We report a case of a giant pancreatic pseudocyst in a 33-year-old woman presenting with abdominal pain, loss of appetite and abdominal distension. CT scans revealed a giant pancreatic pseudocyst measuring 10.3 cm × 9.6 cm × 9.3 cm anteroposteriorly, with signifi cant compression of the stomach. An open retrogastric cystogastrostomy was performed through a midline incision, and 3 L of fl uid wa...

Small bowel obstruction secondary to phytobezoars is an unusual presentation in surgery. We present a case of an elderly female patient with an insidious onset of abdominal pain, abdominal distension, and bilious vomiting diagnosed radiologically to be small bowel obstruction. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a trapped mass of vegetable matter in the distal ileum. She had enterotomy with primary...

A 52 years old lady was admitted with 2 weeks history of abdominal distension and drowsiness. Laboratory workup confirmed the presence of de-compensated liver disease with negative viral serology. Abdominal ultrasound and CT abdomen revealed tumour in right kidney with tumour thrombus extending in inferior vena cava and hepatic vein resulting in Budd Chiari syndrome and ascites. Patient was man...

A 15 month old German shepherd dog was presented with a history of chronic vomitions, anorexia, dehydration and loss of condition. Physical examination revealed a hard palpable object in mid abdominal region and lateral abdominal radiograph revealed a radiolucent foreign body with moderate distension of intestinal loops. Emergency exploratory enterotomy was performed and maize corn was retrieve...

OBJECTIVE To review the clinicopathological characteristics of ovarian masses in Korean premenarchal girls. DESIGN The data collected from hospital medical records were reviewed retrospectively regarding age, presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome. PARTICIPANTS There were 65 premenarcheal girls who underwent surgery at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital between January 1990 and March 2012. ...

In order to test the hypothesis that negative feedback signals from abdominal receptors are integrated in an additive manner in the control of voluntary food intake, cows with rumen fistulas were given intraruminal infusions of sodium acetate or sodium propionate, or both, with or without distension of the rumen by balloon. Intakes were monitored during the 3 h experimental period and for 2 h a...

Sclerosing peritonitis is a rare condition characterised by ascites, peritoneal and bowel wall thickening. Causes reported in the literature include luteal ovarian the comas, peritoneal dialysis, peritoneal chemotherapy and liver cirrhosis. We report an interesting case of a woman presenting with diarrhoea, abdominal distension, ascites and pleural effusion. She was subsequently diagnosed with ...

A previously healthy 3-year-old boy was referred by his general practitioner to the paediatric outpatient clinic because of a 6-month history of moderate to severe constipation. It was associated with mild central abdominal pain and slight weight loss. He had been treated with Movicol, with minimal effect. There were no other symptoms or history of foreign travel. He appeared well, but had a no...

This study reports a case of parasitism by Dioctophyme renale in a supernumerary kidney and abdominal cavity of a female cat in Brazil. The three-year-old cat of indeterminate breed presented abdominal distension and was taken to the University of Contestado Veterinary Hospital in Canoinhas, state of Santa Catarina, since the owner suspected pregnancy. An ultrasound scan did not confirm pregnan...

30 patients with severe refractory irritable-bowel syndrome were randomly allocated to treatment with either hypnotherapy or psychotherapy and placebo. The psychotherapy patients showed a small but significant improvement in abdominal pain, abdominal distension, and general well-being but not in bowel habit. The hypnotherapy patients showed a dramatic improvement in all features, the difference...