Acute abdomen associated with retroperitoneal gas

Congenital Esophageal Stenosis Associated with Esophageal Atresia and Gasless Abdomen

SUMMARY A radiologically gasless abdomen in a neonate with EA is usually regarded as being pathognomonic of an absence of distal T.E.F. It has been estimated that up to 1.5% of patient with a distal fistula may have a radiologically gasless abdomens as a manifestation of a very small fistula plugged with mucus. In this case a contrast study via the gastrostomy demonstrated a fistula between th...

Acute Abdomen Due to Cecal Volvulus Associated With Chilaiditi Syndrome

1Corporación Comfenalco-Universidad Libre, Servicio de Hospitalización Geriátrica Programa Siéntete Como en Casa, Cali, Colombia 2Departamento de Medicina Familiar, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia 3Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX 4Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, University of Texas Med...

Pheochromocytoma Presenting with Acute Abdomen.

Pheochromocytoma, a neuroendocrine tumor of the adrenal medulla, arising from chromaffin cells, usually presents with the clinical triad of paroxysmal headache, profuse sweating and palpitations, associated with labile hypertension. Here, we present the case of an adult male with an unusual manifestation of pheochromocytoma in the form of acute pain abdomen with nausea and abdominal guarding, m...

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Acute Abdomen

The term 'acute abdomen' represents a rapid onset of severe symptoms that may indicate lifethreatening intra-abdominal pathology. Pain is usually a feature but is not always the case. A pain-free acute abdomen is more likely in the elderly, in children and in the third trimester of pregnancy. [1] The differential diagnosis is extremely wide and definitive diagnosis is often difficult, particula...