Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated; Pneumonia, Bacterial; Pneumonia; Abdominal Abscess; Bacterial Infections

Appendicitis; Cholecystitis; Diverticulitis; Intra-Abdominal Abscess; Intra-abdominal Infection; Peritonitis

... used to treat certain infections such as pneumonia; bronchitis; and sinus, skin, and abdominal (stomach area) infections ...

... infection. Peritonitis was induced in rats by introducing gelatin capsules containing cecal contents into their abdominal cavities. ...

Abscess, Intra-Abdominal; Abdominal Abscess; Abdomen, Acute; Abdominal Pain; Appendicitis; Rupture; Infection; Intestinal Perforation; Peritonitis; Ileus

IntroductionThe rate of abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion is related to multiple factors. There is some evidence that inflammation can accelerate aneurysm expansion. However, the association between pulmonary sepsis and rapid abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion is rarely reported.Case presentationHere we present a case of a rapidly expanding ...

BackgroundNecrotising Fasciitis is a life threatening soft tissue infection which requires aggressive, early surgical management.Case presentationWe present a rare case of a retroperitoneal perforation of a carcinoma of the caecum presenting as a necrotising fasciitis of the anterior abdominal wall.ConclusionThis case highlights the ...

Nontyphoidal salmonellae are among the most common causes of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. They are also notable causes of extraintestinal infections, including bacteremia and vascular infections. Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis is typically associated with invasive infections. We report a patient who had an ...

... pain may be a sign of GALLSTONES or CHOLECYSTITIS (infection of the gallbladder). See your doctor. 5. ...

We report the case of a patient presenting with abdominal pain as a result of a thoracic disc prolapse. The literature is reviewed, highlighting the associated morbidity by the often extensive and invasive procedures patients may undergo when a thoracic disc prolapse presents with abdominal pain.

... caused by a bacterial infection. Most people have constant abdominal pain and a fever. Computed tomography or ... location of the abscess, but most people have constant discomfort or pain, feel generally sick (malaise), and ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are common in immunocompromised patients but rare in immunocompetent individuals. Gastrointestinal disease is frequent in systemic CMV infections but the small bowel is the least common site of involvement. We present the case of a 66 years-old man, with no evidence of immunological deficiency, hospitalized for unspecific ...

A total of 8 infants presenting with sepsis-like illness were diagnosed to have human parechovirus (HPeV) infection; of which, 5 had abdominal distension and 6 had an erythematous rash. A combination of abdominal distension and erythematous rash was observed in 4 infants. The abdominal symptoms can be very ...

Comparing the Number of Surgical Site Infections:; Covering of the Abdominal Wall in Laparotomies With an Approved Abdominal 3M� Steri-Drape� Wound Edge Protector and Standard Woven; Swabs

This article reports on two cases in which porcine dermal collagen grafts were used successfully alongside topical negative pressure therapy in order to close open abdominal wounds in which severe infection was present. PMID:17334145

... pain in the reproductive organs. Infections in the reproductive system, such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) or other STDs, also can cause abdominal ...

Basidiobolus ranarum is a known cause of chronic subcutaneous zygomycosis. During the past decade, many cases have been reported with extracutaneous basidiobolomycosis. We aimed to review the medical literature on gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis (GIB) as an emerging fungal infection causing a serious, and occasionally fatal, paediatric disease. We reviewed all reported ...

A full-thickness defect of the abdominal wall is rare and may occur as a complication of extended abdominal surgery procedures. We report about a 69-year-old patient who was presented to our department with a full-thickness abdominal wall defect and a fully exposed collagen-mesh for reconstructive wound closure. 13 operations with ...

Bacterial Infections; Intra-abdominal Infection; Pneumonia, Bacterial; Skin Diseases, Bacterial; Skin Diseases, Infectious

Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infection; Complicated Intra-abdominal Infection; Community-Acquired Pneumonia

... infection in febrile, neutropenic patients, in the treatment of candidemia and Candida infections involving intra-abdominal abscesses, peritonitis and pleural ...

... approved by FDA for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections, complicated intra-abdominal infections, and community acquired pneumonia. ...

Methods are described for the in vivo production of the nematode Thripinema nicklewoodi (Siddiqi), an obligate parasite and potential biological control agent of western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande). Nematode infection is not lethal but causes sterilization of adult female hosts. Both fertilization and horizontal transmission of T. nicklewoodi is ...

