A case of 'spontaneous' rupture of the diaphragm with herniation and strangulation of the stomach is reported. The diagnosis was made by endoscopy and repair achieved via laparotomy. The patient has made a full recovery.

Introduction. Spontaneous splenic hematoma or splenic rupture due to CMV infection in immunocompetent adults is rare and life-threatening. Case Report. Herein we report a rare case of spontaneous splenic hematoma and hemoperitoneum due to CMV infection in a 23-year-old Caucasian male in whom conservative management was successful. Conclusion. Spontaneous splenic hematoma and spontaneous splenic...

Spontaneous rupture of spleen due to malignant melanoma is a rare situation, with only a few case reports in the literature. This study reports a previously healthy, 30-year-old man who came with chief complaint of acute abdominal pain to emergency room. On physical examination, abdominal tenderness and guarding were detected to be coincident with hypotension. Ultrasonography revealed mild sple...

Splenic rupture during pregnancy is a rare and can frequently be a misdiagnosed pathology. This rupture is associated with a high maternal and fetal mortality rate. A 26 years old Moroccan woman para II gravida II presented at the third stage of pregnancy with acute onset of severe abdominal pain. She developed immediately a hypovolemic shock. After both a physical and sonographical exam, it wa...

The patient was an obese housewife aged 50 years. The day her pharynx ruptured, her lunch consisted of chips and gravy followed by a steamed fruit pudding which she had made herself. To use her own words, she 'swallowed a mouthful of pudding unexpectedly'. The pudding seemed to stick in her throat and she was immediately seized with intense pain on the left side of the neck. She was at once awa...

Forty-two cases of ruptured hepatoma with intra-abdominal haemorrhage were seen over a period of eight years in the professorial surgical unit at the Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. In all, 207 cases of liver cancer were seen during this period, giving an incidence of rupture of 14.5%. There were 37 men and five women. The clinical features were the sudden onset of pain with shock and the prese...

Spontaneous, atraumatic rupture of the spleen is an uncommon but potentially fatal cause acute abdominal pain. Splenic abscesses are equally rare and can be a risk factor for spontaneous splenic rupture. We present 45-year-old man with no past medical or surgical history who presented worsening left upper pain that had been months, was discovered to have ruptured spleen. abscess intra-operative...