Neonatal Abdomen: Pandora’s Box

A whole box of Pandoras: systems, boundaries and free will in quantum theory

It is shown that the paradoxes of quantum theory can be traced to an assumption that observers can know which physical degrees of freedom are causally responsible for each of their experiences. The untenability of this assumption is demonstrated, and a quantum theory without it is proposed. Removing this assumption from quantum theory sheds new light on the nature of semantics, and perhaps also...

Neonatal non-laparoscopic non-robotic pneumovesical distension presenting as acute abdomen.

Department of Paediatric Urology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Department of Paediatric Urology, Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK University of Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham, UK Department of Alternative Medicine, PGICHR, Rajkot, India Department of Paediatric Urology, PGICHR and Om Urology Hospital, Rajkot, Gujarat, I...

Neonatal gastric volvulus: another cause of "Mucousy baby" with gasless abdomen.

Neonatal acute gastric volvulus is rare and often associated with diaphragmatic anomalies. Patients usually present with vomiting and respiratory distress, but excessive salivation, failure to pass a nasogastric tube beyond 20 cms and the presence of a space occupying thoracic lesion should also prompt a search for the entity. The authors describe a case presenting with these atypical findings ...

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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...