A significant number of patients with abdominal infection develop advanced stages of infection and mortality is still above 20%. Failure is multifactorial and is associated with an increase of bacterial resitance, inappropriate empirical treatment, a higher comorbidity of patients and poor source control of ...

A significant number of patients with abdominal infection develop advanced stages of infection and mortality is still above 20%. Failure is multifactorial and is associated with an increase of bacterial resistance, inappropriate empirical treatment, a higher comorbidity of patients and poor source control of ...

A 59-year-old woman presents with decreased appetite and abdominal pain. Her symptoms lead to lethargy and weakness. Abdominal pain is a common presentation in the primary care and emergency room setting. She was initially diagnosed with an abscess and treated with antibiotics and drainage. Upon further evaluation and cystoscopy she was discovered to have ...

A case of giant lymph node hyperplasia with systemic symptoms resembling chronic infection is described which showed intense gallium uptake and indistinguishable from uptake seen in an abscess. This rare syndrome may mimic an abdominal abscess and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients without prior history of ...

Pseudocysts filled with cerebrospinal fluid caused complications at the distal end of ventriculoperitoneal shunts in five children. Only one of these cysts was infected. The children presented with raised intracranial pressure or abdominal symptoms, or both. We report on the usefulness of abdominal ultrasound examination in the ...

Abdominal wall competence is a major concern of all plastic surgeons using the TRAM flap for breast reconstruction. Low hernia rates and adequate abdominal stability are standard expectations in abdominal wall closure. Described here is this institution's experience with the use of a large piece of synthetic mesh as a supplementary ...

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated smooth muscle tumors (SMTs) are infrequently encountered lesions restricted to immunocompromised patients. However, they represent the second most common tumor in children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We report a case of a progressively enlarging abdominal mass with cutaneous involvement in an ...

Infected aneurysms associated with Listeria monocytogenes are rare. We describe a case of an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm infected by Listeria monocytogenes. The aneurysm was diagnosed using a contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan and the infective organism identified within positive blood ...

The usefulness of computed tomography (CT) in diagnosing abdominal abscesses was evaluated prospectively in 69 septic patients who had suffered massive trauma. For the 82 abdominal CT scans obtained, the accuracy rate was 84%, the sensitivity was 92%, and the specificity was 79%. With the use of abdominal CT, 32 patients were spared a ...

There was summarized the experience of Metrogil (metronidazol, produced by company "Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories", India) application for the treatment of anaerobic infection in diseases of hepatobiliary zone organs as well as for prophylaxis of purulent-septic complications in abdominal surgery. PMID:21548327

Filariasis is an endemic infection seen in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, presenting with lymphatic dysfunction in the form of lymphocele, hydrocele, chyluria, or groin lymphadenovarix. We report a rare presentation of filariasis as an intra-abdominal cystic mass.

Gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess (GPLA) is rare and is associated with a high mortality rate. It is commonly associated with underlying diabetes mellitus (DM). Gas formation occurs as a result of mixed acid fermentation within the abscess by formic hydrogenlyase, an enzyme produced by certain bacteria. Presentations can be nonspecific leading to a delay in diagnosis. Management includes urgent ...

IntroductionBilateral adrenal haemorrhage is a rare cause of adrenal failure. Clinical features are non-specific and therefore a high index of suspicion must be maintained in patients at risk. Predisposing factors include infection, malignancy and the post-operative state.Case presentationWe report the case of a patient who underwent a left hemicolectomy with primary ...

The incidence of intra-abdominal infection increases annually. The current management of intra-abdominal infection includes immediate resuscitation, prompt source control and appropriate usage of antibiotics. For patients with septic shock, fluid resuscitation should begin immediately when hypotension is present. ...

Reconstruction of large, infected abdominal wall defects is often difficult. Local factors, such as defect size, presence of infection, adequate skin coverage and presence of enteric fistulae dictate the reconstructive method that can be used. Placement of prosthetic mesh materials into infected defects was ...

BackgroundA high rate of post-infectious fatigue and abdominal symptoms two years after a waterborne outbreak of giardiasis in Bergen, Norway in 2004 has previously been reported. The aim of this report was to identify risk factors associated with such manifestations.MethodsAll laboratory confirmed cases of giardiasis (n = 1262) during the outbreak in Bergen in 2004 received a ...

