Peptic ulcers may lead to emergency situations. Severe abdominal pain with or without evidence of bleeding may indicate a perforation of the ulcer through the stomach or duodenum. Vomiting of a ...

Two patients with splenic epidermoid cysts who presented as acute abdominal emergencies are reported. ImagesFigure 1

... an organ, usually bowel, protruding through a weak point or tear in the thin muscular abdominal wall. Inguinal hernias can restrict blood supply to the bowel herniated through the defect, creating a medical emergency.

When discussing which laboratory tests or imaging to order in the setting of acute abdominal pain, it is practical to organize information by disease process (eg, acute appendicitis, cholecystitis). Because studies on the accuracy of diagnostic tests are of necessity related to the presence or absence of specific diagnoses, and because clinicians ...

The measurement of the abdominal girth may be helpful in diagnosing abdominal distention, which commonly results from intestinal gas. ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm involves a widening, stretching, or ballooning of the aorta. There are several causes of abdominal aortic aneurysm, ...

BackgroundTo assess patterns of use of abdominal imaging in the emergency department (ED) from 1990 to 2009.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed data on adult ED patients treated between 1990 and 2009 at our university-affiliated quaternary care institution. Examinations were coded by abdominal ...

An example of intraluminal diverticulum and another of choledochocele are reported. They both presented as abdominal emergencies in adult life, and the conditions are readily shown on barium studies. ImagesFig. 1Fig. 2Fig. 3Fig. 4Fig. 5

A hemophiliac with a self-inflicted abdominal stab wound was evaluated with computerized tomography, ultrasound, and technetium-99m labeled red blood cell (Tc-99m RBC) imaging. A large intra-abdominal hematoma was best defined by CT and ultrasound; however, continued bleeding, indicating the need for emergency ...

Rupture of an intra-abdominal varix in a patient with portal hypertension is a rare but severe cause of massive hemoperitoneum. The authors report the case of a patient with alcoholic cirrhosis that presented to the emergency department with hypovolemic shock. Imaging showed massive hemoperitoneum, severe portal hypertension and ...

With the increasing use of preoperative imaging of the abdominal vasculature prior to free flaps based on the abdominal wall, the identification of a previously undescribed anatomic structure has, that of large-vessel (macroscopic) arteriovenous communications, has emerged. These macrovascular arteriovenous shunts ...

Acute abdominal and pelvic processes account for more than half of all surgical procedures performed in the emergency setting. Rapid and accurate diagnosis in the emergency department is essential for the appropriate management of these acute conditions. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is an attractive modality for ...

A 32-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with lower abdominal pain and constipation. He related chronic ingestion of large amounts of opium. Physical examination showed mild abdominal tenderness and gingival discoloration. Diagnostic studies showed a mild hypochromic, microcytic anemia with basophilic stippling of ...

CT delivers a large dose of radiation, especially in abdominal imaging. Recently, a low-dose abdominal CT protocol (low-dose CT) has been set-up in our institution. "Low-dose CT" is almost equivalent to a single standard abdominal radiograph in term of dose of radiation (about one sixth of those delivered by a ...

911 ... www.nlm.nih.gov ... The major abdominal digestive organs are the liver, the stomach, the small and large intestines, the gallbladder ...

A 63-year-old male patient suddenly suffered right lower abdominal pain. The patient had tenderness and rebound tenderness at the right lower abdomen. Marked small bowel dilatation and an intestinal obstruction were evident upon abdominal X-ray and abdominal computed tomography (CT) imaging. CT ...

... air or gas; therefore ultrasound is not an ideal imaging technique for the bowel or organs obscured ...

In recent years, intra-abdominal hypertension has gained greater recognition both clinically and radiologically. Its most clinically significant form occurs when intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) is sustained at high pressures for long periods of time. This is known as abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS), which is a surgical ...

A 90-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department of our hospital with abdominal pain and a fever of up to 39�C. She had a history of hysterectomy about 30 years previously, and redness and swelling were seen at the abdominal median scar. Serum biochemistry showed minor elevation of C-reactive protein and creatine ...

