Experimental Study of Thoracoabdominal Injuries Suffered from Caudocephalad Impacts Using Pigs by Sishu Guan, Zhikang Liao, Hongyi Xiang, Xiyan Zhu, Zhong Wang, Hui Zhao, Peng Liu, Xinan Lai

“…The subjects in group I and group II experienced the caudocephalad loading at the peak pelvic accelerations of 108.92 ± 58.87 g and 139.13 g ± 78.54 g, with the peak abdomen pressures, 41.24 ± 16.89 kPa and 63.61 ± 65.83 kPa, respectively. …”
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Sigmoid Volvulus in Pregnancy Assessed by Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography Scanning by Toshiaki Watanabe, Tadatsugu Kinjo, Yoshino Kinjyo, Hayase Nitta, Hitoshi Masamoto, Keiko Mekaru, Yoichi Aoki

“…Plain abdominal X-ray showed a dilated colon on the left side of the abdomen. Contrast-enhanced CT scan of the abdomen revealed a volvulus on the dorsal side of the uterus. …”
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Syringomatous Tumour Presenting as Inversion of a Supernumerary Nipple by Louise Öwall, Henrik Mygind, Åsa Rosenborg, Anne-Vibeke Lænkholm

“…This case presents a woman with two supernumerary nipples on each side of the abdomen. One of the nipples was inverted with a small palpable firm mass in close relation to the nipple, leading to referral to the breast surgery department. …”
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Spontaneous Ovarian Pregnancy and Over Protective Management: A Case Report by Hatice Ender Soydinç, Mehmet Sıddık Evsen, Muhammet Erdal Sak, Fatmanur Çaça, Ali Özler

“… We aimed to present a case of primary ovarian pregnancy in a 31-year-old patient who presented to the emergency room with symptoms and signs of acute abdomen and positive beta HCG test. A gestation sac of 6 weeks was detected in the right ovary by transvaginal sonography. …”
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Polytrauma and continue epidural anesthesia. A case presentation. by Roberto Travieso Peña, José Julio Ojeda González, Aleida Hernández Lara

“…Gustavo Aldereguí­a Lima¨ hospital with multiple trauma in the skull, thorax abdomen and extremities. Left and right pleurothomy was performed by bilateral hemonoumothorax. …”
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Jejunal Perforation: A Rare Presentation of Burkitt’s Lymphoma—Successful Management by Samir Ranjan Nayak, Ganni Bhaskara Rao, Subramanya Sarma Yerraguntla, Sisir Bodepudi

“…Malignant tumors of the small bowel presenting as acute abdomen are a rare occurrence. Burkitt’s lymphoma presenting as a surgical emergency needing emergency laparotomy is an uncommon presentation of this tumor. …”
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The death of Cleopatra by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…Antony died a slow death after an initially unsuccessful suicide attempt by way of a stab wound to the abdomen. It is argued that Cleopatra (and her two servants) probably committed suicide through poisoning, rather than the bite of an asp (viper) as is popularly believed. …”
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Laparoscopic Salpingectomy for Isolated Fallopian Tube Torsion in the Third Trimester by R. P. Duncan, M. M. Shah

“…The clinical presentation is often nonspecific and the diagnosis is difficult, especially in the gravida abdomen. If left untreated, torsion can result in premature labour and foetal loss, as well as maternal morbidity. …”
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Primary Intraparenchymal Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Kidney: A Rare and Unique Entity by Prithwijit Ghosh, Kaushik Saha

“…We are most probably describing the second case of primary SCC of the renal parenchyma in a 51-year-old male who presented with heaviness of right upper abdomen with intermittent pain in right flank. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) revealed a mass in the right lower pole of the kidney and histopathology following nephrectomy displayed the features of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma without urothelial involvement.…”
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Composite Oncocytoma and Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma of the Kidney Treated by Partial Nephrectomy: A Case Report by Michael S. Floyd, Saqib Javed, Keloth E. Pradeep, Alan R. De Bolla