Complicated intra-abdominal infections are an important cause of morbidity and are frequently associated with poor prognosis, particularly in higher risk patients.Well defined evidence-based recommendations for intra-abdominal infections treatment are partially lacking because of the limited number of ...

Many of the abdominal foreign bodies are due to accidental ingestion. Our objective in this case report is to emphasize the importance of the enquiry about the foreign body in the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain. According to our knowledge, this is the first report of bowel perforation caused by paper ingestion. A 14-year-old boy with ...

A prospective, randomized trial was conducted in 194 morbidly obese patients who had gastric bypass to determine the effect of subcutaneous closed suction drainage on wound infection rates. There was no difference in the incidence of postoperative wound infection with the use of drains compared with simple abdominal closure. Organisms ...

Two pediatric patients with salmonella infections (one with typhoid fever and the second with salmonella C2 gastroenteritis), had a diffuse abdominal uptake of Ga-67 citrate. The possible explanation for this finding is discussed. Salmonella infection should be included as a cause in the differential diagnosis of diffuse accumulation ...

The impact of different antimicrobial regimens for intra-abdominal infections on the frequency of bowel colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) was examined in 2 randomized open-label trials of intra-abdominal infection comparing piperacillin-tazobactam or ceftriaxone/metronidazole with ertapenem. ...

Intra-abdominal infections are still associated with high rate of morbidity and mortality.A multidisciplinary approach to the management of patients with intra-abdominal infections may be an important factor in the quality of care. The presence of a team of health professionals from various disciplines, working in ...

... internal organs in at least 2 more cases. MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS We ... aseptic technique, which is likely to minimize infection and adhesion ... ...

... 2 wk prior to death, there had been dysphagia, depression, weakness, and severe abdominal dilation. Loss of ... ...

... thle cercar-iae and( becomes Chronic schistosorniasis: thle chronic phase occurs ... thie colon, others comp~lain of abdominal pain and dliarrhoea ...

... known immunosuppressive conditions, the infection causes diarrhea, abdominal ... chronic and life threatening in immunocompromised patients (Carter and ... ...

... infection, enuresis, Asthma (management of the child who wheezes), Goiter (diagnosis and treatment of goiter in children), Abdominal pain ...

5 days ago ... This investigation includes assessing health problems in the eyes and bones, as well as sinus infections and abdominal injuries. ...

... in this application is to induce and maintain a reduction of excess visceral abdominal fat in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients ...

... in this application is to induce and maintain a reduction of excess visceral abdominal fat in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients ...

causing infection and gangrene. Risk factors for tissue death include intestinal cancer, Crohn's disease, hernia, and previous abdominal surgery. In the newborn, paralytic ileus...

... to the semen collection process by the abdominal massage method (2) twice weekly. A lifelong record was ... ...

... showing signs of mild anorexia and apparent abdominal pain, and died despite ... muscle proliferation were noted surrounding groups of nematode larvae. ... ...

In a clinical series, 10 consecutive female patients with intra-abdominal infections were successfully treated with natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) performed transvaginally. The surgery, which consisted of a hybrid NOTES procedure using a transvaginal approach, was performed on an emergency basis by the surgical team on call. The ...

gastrointestinal symptoms. Helminthic infections can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, muscle pain, cough, skin lesions, malnutrition, weight loss, neurological and many other...

Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen was performed on 46 patients who had undergone graft replacement of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Twelve post-operative complications were found in nine patients. They included hemorrhage, infection, anastomotic pseudoaneurysms, major vessel occlusion, postoperative pancreatitis, and others. The varied apperance of the ...

The abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) was first described in surgical patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, trauma, bleeding, or infection, but in recent years it has also been described in patients with other pathologies such as burn injury and sepsis and in medical patients. This F1000 Medicine Report is intended to ...

Helicobacter pylori commonly infects children in developing countries. To determine the frequency of this infection and its potential role in specific gastrointestinal entities, all patients requiring upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for the evaluation of abdominal ailments in a gastroenterology practice in Lima, Peru, were evaluated ...

A 18-year old patient presents abdominal pains associated with nausea and vomiting six weeks after a multiple trauma leading to paraplegia. Esophagitis, urolithiasis, and acalculous cholecystitis were diagnosed. This report illustrates two rare abdominal complications of a multiple trauma with immobilisation: acalculous cholecystitis, hypercalcaemia, ...

