Intestinal perforation in unusual location

Intestinal perforation: an unusual complication of barium enema

1. Hospital Casa de Portugal, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. 2. Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Mailing address: Dr. Tiago Medina Salata. Rua do Bispo, 72, Rio Comprido. Rio de Janeiro. RJ, Brazil, 20261-064. E-mail: [email protected]. imaging with absence of typical movement disorder symptoms (hemichorea-hemiballism). J Radiol Case Rep. 2013;7:1–9...

Beyond necrotizing entero colitis and focal intestinal perforation: unusual gastro intestinal complications in preterm infants

Intestinal hydatidosis in unusual location: A case report

Introduction: Hydatid cyst in the small intestine is extremely rare and only a few cases have been reported in literature. Case Report: A 60­year­ old male presented with abdominal pain in the periumbilical region, nausea and fever. Hematological investigations revealed neutrophilic leukocytosis with eosinophilia. Ultrasound scan revealed multiple hypoechoic cysts in the small intestine. Serolo...

Intestinal perforation in a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare hematologic disorder that manifests with hemolytic anemia, thrombosis, and peripheral blood cytopenias.Acute abdominal pain is one of the PNH clinical manifestations due to venous thrombosis of intra-abdominal sites including hepatic, portal, mesenteric, and splenic veins.Eculizumaband allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) arethe only w...

Intestinal perforation in Wegener's granulomatosis.

Wegener's granulomatosis is a disease characterised by a necrotising vasculitis and granulomatous inflammation. The localised form involves the upper and/or lower respiratory tracts while in the commoner generalised form there is a widespread necrotising vasculitis and renal involvement. Intestinal involvement, which may be severe, has been detected at necropsy in 24% of cases. Gastrointestinal...