omental torsion is caused by the rotation of the greater omentum on its axis which may lead to tissue infarction and necrosis. it is a rare cause of acute abdomen. signs, symptoms and paraclinical data are not specific. the patients usually undergo laparotomy for acute abdomen of poorly defined origin. high index of suspicious is required for the diagnosis of this entity. the diagnosis is usual...

Background: Penetrating abdominal injury occurs when a foreign object pierces the skin. The morbidity and mortality associated with penetrating abdominal trauma is related to the intraabdominal complications. This study is, therefore, intended to determine the abscess rate resulting from penetrating abdominal trauma in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria. Method: A 6-year (January 2...

We experienced the autopsy cases that the deceased was alive in emergency room on arrival. Bleeding is the leading cause of preventable death after injury. This retrospective study aimed to characterize opportunities for performance improvements identified in patients who died from traffic trauma and were considered by the quality improvement of education system. We focused the abdominal traffi...

background in stable patients with blunt abdominal trauma, accurate diagnosis of visceral injuries is crucial. objectives to determine whether repeating ultrasound exam will increase the sensitivity of focused abdominal sonography for trauma (fast) through revealing additional free intraperitoneal fluid in patients with blunt abdominal trauma. patients and methods we performed a prospective obs...

Giant hydronephrosis (GH) is a condition in which pelvicalyceal system contains more than 1000 ml of urine. Common causes of GH are uretero-pelvic junction obstruction, renal calculus, abdominal trauma. We are reporting a case of 45 years' male, who presented with abdominal trauma and haematuria and was suspected a urinoma secondary to renal trauma. Examination revealed soft, cystic abdominal l...

Background: Trauma is one of the main causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in societies, which annually causes millions of deaths worldwide and imposes a high financial burden on health facilities, the purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of physical trauma and its associated factors during pregnancy. Methods: All data for this cross-sectional study were collected from me...