Sixty patients suspected of having abdominal abscesses were evaluated by early and delayed $sup 67$Ga scintigraphy. The $sup 67$Ga scintigraphs obtained 6 hr after injection correctly localized 18 of 20 abdominal or retroperitoneal abscesses. An additional 13 patients with abnormal scintigraphs had clinically established ...

IntroductionAbdominal angina is a descriptive term for abdominal pain that can occur postprandially in patients with occlusive mesenteric vascular disease due to insufficient increase in blood flow.Case presentationIn this case a 60-year-old Caucasian woman with a 2 year history of abdominal angina presented to hospital for elective ...

The choice of simultaneous or staged surgery in patients with valvular diseases and abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) remains controversial. We present a case of simultaneous surgery of double valve replacement and abdominal aorta replacement in a patient with infective endocarditis. A 74-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital ...

Intra-abdominal infections differ from other infections through the broad variety in causes and severity of the infection, the aetiology of which is often polymicrobial, the microbiological results that are difficult to interpret and the essential role of surgical intervention. From a clinical viewpoint, two major ...

A total of 624 consecutive eligible patients undergoing abdominal operations received a single preoperative dose of amoxycillin/clavulanic acid (1.2 g Augmentin) for the prophylaxis of surgical wound infection. They were randomised to have the antibiotic injected intravenously at induction of anaesthesia (n = 328) or infiltrated subcutaneously along the ...

The incidence of fungal infection is significantly higher in patients with endstage renal disease and renal transplant recipients than in normal individuals. Candidia Albicans is an uncommon cause of abdominal wall abscess. We describe a 37 year-old renal transplant recipient with such an infection. He presented with atypical clinical ...

Group A streptococcal (GAS) necrotizing fasciitis is a potentially life-threatening infection. We report on a patient with a history of prolonged pessary use with traumatic removal who developed ascending GAS infection in her gynecologic organs that tracked along the round ligament to her anterior abdominal wall. PMID:21789662

Scintigraphy with indium-111-labeled leukocytes (In-111-WBC) was assessed in 128 patients with suspected abdominal-pelvic abscesses. Studies were positive in 37 of 41 patients with proved abscesses; studies were negative in 63 of 70 cases without infection. The sensitivity of leukocyte scintigraphy in this series was 88%, specificity 90%, and accuracy 89%. ...

IntroductionThere are few data related to the effects of different sources of infection on outcome. We used the Sepsis Occurrence in Acutely ill Patients (SOAP) database to investigate differences in the impact of respiratory tract and abdominal sites of infection on organ failure and survival.MethodsThe SOAP study was a cohort, ...

Ferret systemic coronavirus infection (FSCV) is a systemic disease in ferrets that clinically and pathologically resembles the dry form of FIP. The present study describes abdominal imaging features of 11 ferrets with FSCV. Abdominal survey radiographs were available for eight ferrets and ultrasound examination for all cases. Loss of ...

BACKGROUND: Abdominal wall component release (AWCR) is an operation that frequently restores the abdominal wall integrity in both sick and anatomically complex patients. The patients reported herein are different from the widely reported but somewhat less complex trauma patient, such as following damage control laparotomy. AWCR has acceptable postoperative ...

Abdominal wall reconstruction in omphalopagus twins poses a difficult reconstructive challenge, as separation often results in a large abdominal wall defect. A number of options are available for closure, including tissue flaps, expanders and patches made of foreign material. Surgisis is a new biodegradable small intestine scaffolding substrate that ...

This work is the first report of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy applied as a life-saving surgical treatment for severe acute pancreatitis occurring in a sequential liver- and kidney-transplanted patient who had percutaneous biliary drainage for obstructive "late-onset" jaundice. Surgical exploration with necrosectomy and sequential laparotomies was performed because of increasing ...

Vaginal evisceration in premenopausal women after trans-abdominal hysterectomy is extremely rare in occurrence and only few cases have been documented in worldwide literature. Here we report a premenopausal woman with coitus induced trans-vaginal evisceration who had undergone trans-abdominal hysterectomy two years ago.This article ...

Abdominal pain is one of the most common reasons pediatric patients seek emergency care. The emergency physician must be able to distinguish diagnoses requiring immediate attention from self-limiting processes. Pediatric patients can be challenging, particularly those who are preverbal, and therefore, the clinician must rely on a detailed history from a parent or caregiver as ...

