Spontaneous hemoperitoneum is the presence of intraperitoneal hemorrhage from a nontraumatic and noniatrogenic cause and there are only a few reported cases of in rheumatoid arthritis-associated gastrointestinal vasculitis. We present an extremely rare case of spontaneus hemoperitoneum with isolated gangrene of splenic flexure and descending colon due to non traumatic left colic arterial haemor...

BACKGROUND A splenic rupture associated with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is exceedingly rare. We report a case of stage 3 splenic laceration, hemoperitoneum and subsequent splenic rupture following an ESWL for a left mid polar renal calculus. CASE PRESENTATION During the ESWL, although the patient's pain was controlled the gentleman was very nervous and had to be repositioned ...

We have reported a case of nontraumatic massive hemoperitoneum caused by melanoma metastatic to the uterus that was readily managed with surgery. We believe this strategy provided effective palliation, improved quality of life and potentially prolonged survival for this patient.

Objective To evaluate blood product usage in cats with hemoperitoneum. secondarily factors associated transfusion administration and the outcome of Design Retrospective study between years 2018–2022. Setting University veterinary teaching hospital private practice hospital. Animals 33 admitted to diagnosed hemoperitoneum from January 2018 September 2022. Measurements main results Medical record...

Bites by venomous snakes can cause fatal systemic and coagulation disorders. Rare complications, such as compartment syndrome hemoperitoneum, may also require surgical intervention. Here, we describe our experience with an unusual case of snakebite-induced delayed splenic rupture. A 54-y-old male no specific medical history visited a local hospital for bite unidentified snake. He had been bitte...

Heterotopic pregnancy (HP) is a rare condition, with an incidence of 130,000 after spontaneous conception, which increases to 11,000-1100 following assisted reproduction technology (ART), but potentially life threatening, since the rupture EP may lead major internal bleeding, hemoperitoneum and hypovolemic shock.

OBJECTIVE To report a case of ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma with massive hemoperitoneum which was successfully controlled with isoamyl 2-cyanoacrylate. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 46-year-old Bangladeshi gentleman presented to our casualty complaining of acute abdominal pain and distension, associated with jaundice. Bedside abdominal ultrasound showed multiple focal lesions i...

BACKGROUND BRAF inhibitors such as vemurafenib are a new family of biological drugs, recently available to treat metastatic malignant melanoma. METHODS We present the case of a 38-year-old man affected by metastatic melanoma who had been under treatment with vemurafenib for a few days. The patient suffered from sudden onset of abdominal pain due to intra-abdominal hemorrhage with profuse hemo...