“…Computerised tomography of her abdomen revealed a 38-mm mass in the lower pole of her left kidney. …”
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Systemic Amyloidosis: A Rare Presentation of Mesenteric Angina by Christopher N Andrews, Jack N Amar, Malcolm MM Hayes, Robert A Enns

“…Computed tomography of the abdomen, panendoscopy and mesenteric angiography failed to explain the cause of the patient's mesenteric angina. …”
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Adenocarcinoma Ex Goblet Cell Carcinoid of Appendix: Two Case Reports by Yu-Ting Wang, Yi-Ru Li, Tuan-Ying Ke

“…Most patients present with acute abdomen, similar to acute appendicitis. Here we present two cases, which were found incidentally after operation. …”
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Intestinal Obstruction following Ingestion of Metallic Instruments in a Psychiatric Patient by Oscar Kivike, Israel Soko, David Mgaya, Frank Sandi

“…Surgery was done by opening the abdomen and then the stomach. The stomach, together with the proximal intestine, was found to be filled with metallic instruments weighing 780 mg. …”
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Hemorrhagic Pseudocyst of Pancreas Treated with Coil Embolization of Gastroduodenal Artery: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Sudhir Kumar Jain, Vishnuraja Rajendran, Maneesh K. Jain, Ronal Kori

“…We present a case of 21-year-old male, admitted to our department, who was a known case of posttraumatic acute pancreatitis and who developed massive upper GI bleeding. CT angiography of abdomen showed aneurysm of gastroduodenal artery. …”
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Spontaneous Rupture of Renal Cell Carcinoma in Pregnancy: A Case Report by Mohamed Zakieldahshoury, Hassaan A. Gad, Salah Ahmed

“…The diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma is often delayed as the clinical presentation might resemble other pregnancy-related disorders or asymptomatic in most cases and a complete ultrasonographic examination of the abdomen is not a part of the routine obstetric evaluation. …”
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Spontaneous Splenic Rupture Complicating Severe P. falciparum Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review by Eltaib Saad, Elamin Elsamani, Walid Abdelrahman

“…We report on a 32-year-old male who was diagnosed with severe Plasmodium falciparum infection and presented with an acute abdomen due to spontaneous splenic rupture. He was managed conservatively and had a successful outcome. …”
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Invasion of Pheochromocytoma from the Caudal Vena Cava to the Right Ventricular Cavity in a Dog by Takafumi Machida, Noboru Machida

“…The dog died due to hypotensive shock from the vagal reflex, and on autopsy, an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma (paraganglioma) was diagnosed in the caudal abdomen. At autopsy, the tumor plug of the caudal vena cava was confirmed. …”
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Chromobacterium violaceum: A Rare Cause of Urinary Tract Infection by Ujjwal Laghu, Manami Yanagawa, Konosuke Morimoto, Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel

“…A 41-year-old man with a neurogenic bladder due to spinal cord injury (SCI) attended the outpatient department with chief complaints of fever, pain in the lower abdomen, and persistent hematuria for 10 days. From the urine culture and the microbiological and biochemical tests, the causative organism was identified as Chromobacterium violaceum. …”
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A Case of Metastatic CNS Melanoma of Unknown Primary Presenting with Seizures by Viva Nguyen, Samar Aboulenain, Shawn Mohammed, Sahyli Perez Parra

“…Neurological workup including brain vessel imaging, CT chest, abdomen, and pelvis as well as CSF and serological workup for vasculitis failed to demonstrate the cause of her brain lesions. …”
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Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in trauma management: a comprehensive study of clinical indications and challenges by Tongporn Wannatoop, Peerayuht Phuangphung, Tanut Sornmanapong

“…The DAS group exhibited a prevalence of major hemorrhagic sources from the abdomen to the groin of 50.2%, and substantial intra-abdominal bleeding of 41.2%. …”
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