OBJECTIVES:: Abdominal wall reconstruction continues to evolve with improvement in technique and technology. This study reviews our experience with challenging full thickness (skin, muscle, and fascia) defects following tumor resections often in high-risk patients. METHODS:: All patients who underwent abdominal wall reconstruction following full thickness ...

IntroductionTuberculosis is still a serious infection among recipients of renal transplants. Although the ileocecal region is the most affected part in intestinal tuberculosis, acute tuberculous appendicitis is quite a rare entity. We report a case of concomitant pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculous appendicitis in a recipient of a renal transplant.Case presentationA ...

It is one of the most important problems for general surgeons to decide which operation should be undertaken on patients with intra-abdominal infection, especially those with concomitant abdominal hypertension. Recently, closure techniques using prosthetic meshes in order to retain abdominal tension and to control ...

Assessment of Abdominal Adipose Tissue and Organ Fat Content by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Houchun-slice approaches are highlighted. Typical post-processing procedures for extracting adipose tissue depot volumes; adipose tissue INTRODUCTION The prevalence of obesity has risen steadily (1). Literature evidence has

A 70-year-old man with abdominal aortic aneurysm repair presented with fever accompanied by rigors and abdominal pain one month after the procedure. Radiological investigations showed a perigraft collection. The collection was drained and the abscess cavity was lavaged. Cultures of pus and blood both yielded Group D Salmonella (non-typhi), which was ...

BackgroundThe National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) and Efficacy of Nosocomial Infection Control (SENIC) indexes are designed to develop control strategies and to reduce morbidity and mortality rates resulting from infections in surgical patients. We sought to assess the application of these indexes in patients under-going ...

INTRODUCTION: Knowledge of the microbiology of surgical infections after abdominal surgery can be of use when prescribing effective empirical antibiotic treatments. METHOD: Analysis of surgical infections after abdominal surgery in patients enrolled in the Prevalence of Infections in Spanish ...

Abdominal infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Nearly all bacteria causing abdominal infections are derived from the endogenous flora of the alimentary tract. The resulting infection is typically polymicrobial and comprised of both aerobic and anaerobic microbes. ...

We present two cases of peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter-related Pseudomonas peritonitis that were poorly responsive to treatment guidelines of antibiotics and early catheter removal, and uncommonly complicated with ongoing intractable infections. An emergency exploratory laparotomy with extensive intraoperative peritoneal lavage and drainage was performed. The patients ...

SUMMARYThe occurrence of a gastrointestinal illness among a class of 96 undergraduate veterinary students in New Zealand prompted laboratory and questionnaire-based investigations. Cryptosporidium parvum was the only enteropathogen identified in 4/7 faecal specimens analysed. The C. parvum isolates carried a rare IIa GP60 allele, indicating a point-source outbreak. The ...

Symptomatic ejaculatory duct (ED) calculi, typically composed of uric acid, carbonate apatite and calcium phosphate, or calcium phosphate in the form of hydroxyapatite, are rare occurrences. We report a case of bilateral, large ED calculi in a patient with spina bifida myelomeningocele and an augmented neurogenic bladder. A 25-year-old Caucasian male, not compliant with his urological management, ...

Inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis at its hepatic portion (also known as obliterative hepatocavopathy [OH]), in the absence of systemic or local diseases such as vasculitis, coagulopathy, infection and malignancy, is a rare event. We report the case of a 25-year-old woman with progressive abdominal pain and leg edema after exercise. Imaging showed ...

Mycotic aneurysms constitute a small proportion of aortic aneurysms. Endovascular repair of mycotic aneurysms has been applied with good short-term and midterm results. However, the uncommon aortoenteric fistula formation remains a potentially fatal complication when repairing such infective aneurysms. We present the case of an 80-year-old woman with thoracic and ...

Appendicoliths are formed by calcium salts and faecal debris layered and lodged within the appendix. They are detected on unenhanced x-rays in less than 10% of patients with appendicitis. When an appendicolith is found extraluminally, it is pathognomonic for perforation of the appendix. Moreover, retained appendicoliths act as a nidus for infection and are likely to be the ...