A 35-year-old man was delivered to the emergency room complaining of right flank pain because of blunt abdominal trauma sustained while playing baseball. Enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed a right adrenal mass and fluid collection around the mass. We diagnosed the mass as pheochromocytoma by endocrinological examination and radioisotopical ...

Four patients with pseudocyst of the spleen gave histories of abdominal trauma. In one patient the pseudocyst had ruptured, necessitating emergency splenectomy 34 years after the original injury. In a second patient the pseudocyst was discovered incidentally, and was managed by spleen-preserving excision; and the third and fourth presented with ...

Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare form of malignant mesothelioma, making up <30% of diagnosed mesothelioma cases. Because of a lack of specific symptoms (abdominal pain, abdominal swelling), normally it is diagnosed in advanced stages, sometimes in a surgical emergency (intestinal obstruction, severe ascites) and occasionally during ...

Situs inversus totalis is an uncommon anatomic anomaly that complicates diagnosis and management of acute abdominal pain. Expedient diagnosis of common intraperitoneal disease processes such as biliary colic, acute appendicitis and diverticulitis is often delayed as a result of seemingly incongruous physical findings. We present the case of a young woman with prior ...

The emergency physician should be aware of the sensitivity and specificity of any radiologic study being considered. Radiographic examinations should be used to answer specific questions raised by the history and physical examination. The need to obtain a given radiologic evaluation should be based on the potential information it may reveal and the likelihood that this ...

A 21-year-old male patient was transferred to the emergency room of our hospital after suffering seat belt abdominal injury in a traffic accident. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a massive hematoma in the abdominal cavity associated with deep hepatic lacerations in the right lobe. The presence of a solid ...

A 21-year-old male patient was transferred to the emergency room of our hospital after suffering seat belt abdominal injury in a traffic accident. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a massive hematoma in the abdominal cavity associated with deep hepatic lacerations in the right lobe. The presence of a solid ...

The authors report a case of abdominal compartment syndrome caused by massive pyonephrosis in an infant with primary obstructive megaureter successfully treated with emergency surgical decompression.

We present two patients with splenic cysts. The first is a female 29-years-old who presented with upper abdominal discomfort of one-year duration. Imaging revealed a huge splenic cyst. Splenectomy was undertaken. Pathological examination revealed a lymphatic cyst. The second was an 18-years-old female who presented to the emergency ...

A 75-year-old man complaining of acute abdominal pain, 1 month after elective surgical repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm by an aortabi-iliac bypass graft, was referred and admitted to the emergency room. Imaging by sonography and computed tomography scan revealed a ruptured iliac pseudoaneurysm at the right ...

... is a protrusion of the peritoneum and fluid, omentum, or a portion of abdominal organ(s) through the ...

Stress incontinence is an involuntary loss of control of urine that occurs at the same time abdominal pressure is ...

... need to be made to accomodate the small surgical instruments that are used to view the abdominal contents ...

... This method divides the abdomen into four quadrants. Medical personnel can easily refer to these quadrants when describing ...

... tomography (CT) or sometimes ultrasound scanning or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These tests can help distinguish an ...

Cross-sectional imaging, in particular CT, has become the main method of detecting abdominal collections. Indium-labelled white-cell scintigraphy and gallium scintigraphy are reserved for patients in whom there is a high clinical suspicion of abdominal sepsis but CT has not revealed a source of sepsis. Scintigraphy is also used in ...

... laparoscopy is appropriate for your condition. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) uses magnets, X-rays, and computers to view the inside of the abdominal cavity. It is not required for most abdominal problems, ...

Email this page to a friend Share An abdominal x-ray is an imaging test to look at organs and structures in the belly area, including the spleen, stomach, and intestines....

BackgroundThe acute abdomen is a frequent entity at the Emergency Department (ED), which usually needs rapid and accurate diagnostic work-up. Diagnostic work-up with imaging can consist of plain X-ray, ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT) and even diagnostic laparoscopy. However, no evidence-based guidelines exist in current literature. The ...

