A 21-year-old woman with no history of tuberculosis was admitted to the emergency room with an acute abdominal accompanied by fever. She underwent an emergency abdominal operation surgery and histological studies revealed a peritoneal and appendicular ovarian tuberculosis. The patient received antibacillar (Rifampicine, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide). Two months later, she was readmitted with fever a...

We present here the case of a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patient who developed sclerosing calcifying peritonitis with gross macroscopic calcification of the small bowel, a rare and life-threatening complication of sclerosing peritonitis. A 40-year-old female had been on CAPD for 7 years. A peritoneal biopsy during an open cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis showed sclerosin...

INTRODUCTION Splenic metastasis from ovarian carcinoma generally presents as peritoneal spread with multiorgan involvement. Fewer than 30 cases of solitary parenchymal splenic metastasis from ovarian carcinoma have been published in the literature. The presentation is often asymptomatic. CASE PRESENTATION An increase in tumor marker CA-125 from 18.1 to 132.6 units/ml (normal < 35 units/ml) wa...

Introduction. Correct diagnosis of peritoneal infectious disease can be extremely difficult due to non-specific clinical features. Thus, careful assessment with thorough histopathological work-up is essential. Here, we report the first case of human peritoneal cysticercosis mimicking peritoneal carcinosis. Case presentation. The patient presented with recurring ascites and a tumour in the Dougl...

Hydatid cyst is a common disease in our country. The revelation by peritoneal hydatidosis is rare in children. We report the case of a 15 years old adolescent. History of the disease began a year by the occurrence of acute abdominal pain starting at the right hypochondrium; resolved with symptomatic treatment; no assessment was initially performed. The evolution was characterized by the recurre...

background: peritoneal tuberculosis accounts 1-2% of all forms of tuberculosis. peritoneal tuberculosis is an important differential diagnosis for ovarian cancer in women with ascites, adnexal mass and elevated cancer antigen 125 (ca125) levels. we report a case of a 32- year -old woman with multiple miliary peritoneal deposits mimicking advanced ovarian carcinoma. case presentation: a 32-year-...

introduction: mandibular fracture is the most common facial bone fracture due to facial trauma. a variety of imagings have been used for diagnosis of mandibular fractures. however, the choice of imaging for diagnosis of mandibular fractures is controversial.present study compares the accuracy of the three most common imaging methods in mandibular fracture diagnosis panoramic radiography, corona...

introduction: peritoneal dialysis is an established form of renal replacement therapy used in many patients with end – stage renal disease . peritoneal dialysis has different complications this study was conducted in order to evaluate its complications and different survival probabilities of factors in shahid rahnemoon hospital . methods: in this retrospective, historical cohort study, reports ...

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a rare complication in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD), the prevalence of which increases with the time spent on PD. Various causative factors have been proposed, but the pathogenesis still remains unclear. The aim of our retrospective study was to analyze the basic clinical characteristics and outcomes of five patients diagnosed with EPS out of ...

INTRODUCTION Port site metastasis after minimally invasive urologic surgery is a rare event despite the widespread utility of laparoscopic techniques in the management of urologic malignancies. Herein, we report a case of port site metastasis after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. PRESENTATION OF CASE A currently 77-year-old male patient, who was diagnosed with cT2c, Gleason 7 (4+3) pros...