Can Transthoracic Echocardiography Be Used to Predict Fluid Responsiveness in the Critically Ill Patient? A Systematic Review by Justin C. Mandeville, Claire L. Colebourn

“…Studies on patients with an open thorax or abdomen were excluded. Results. The predictive power of diagnostic accuracy of inferior vena cava diameter and transaortic Doppler signal changes with the respiratory cycle or passive leg raising in mechanically ventilated patients was strong throughout the articles reviewed. …”
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Dynamic Change of Intestinal Duplication in an Adult Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review by Abhishek Shah, Jimin Du, Yutian Sun, Dianbo Cao

“…More than 80% of cases occur before the age of two years as an acute abdomen, bowel obstruction or other complications associated with it. …”
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Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis Mimicking Carcinoma Gallbladder by Elisha Poddar, Prakash Mainali, Suraj Shrestha, Pratima Gautam, Anuradha Twayana, Niharika Pathak, Ashish Tiwari, Abhishek Bhattarai, Laligen Awale, Prasan Singh Kansakar

“…We present a case of a 62-year-old male who presented with features of carcinoma gallbladder in the CECT abdomen and MRCP. Intraoperatively, there was a mass in the gallbladder and extension into the adjacent structures with involvement of the hepatic artery, 1st part of the duodenum, portal vein, and hepatic flexure of the colon, and thus a palliative cholecystectomy was done. …”
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Extensive Surgical Emphysema in a Child after Primary Closure of Tracheocutaneous Fistula by R. Gurung, B. M. Shakya, H. Dutta

“…He developed extensive surgical emphysema over the face, chest, and upper abdomen immediately in the recovery room. We gave him oxygen supplementation, removed surgical stitch, and inserted a 4 mm tracheostomy tube to secure airway. …”
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Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis Secondary to Oral Contraceptive Use by Heather Stewart, Michael T. Flannery, Deborah A. Humphrey

“…Physical exam can vary from a benign to an acute abdomen. The are no specific diagnostic laboratory studies for the presence of MVT, and it can be an incidental finding of computed tomography or ultrasound. …”
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Hypertrophic Neuropathy Secondary to Hansen's Disease. A Case Report by María Octavina Rodríguez Roque, Didiesdle Herrera Alonso, Ada Sánchez Lozano

“…She also developed hypopigmented skin lesions on the chest and abdomen. The investigation was initiated due to suspicion of hypertrophic polyneuropathy. …”
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A Rare Case of Small Bowel Obstruction in a Patient with Endosalpingiosis, Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome, and Chlamydia trachomatis Pelvic Inflammatory Disease by Zhi Kiat Sia, Jodie Trautman, Takako Eva Yabe, James Wykes

“…During her third presentation, the radiological features were suggestive of high-grade small bowel obstruction in a virgin abdomen. A diagnostic laparoscopy has been performed. …”
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Penetrating gallbladder injury in a pediatric patient in the United States: a case report by Nelimar Cruz-Centeno, Shai Stewart, Derek R. Marlor, Charlene Dekonenko, Richard J. Hendrickson

“…We present the case of an 11-year-old male with an accidental pellet gunshot wound to the right upper abdomen that resulted in a grade III liver laceration and damage to the anterior gallbladder wall. …”
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Anorectal Malformation: Paediatric Problem Presenting in Adult by Rahulkumar N. Chavan, Bhargav Chikkala, Cinjini Das, Somak Biswas, Diptendra Kumar Sarkar, Sushil Kumar Pandey

“…This is a case report of 22-year-old girl admitted with abdominal distension, vomiting, and chronic constipation since birth. Abdomen was distended, and perineal examination revealed imperforate anus with vestibular fistula (ARM). …”
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Pyogenic Liver Abscess. A Case Report by Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés, Yordanka Yamilé Aleaga Hernández

“…In addition, she presented night sweats, loss of appetite, weight loss, nausea and pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen which was sharp, permanent and annoying sometimes. …”
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Giant Ovarian Cyst: a Case Report by Mario Joel Arroyo Díaz, Mayelín Díaz Gutiérrez, Miriam García Tirada, Yanara Luisa Gutiérrez Aleaga

“…He came to the General Teaching Hospital "Enrique Cabrera" referring volume increase progressive on the abdomen for a year and a half of evolution without another symptom companion in its beginning, but in recent months caused her lack of air before the efforts, urinated with more frequent than usual and with a lack of appetite. …”
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Extraosseous Multiple Myeloma: Case Report of Presentation in the Lower Extremity Soft Tissues with Literature Review by Jeff Ames, Ahmad Al-Samaraee, Takashi Takahashi

“…Analysis of the anatomic location of EM-MM lesions demonstrates the majority being in the upper airway (33.8%), soft tissues including retroperitoneum and abdomen (14.1%), gastrointestinal tract (10.3%), central nervous system, head and neck (16.0%), and GU (2.4%). …”
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A Rare Case of a Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Stomach Presenting as a Submucosal Mass by Wolf von Waagner, Zhuo Wang, Antonio I. Picon

“…Imaging of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis showed no evidence of local or distant metastasis. …”
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Prostatic hyperplasia and congenital bladder diverticulum. A case report by Ciro Esteban Delgado Cantero, María Raquel Abreu Santana

“…During the physical examination tumor mass was palpated in the lower abdomen region. It was painless. Ultrasound and cystography showed giant bladder diverticulum with a narrow neck into the right lateral wall of the bladder. …”
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Urethral Solitary Fibrous Tumor: A Rare Pathologic Diagnosis of a Periurethral Mass by Gaby N. Moawad, Elias D. Abi Khalil, Cheryl Silverbrook, Stephanie Barak, Alice Semerjian, Michael Phillips

“…The presence of SFTs in the abdomen and pelvis is extremely rare. To our knowledge no cases of urethral solitary fibrous tumor in the literature have been reported so far. …”
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Renal immature teratoma in infant: A rare case report by Yacobda Hamonangan Sigumonrong, Aze Andrea Putra

“…A CT scan showed a large tumor in the left abdomen, leading to a left open nephrectomy. Histopathology confirmed an immature Grade III teratoma, showing ectodermal, mesodermal, and endodermal components with neuroepithelial structures. …”
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A Unique Case of Mycophenolate Induced Colitis after 10 Years of Use by Abhinav Goyal, Moiz Salahuddin, Yogesh Govil

“…Stool PCR was negative for C. difficile. CT abdomen/pelvis showed gaseous distension of the colon without any obstruction. …”
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Fornix Rupture in Duplex Kidney due to Internal Iliac Artery Aneurysm by Phitsanu Mahawong, Tanop Srisuwan, Kittipan Rerkasem

“…A 70-year-old man presented with severe pain on the right side of the abdomen for 7 days. An abdominal CT angiographic scan showed an impending rupture of a large right internal iliac artery aneurysm which compressed to a right ureter causing hydroureteronephrosis. …”
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Opioid-induced pancreatitis: A case study by Anuka Koul, Jaspreet Kaur, Sahil Attri, Navneet Arora

“…Patient’s Concern: A 45-year-old male presented with complaints of acute onset, severe pain in the abdomen, radiating to the back. The symptoms were preceded by regular oral intake of opium. …”
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Beware of failure of early pregnancy induction – An incidental discovery of an undiagnosed bicornuate uterus at laparotomy by Rajasri G Yaliwal, Aruna M. Biradar, Laxmi Sangolli, Rakshitha Raghavendra

“…On the last resort to open the abdomen, an incidental discovery of a bicornuate uterus was made. …”
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