Radical open nephrectomy is considered the standard treatment for kidney tumors or masses greater than 10 cm. We present a rare case of acute pancreatitis that occurred after right radical transperitoneal nephrectomy, which was treated by nonsurgical conservative interventions. The incidence of acute pancreatitis after renal surgery is not known in the literature. A 56-year-old man developed ac...

The clinical determination of an infected kidney cyst may be difficult in a patient with ADPKD. The typical presentation of fever and abdominal pain carries a broad differential that includes pyelonephritis, infected kidney stones, perinephric or perihepatic abscess, cyst hemorrhage, or even intra-abdominal pathology unrelated to ADPKD. Conventional imaging with ultrasound, computed tomography,...

Spillage of gallstones (6-40%) are common during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Development of intraperitoneal and perihepatic abscesses are relatively rare (<0.1%). However, it may pose a diagnostic dilemma mimicking intra-abdominal tumor due to their similar radiologic appearance. CASE REPORT We present a 57-year-old woman with history of cholecystectomy 8 years prior who presented with a su...

Mortality remain high for patients with complex hepatic injuries rades IV and V however numerous studies have shown improved utcomes with a multidisciplinary approach using a combination f angioembolization, perihepatic packing and resection. Patients ith a transplanted liver allograft pose an additional challenge as his is a rare occurrence only reported once in the literature. We eport a case...

PID is manifested by a continuum of inflammation from the lower genital tract to the upper genital tract. Evidence of this inflammation can be confirmed by performing a saline preparation of the vaginal secretions to document a marked increase in the number of inflammatory cells (A). Evidence ofmucopus further documents lower genital tract inflammation (B). Laparoscopy visually confirms the pre...

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Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is characterized by an inflammation of the perihepatic capsules associated with pelvic inflammatory disease. The typical symptom is severe right upper quadrant abdominal pain. We report a patient with Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome who presented with an atypical chief complaint of right-side chest pain unaccompanied by symptoms specific to pelvic inflammatory disease. This ...