Abdominal injury from significant blunt trauma can include injury to bowel, kidneys, liver, and spleen. In approximately 5% of all injuries one of the diaphragms is ruptured. Diaphragmatic rupture may not be easily detected and this can lead to significant morbidity and even mortality. Rupture may be suggested on chest X-ray film especially with abnormal nasogastric tube ...

After surgery, the most common foreign bodies retained in the abdominal cavity are the surgical sponges. The aim of the present study was to emphasize the importance of gossypiboma, which is a serious and medicolegal problem. The records of 12 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of gossypiboma after abdominal surgery at Dicle University Hospital were ...

Multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scanner is available in most hospitals and is increasingly being used as the first line imaging in trauma and suspected cardiovascular emergencies, such as acute coronary syndrome, pulmonary artery thrombo-embolism, abdominal aortic aneurysm and acute haemorrhage (Ryan et al. Clin Radiol ...

This book features a state-of-the-art report on single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in abdominal imaging, which highlights the emergency of /sup 99m/Tc-red cell imaging as the procedure of choice for diagnosing heptatic hemangioma. In addition, the use of captropril scinitigraphy in the study of ...

While omental infarction (OI) and acute epiploic appendagitis (AEA) often clinically mimic surgical abdomen, their management is distinct. As such, accurate and timely diagnosis is essential to follow medical management. Computed tomography and ultrasound imaging, utilized routinely in the evaluation of acute abdominal pain in the ...

Multiseptate gallbladder, a rare congenital anomaly, can present with recurrent abdominal pain. Ultrasonography is the preferred imaging technique in patients with abdominal pain, especially for the evaluation of the gallbladder. We present the sonographic appearance of a multiseptate gallbladder. PMID:19838987

Abdominal cocoon is a rare disorder that may pose a diagnostic conundrum in patients presenting with intermittent symptoms of small bowel obstruction. We describe the imaging findings of a unique case of abdominal cocoon that presented in infancy. PMID:21713442

Isolated torsion of the fallopian tube is a rare medical emergency, especially in premenarchal girls. We present a 9-year-old girl with right-sided lower abdominal pain. Isolated torsion of the fallopian tube was suspected preoperatively because of the clinical presentation combined with the results of ultrasound and magnetic resonance ...

Most of the foreign bodies detected in adult gastrointestinal systems are accidentally swallowed pins. In this study, we presented a case with intracolonic multiple pebbles. A 20-year-old man was admitted to emergency surgery policlinic for abdominal pain for 2 d without any alleviation or aggravation. His upright plain abdominal ...

The five-hour day visit by the Pope to Coventry Airport on 30 May 1982 required a major exercise in medical planning. First- and second-line first-aid facilities were provided by the British Red Cross Society and the St John Ambulance Association. Hospital facilities were provided in a 30-bed Territorial Army field hospital. The visit attracted a crowd of 350,000; 1424 casualties were seen at ...

This book presents logical, step-by-step imaging sequences for 47 medical, surgical, and pediatric problems. Topics considered include breast cancer screening, acute spinal trauma, search for primary cancer of unknown origin, acute anuria, blunt chest trauma, new onset seizures, and spinal cord compression from metastases. Other chapters have been rewritten to enhance the ...

Introduction and objectivesAbdominal sonography is regarded as a quick and effective diagnostic tool for acute abdominal pain in emergency medicine. However, final diagnosis is usually based on a combination of various clinical examinations and radiography. The role of sonography in the decision making process at a hospital with ...

IntroductionAdrenal lipomas are rare, small, benign, non-functioning tumors, which must be histopathologically differentiated from other tumors such as myelolipomas or liposarcomas. They are usually identified incidentally during autopsy, imaging, or laparotomy. Occasionally, they may present acutely due to complications such as abdominal pain from ...

