abdominal compartment syndrome is a dangerous clinical situation, usually following abdominal injuries &operations.; it is seldom observed in patients with gynecologic and obstetric problems. abdominal compartment syndrome may be consequence ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. a 28-year-old woman presented as a sever ovarian hyperstimulation.the increased iap indicated that ohss may be considere...

Herein, we report four cases of Comamonas kerstersii intra-abdominal infections representing the first report of human infections caused by this Comamonas species. In addition, our work demonstrates the association of C. kerstersii with peritonitis secondary to appendix rupture.

AIM This study aims to evaluate the algorithm of procalcitonin (PCT) and its role on the duration of antibiotics prescription for intra-abdominal infections. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study is a prospective controlled study that is conducted in groups of 50 hospitalised patients and 50 controlled group patients. RESULTS The results indicated that the average duration of antibiotic delivery...

The traditional surgical practice of routinely culturing specimens from patients with community-acquired intraabdominal infections, such as appendicitis, contributes little to the management of the individual patient, either initially or later when infectious complications have developed. Instead of performing routine cultures for peritonitis, a modified approach that still facilitates hospital...

INTRODUCTION Epicardial permanent pacemaker generators are implanted some times in the abdominal wall in pediatric age groups. CASE PRESENTATION Three permanent epicardial pacemakers that migrated in an unusual manner producing intraabdominal complications are reported. CONCLUSION The different clinical presentations of pacemaker migration in the pediatric age groups are highlighted and a f...

A case is presented of a 40 year old fertile man with a history of unilateral cryptorchidism who presented with a lower abdominal mass. On investigations a giant intraabdominal seminoma was diagnosed. Laparotomy and complete excision was carried out. The possible association between the undescended testis and cancer transformations is briefly discussed.

Secondary bacterial peritonitis, in comparison to spontaneous, presents with a surgically treatable intraabdominal source for infection such as a gastrointestinal perforation or abscess and is nearly always polymicrobial. We present a rare case of secondary bacterial peritonitis from Clostridium perfringens in an adult patient with noncirrhotic ascites and a Krukenberg tumor.