Acute Abdomen
Mostrando 1-12 de 45 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Multiple Jejunal Diverticulosis Complicated by Perforation: Case Report and a Brief Literature Review
Abstract Background Multiple small-bowel diverticulosis comprises a rare entity with probable underestimated incidence, and that may be the reason why it is sometimes overlooked when managing cases with peritonitis. Case report In the present paper, we report the case of a 76-year-old male presenting abdominal pain and fever in an acute setting. Computed
Journal of Coloproctology (Rio de Janeiro). Publicado em: 2022
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2. The role of laparoscopy in the propaedeutics of gynecological diagnosis
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate agreement between pre- and post-laparoscopy gynecological diagnosis in order to demonstrate the rationality of this minimally invasive technique use in gynecological propaedeutics. Methods: Retrospective chart review study conducted between March 2010 and October 2016 based on a convenience sample. 315 patients undergoing sur
Acta Cir. Bras.. Publicado em: 14/02/2019
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3. Acute appendicitis mimicking acute scrotum: a rare complication of a common abdominal inflammatory disease
RESUMO Introdução: A apendicite aguda é a doença cirúrgica mais comum do abdome na prática clínica, afetando principalmente adultos jovens. Tem uma grande variedade de apresentações clínicas, devido à variação anatômica do apêndice cecal. Sua apresentação como escroto agudo e abscesso escrotal é bastante rara e atípica, ocorrendo principa
J. Coloproctol. (Rio J.). Publicado em: 2018-03
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4. Thoracotomy compared to laparotomy in the traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. Systematic review and proportional methanalysis
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the most used approach to treat traumatic diaphragmatic ruptures, and in which one the requirement to assess the second cavity is more frequent. Methods: Systematic review, observational studies. Outcomes: moment of approach, most commonly via addressed and the requirement to open the other cavity. Bases searched: Lilacs, Pubm
Acta Cir. Bras.. Publicado em: 2018-01
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5. Cholelithiasis and its complications in sickle cell disease in a university hospital
Abstract Introduction: The clinical manifestations of sickle cell disease are related to the polymerization of hemoglobin S. The chronic hemolysis caused by this condition often causes the formation of gallstones that can migrate and block the common bile duct leading to acute abdomen. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the profile of patients with si
Rev. Bras. Hematol. Hemoter.. Publicado em: 2017-03
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6. Neisseria meningitidis presenting as acute abdomen and recurrent reactive pericarditis
ABSTRACT Meningococcal meningitis is a well established potential fatal infection characterized by fever, headache, petechial rash, and vomiting in the majority of cases. However, protean manifestations including abdominal pain, sore throat, diarrhea and cough, even though rare, should not be overlooked. Similarly, although disseminated infection could poten
Braz J Infect Dis. Publicado em: 2016-12
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7. Host inflammatory response to polypropylene implants: insights from a quantitative immunohistochemical and birefringence analysis in a rat subcutaneous model
ABSTRACT Objectives To describe acute and sub acute aspects of histological and immunohistochemical response to PP implant in a rat subcutaneous model based on objective methods. Materials and Methods Thirty rats had a PP mesh subcutaneously implanted and the same dissection on the other side of abdomen but without mesh (sham). The animals were euthanize
Int. braz j urol.. Publicado em: 2016-06
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8. Acute cor pulmonale due to lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia in a child with AIDS
BACKGROUND: Acute cor pulmonale is a clinical syndrome with signs of right-sided heart failure resulting from sudden increase of pulmonary vascular resistance. CASE PRESENTATION: A five-year-old male, infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), was admitted at the division of infectious diseases of this hospital with cough, tachydyspnea, fever, and breat
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. Publicado em: 2012-06
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9. Surgical and functional outcomes of sigmoid vaginoplasty among patients with variants of disorders of sex development
PURPOSE:To assess the use of sigmoid colon in vaginal reconstruction of some patients with disorders of sex development. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 31 patients with disorders of sex development of various causes. All were reared as females. Female gender was decided for all cases after complete medical assessment. All patients underwent sigmoi
International braz j urol. Publicado em: 2012-06
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10. Tumor do estroma gastrintestinal (GIST): relato de caso
The authors report a case of a male patient in his forties with progressive abdominal pain associated with weight loss, dyspnea, and edema of the inferior limbs, culminating in a surgical acute abdomen. A segmental enterectomy containing a lesion of about 10cm in diameter was performed. It was later confirmed, by means of immuno-hystochemistry, as being a Ga
Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões. Publicado em: 2011-02
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11. Unusual fatal multiple-organ dysfunction and pancreatitis induced by a single wasp sting
Acute onset of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is a well-known complication following multiple wasp stings. However, MODS after a single wasp sting has been rarely reported in children and acute pancreatitis have probably never been observed before. Herein we describe the case of a 12-year-old boy who had urticaria and abdominal pain after a singl
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases. Publicado em: 2011
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12. Brazilian guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary angioedema
Hereditary angioedema is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by edema attacks with multiple organ involvement. It is caused by a quantitative or functional deficiency of the C1 inhibitor, which is a member of the serine protease inhibitor family. Hereditary angioedema is unknown to many health professionals and is therefore an underdiagnosed disease.
Clinics. Publicado em: 2011