Ruptured Maxillary Retention Cyst: Cause of Unilateral Rhinorrhea after Trauma

Ruptured maxillary retention cyst: cause of unilateral rhinorrhea after trauma.

This study describes a case of a patient with traumatic rupture of a maxillary sinus retention cyst, which had an interesting clinical presentation of unilateral rhinorrhea, mimicking a CSF leak. The diagnosis was made fortuitously by comparison of a posttraumatic CT brain examination with a CT sinus study performed 1 day earlier.

ruptured aneurysm of the splenic artery: a rare cause of abdominal pain after blunt trauma

case presentation a 27-year-old male, without a remarkable medical history, who suffered from abdominal pain for 2 days after falling was admitted to the emergency department with hypovolemic shock. upon performing emergency laparotomy a ruptured splenic artery aneurysm was found. conclusions it is important to consider rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm in patients with abdominal pain and hy...

Mucus retention cyst of the maxillary sinus: the endoscopic approach.

OBJECTIVE To present our experience of endoscopic surgery for symptomatic mucus retention cyst of the maxillary sinus. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Teaching hospital, Israel. PATIENTS 60 patients with 65 symptomatic cysts of the maxillary sinus who were operated on endoscopically. Only patients with large cysts that filled at least 50% of the sinus space were included. INTERVENTI...

Ruptured choledochal cyst as a cause of peritonitis.

Ruptured Aneurysm of the Splenic Artery: A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain after Blunt Trauma

INTRODUCTION Splenic artery aneurysms (SAAs) are rare (0.2-10.4%); however, they are the most common form of visceral artery aneurysms. Splenic artery aneurysms are important to identify, because up to 25% of the cases are complicated by rupture. Post- rupture mortality rate is 25% -70% based on the underlying cause. Herein we present a young patient with abdominal pain after blunt abdominal tr...