well as that of the entire family, hyperuricemia was discovered in his brother, while microscopic examination of his brother's and mother's urine revealed abundant uric acid crystals. After performing purine metabolic studies, it was determined that the two siblings suffered from partial hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT) deficiency (Kelley-Seegmiller syndrome).

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