Urachal cyst complications requiring surgical intervention are rarely seen in adults, because the urachus is normally obliterated in infancy. Necrotizing fasciitis due to an infected urachal cyst in an adult female has not been reported. We describe the case of a fifty-year-old female who required aggressive surgical management of abdominal wall ...

Since the revolution of ultrasound in regional anesthesia, new techniques have arisen. The "transversus abdominis plane" block or TAP block is one of them. The benefits of a TAP block for postoperative analgesia have been shown mostly after laparotomy. Because this block seems to be technically easy, many anesthesiologists have quickly adopted it. However, the TAP block presents some technical ...

Many children report chronic abdominal pain that is severe and disruptive to normal lifestyle and schooling. Assessment and management depends on indentifying those with underlying organic disease, such as chronic infection, celiac disease or inflammatory bowel disease, but avoiding unnecessary invasive investigations. In those with a functional gut ...

Warfare-related torso/abdominal wounds are often unique and complex and can pose a significant reconstructive challenge. The objective of this manuscript is to report the unique and successful management of a complex warfare-related abdominal wound. A dermal regenerate template in combination with negative pressure wound therapy was used to reconstitute ...

Ascariasis is the most common helminthic infection in developing countries. It may cause chronic abdominal pain, tenderness and bloating. Our aim is to report a case of acute episodic abdominal pain and pancreatitis associated with ascariasis. We report a 59-year-old female patient who was admitted for acute ...

The use of meshes to repair incisional hernias has been shown to reduce the recurrence rate, though it may increase the risk of surgical site infection. This is one of the most feared and devastating complications of surgical abdominal wall repair. The aim of this work is to describe a new surgical technique that was used to treat two patients suffering ...

Microbial background of the departments of abdominal and septic surgery was monitored and analyzed. More the 950 samples from each department was worked out. Therefore, it was determined, that gram-negative bacteria were more typical for the abdominal pathology, whereas, soft tissue infection was represented by gram-positive strains. ...

Hydatid disease, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is a common parasitic infection of the liver. Disseminated intra-abdominal hydatid disease may occur following rupture of the hydatid cyst into the peritoneal cavity, producing secondary echinococcosis. Rarely cyst may develop de-novo in the peritoneal cavity without involvement of any other ...

An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a rare disease in the paediatric population and is mainly caused by intrauterine infection, connective tissue diseases, such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Marfan's syndrome, and iatrogenic trauma due to umbilical artery catheterization. Although several cases have been reported in the English literature, they were rarely ...

Abdominal wall reconstruction is a complex and challenging surgical undertaking. While permanent prosthetic mesh is considered the gold standard for minimizing hernia recurrence, placement of synthetic mesh is sometimes imprudent due to contamination or risk of infection. Acellular dermal matrices (ADM) offer an exciting biologic alternative. This article ...

Abdominal wall actinomycosis is a rare disease frequently associated with the presence of an intra uterine device. We report on a case of a 47-year-old woman who had used an intrauterine device for many years and had removed it about a month prior to the identification of an abdominal wall abscess caused by Actinomyces israelii. The abscess mimicked a ...

Human abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic disease caused by ingestion of the L3 larvae of Angiostrongylus costaricensis. The human infection gives rise to a pathological condition characterized by acute abdominal pain, secondary to an inflammatory granulomatous reaction, marked eosinophilia and eosinophilic vasculitis. Most ...

Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection endemic to the Southwestern United States that has a clinical presentation resembling community-acquired pneumonia. Disease occurs after inhalation of airborne arthroconidia. Dissemination to a variety of organ systems via hematogenous spread from a primary pulmonary focus may then occur. Coccidioidomycosis rarely involves the ...

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Intestinal parasitic infections are distributed virtually throughout the world, with high prevalence rates in many regions. Amoebiasis, ascariasis, hookworm infection and trichuriasis are among the ten most common infections in the world. Other parasitic infections such as abdominal ...

is an ascaris infection? An ascarid is a worm that lives in the small intestine. Infection with ascarids of an ascaris infection? Most people have no symptoms. If you are heavily infected, you may have abdominal pain. If you have a very heavy worm infection, your intestines ...

A 78-year-old woman presented to our trauma center with an initial, erroneous history of a ground-level fall. Further investigation revealed that the patient had been assaulted by her husband immediately prior to presentation. The initial abdominal examination was benign, and the patient was hemodynamically stable. The patient was found to have a large subdural hematoma (SDH). ...

