the patient was a 67-year-old female who presented with severe rectal bleeding since three days prior to hospital admission. she complained of mild abdominal pain. rectal examination revealed the presence of fresh blood and a clot. she had a normal upper endoscopy. a colonoscopy showed a large clot with bloody secretions up to the cecum, with no obvious origin. because of the severity of bleedi...

the aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of a serologic test for helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) in pediatric population presenting with abdominal pain suspected of peptic disease. we conducted a preospective cross sectional study. there were 202 children with abdominal pain. serologic bm test using helisual quick test kit was performed. all patients then underwent endoscopic...

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...

case presentation the current report presented an eight-year-old girl with microscopic hematuria and chronic abdominal pain along with short review of anatomy, pathophysiology, clinical significance and management of this syndrome. conclusions the nutcracker syndrome should be differentiated from unexplained chronic abdominal pain. introduction renal vein entrapment, named nutcracker phenomenon...

Acute abdominal pain can represent a spectrum of conditions from benign and self-limited disease to surgical emergencies. Evaluating abdominal pain requires an approach that relies on the likelihood of disease, patient history, physical examination, laboratory tests, and imaging studies. The location of pain is a useful starting point and will guide further evaluation. For example, right lower ...

BACKGROUND Chronic intestinal schistosomiasis is rare in the United Kingdom. The symptoms are nonspecific and may mimic several other gastrointestinal conditions. We present a case of chronic intestinal schistosomiasis in a West Indian woman presenting to a genitourinary clinic. CASE The patient presented with chronic lower abdominal pain and dysuria. A sexually transmitted disease (STD) scre...