cardiac rupture, particularly rupture of the left ventricular wall, has a very high mortality rate. in this occasion, even if injured patients being alive when carried to the hospital, many of them will die due to following possible reasons: severe bleeding, cardiac tamponade, wasting time for routine and usual diagnostic procedures or transferring the injured to other hospital equipped for car...

background: rupture into the biliary ducts is the most frequent complication of hydatid liver disease. in endemic areas of echinococcus granulosus, development of jaundice in a patient with liver cyst is initially suspected to have hydatid cyst. case presentation: a 48 year-old woman with history of asymptomatic hydatid liver cysts was admitted to the emergency department with right upper quadr...

This paper is concerned with the intermediate-term prediction of the forthcoming M7 ~ 8 class earthquake on the plate boundary, off the east coast of Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, which is the highest probability among the long-term forecast announced to the public. Regional seismicity in the regions of stress-shadow preceding each of the previous ruptures in 1936 and 1978 shows quiescence...

OBJECTIVE To outline the current practice in the management of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in the United Kingdom. METHODS A postal questionnaire designed to include various clinical scenarios was sent out to the 321 orthopaedic surgeons in the United Kingdom who, being affiliated to one of the specialist societies of the British Orthopaedic Association, namely the British Associ...

Results We were successful in deploying a 26 mm Edwards Sapien XT through trans-aortic approach after two failed attempt due to rupture of the balloon during valvuloplasty. The patient also had an off pump coronary artery bypass grafting to the right coronary artery. The patient was discharged home after a week. Discussion/Conclusion TAVR balloon rupture is an uncommon complication; it could re...

Objective: To study the determinants and outcome of prelabour rupture of membrane at term pregnancy in Patan Hospital. Method: A prospective, hospital based case control study done in maternity ward of Patan Hospital over the period of three months (Poush 2059-Phalgun 2059). A total no of 100 pregnant women with prelabor rupture of membrane and 100 pregnant women without prelabor rupture of mem...

myocardial free wall rupture is a catastrophic complication of acute myocardial infarction, and prognosis will depend on the prompt diagnosis by echocardiography, extension of infarct size, and prompt surgical treatment. free wall rupture concomitant with ventricular septal defect (vsd) may be more complicated for management. a case of a 69-year-old man with myocardial free wall rupture and vsd...

a 4-day-old holstein bull calf with considerable oedema of the belly (water belly) was referred to theveterinary teaching hospital of the school of veterinary medicine, shiraz university. the owner did notobserve any urination since birth. rupture of the urethra was suspected. perineal urethrotomy was performed. subsequently, catheterization of urethra revealed the obstruction near the external...

hemangiomas are the most common benign liver masses with a frequency of 0.4-7.3% at autopsy. they are usually discovered incidentally and a few require surgery. spontaneous or traumatic ruptures are among indications of surgery for hemangiomas. we report a case of giant hepatic hemangioma presenting as hemoperitoneum following use of the slimming belt that underwent an emergent laparotomy. abdo...