To circumvent the existing shortcoming of optimisation algorithms in trunk biomechanical models, both agonist and antagonist trunk muscle stresses to different powers are introduced in a novel objective function to evaluate the role of abdominal muscles in trunk stability and spine compression. This coupled objective function is introduced in our kinematics-driven finite ...

This paper evaluates several abdominal exercises, and highlights factors which are important for their safe prescription and effective use. The function of the abdominal muscles and hip flexors is considered, and the importance of the infra-umbilical portion of the rectus abdominis is emphasized. The effects of flexion on the lumbar ...

In a prospective study of 1112 patients presenting to the Accident and Emergency Department with abdominal pain; the SG10 Ames Urine Dipsticks were shown to be a valuable screening test for the detection of infected urine. Introducing this technique would reduce by at least 37% the number of urgent requests for microscopy of midstream urines (MSUs). ...

Vaginal and laparoscopic hysterectomies have been clearly associated with decreased blood loss, shorter hospital stay, speedier return to normal activities, and fewer abdominal wall infections when compared with abdominal hysterectomies. In this review, the authors outline the 10 steps to a successful laparoscopic hysterectomy.

We collected 24 brown rats, Rattus norvegicus, in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan and found one rat harboring a dioctophymatid nematode. A single male and a female worm were recovered from the abdominal cavity and were identified as Dioctophyme renale based on morphologic features and a BLAST DNA sequence analysis. We describe the morphological features of the adult worms and ...

Cholelithiasis is rarely seen in toddlers and school-aged children, even in the setting of sickle cell anemia. In addition to more common etiologies, such as gastroenteritis, constipation, and urinary tract infection, the differential diagnoses of acute abdominal pain in young children with sickle cell disease include vaso-occlusive pain crisis and splenic ...

A patient presented with fever, malaise and a staphylococcal wound infection occurring 3 weeks after severe haemorrhage from a lacerated brachial artery. There were no clinical features to suggest Addison's disease but abdominal computed tomography to exclude abdominal sepsis showed bilateral adrenal gland enlargement with preservation ...

Plasmodium falciparum infection is known to be associated with a spectrum of systemic complications ranging from mild and self-limiting to life-threatening. This case report illustrates a patient who had a protracted course in hospital due to several rare complications of falciparum malaria. A 21-year old man presented with a five-day history of high-grade fever, jaundice and ...

Plasmodium falciparum infection is known to be associated with a spectrum of systemic complications ranging from mild and self-limiting to life-threatening. This case report illustrates a patient who had a protracted course in hospital due to several rare complications of falciparum malaria. A 21-year old man presented with a five-day history of high-grade fever, jaundice and ...

Among many causes of abdominal pain in children, gynaecological ones have to be systematically considered in even no pubescent girls. Diagnosis leans on physical and US examinations and has to screen first urgent causes before frequent ones. Rare but urgent are ovarian torsions either on a normal ovary or an underlying ovarian tumor, an earlier surgery may avoid oophorectomy. ...

Adhesions occur with a high incidence after intra-abdominal surgery but can also develop due to infections, radiation or for idiopathic reasons. The formation of adhesions is initiated by tissue damage and is the result of peritoneal tissue repair involving the activation of the inflammatory system and the coagulation cascade. Acute small bowel obstruction ...

Infection of pancreatic necrosis, although present in less than 10% of acute pancreatitis, carries a high risk of mortality; debridment and drainage of necrosis is the treatment of choice, followed by 'open' or 'close' abdomen management. We recently introduced the use of intra-abdominal vacuum sealing after a classic necrosectomy and laparostomy. Two ...

In November 2010, tesamorelin (Egrifta; Theratechnologies/EMD Serono), a growth hormone-releasing factor analogue, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the reduction of excess abdominal fat in HIV-infected patients with lipodystrophy. PMID:21283099

the more common causes are: Bacteria or parasite infection of the intestines Celiac sprue Crohn's disease Lymphoma Symptoms Symptoms can include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal...

HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome; Insulin Resistance; HIV Infections; Metabolic Syndrome X; Body Weight Changes

... cancer) Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct or gall bladder cancer) Pancreatic cancer Stomach cancer Lymphoma (cancer of the immune cells) ... bladder Pelvic problems in women: Ovarian cysts or cancer Infection ... the bile ducts and pancreatic duct and to obtain sonograms from inside the ...