In the emergency department most common presentation of the patients are abdominal pain [1,2]. Among these patients acute appendicitis is the most common cause of abdominal pain and appendicectomy is the most commonly performed emergency abdominal operation. Usually it can be diagnosed easily but sometimes it is really difficult to diagnose acute appendicitis especially in case of female. Despi...

Mesenteric artery embolism is a rare and urgent acute abdominal emergency, which is difficult to be diagnosed early and claims a very high mortality rate. Two rare cases of acute mesenteric artery embolism are reported. A 43-year-old man with history of rheumatic heart disease suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, no severe abdominal pain. Adjuvant therapy failed to relief the symptoms. Angiogra...

We report 2 patients with acute cholecystitis for which percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder aspiration (PTGBA) was useful. In Case 1, the patient was a 75-year-old woman who experienced a sudden onset of back pain and upper abdominal pain at night. Abdominal ultrasound (US) showed enlargement of the gallbladder with thickening of the wall, a sonolucent layer, and a stone in the neck of the ga...

BACKGROUND Childhood Pancreatitis is an uncommon but serious condition with incidence on the rise. It manifests as acute or chronic form with epigastric pain, vomiting and elevated serum -amylase and lipase. This study was conducted with the aim to determine the clinical presentation, aetiology, and complications of pancreatitis in children. METHODS This descriptive case series was conducted ...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence, associated symptoms, and clinical outcomes of children with acute abdominal pain who had been admitted to an emergency department. METHODS Children aged between 2 and 16 years who presented to the emergency department of Cerrahpaşa Medical School, Istanbul University between July 2001 and August 2002 with acute abdominal...

A 63 year old male presented with recurring abdominal pain dating from an acute episode 3 months previously. Abdominal X-rays in the acute phase demonstrated small intestinal intramural gas. A jejunal stricture with panmural necrosis was resected.

Crossed fused renal ectopia essentially refers to an anomaly where the kidneys are fused and located on the same side of the midline. Crossed renal ectopia is a rare congenital anomaly most often silent. More than 90% of crossed renal ectopia is fused. We report a rare case of crossed renal ectopia presenting with pain abdomen unusual. Our patient is a 43-year-old male, previously doing well, p...

Introduction: Omental torsion is an uncommon disease that presents with acute abdominal pain. Detailed medical history and physical examination can be sufficient for the diagnosis, although imaging techniques may verify. Case Report: A 55-year-old woman p

conclusions kd should be kept in mind as one of the causes of childhood acalculous cholestasis, abdominal discomfort and prolonged fever. case presentation we report a four-year-old boy with fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, jaundice and mild liver enlargement who gradually developed other signs of kd. he was treated by aspirin, intravenous immunoglobulin and finally methylprednisolone pulse the...