The clinical and laboratory data for an 8 year old girl with abdominal pain as a presenting manifestation of acute rheumatic fever are reported. An abdominal investigation with ultrasonography carried out at the same time showed free peritoneal fluid. These findings support the proposal that the abdominal pain classically described in ...

In the Netherlands, ultrasound (US) as a primary, symptom-directed diagnostic tool, is used mainly by radiologists and not by internists; there are good reasons for this. It guarantees concentration of expertise in US as well as in CT and MRI, which makes integrated imaging possible. It also guarantees the continuous availability of expertise, optimal digital accessibility, ...

Owing to an increased use of diagnostic imaging for evaluating patients with other abdominal conditions, incidentally discovered kidney masses now account for a majority of renal tumors. Renal ablative therapy is assuming a more important role in patients with borderline renal impairment. Renal ablation uses heat or cold to bring about cell death. ...

To adhere to the ALARA concept, imaging should be limited to studies that actually contribute to the management of the patient. For example, by applying the Ottawa Ankle Rule and the Ottawa Knee Rule, fewer radiographs are required to evaluate ankle and knee trauma in children. Chest radiographs usually do not contribute to the management of children presenting with typical ...

images of abdominal aortic aneurysms have been segmented to determine the location of aorta of aorta in order to plan treatment. Diagnostic procedure in such cases includes taking CT scan of the abdominal region. After the images are obtained it is necessary to determine the location of aorta

The authors report a case in which In-111 platelet imaging provided uniquely useful information in the discovery of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. This case illustrates the potential usefulness of this procedure in the detection of unsuspected sites of thrombogenic vascular disease.

IntroductionSitus inversus is a congenital anomaly characterized by the transposition of the abdominal viscera. When associated with dextrocardia, it is known as situs inversus totalis. This condition is rare and can be a diagnostic problem when associated with appendicular peritonitis.Case presentationWe report the case of a 20-year-old African man who presented to the ...

In this paper, a normalized abdominal coordinate system is defined for abdominal atlas mapping in CT and MR volume images. This coordinate system is independent of both the abdomen size and the respiratory motion. A real-time atlas mapping algorithm based on this coordinate system is also proposed. The purpose of this algorithm is to ...

715 ... www.nlm.nih.gov ... The abdomen is the area of the body between the diaphragm and pelvis. Most of the organs of digestion are located ...

This abdominal CT scan shows tumor masses (malignant lymphomas) in the area behind the peritoneal cavity (retroperitoneal ...

... abdomen showing a large tumor mass due to metastasis (spreading cancer) in abdominal lymph nodes.

The catheter at the end of the insulin pump is inserted through a needle into the abdominal fat of a person with diabetes. Dosage instructions are entered into the pump's small ...

The digestive system organs in the abdominal cavity include the liver, gallbladder, stomach, small intestine and large intestine.

1557 ... www.nlm.nih.gov ... The uterus is exposed through the abdominal wall, and an incision is made in the uterine covering. The muscles ...

Angiography - aorta; Aortography; Abdominal aorta angiogram; Aortic arteriogram ... needle. The catheter is carefully moved into the aorta. The doctor can see live images of the ...

The stomach and intestines are the main organs of digestion, coverting and breaking down food into substances which are either absorbed by or excreted from the body.

... gallbladder and liver emulsify fat and enhance the absorption of fatty acids. The large intestine temporarily stores and concentrates the remainder until it ...

... Fallopian tubes (salpingitis) scar tissue in the abdomen (adhesions) cancer (of the ovary, colon, pancreas, liver) inflammation ...

We propose a method to extract an abdominal aorta wall from an M-mode image. Furthermore, we propose the use of a Gaussian filter in order to improve image quality. The experimental results show that the Gaussian filter is effective in the abdominal aorta wall extraction.

Extralobar pulmonary sequestration is part of the spectrum of bronchopulmonary-foregut malformations. Intra-abdominal pulmonary sequestration has been described as a cause of a fetal abdominal mass [1-3]. We report a case of intra-abdominal pulmonary sequestration with associated elements of cystic adenomatoid malformation and a ...