Litopedion. Presentación de un caso by Angel Rafael Rodríguez Cabrera, Yanela Infante Hernández, Carlos Manuel Hernández Dávila

“…Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 32 años, atendida en el Centro de Salud Oswaldo Padilla, de Waspam, Nicaragua, a la que se le diagnosticó litopedion retenido en el abdomen por aproximadamente 35 semanas.…”
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Chronic Appendicitis: Possible Differential Diagnosis in Patients with Chronic Abdominal Pain by Iva Ljubas, Ivana Jurca, Dora Grgić

“…Namely, our patient was radiologically diagnosed with a collection of denser content retroperitoneally in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen, which in the first place was not related to possible appendicitis, regarding complaints. …”
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Spontaneous Duodenal Perforation as a Complication of Kawasaki Disease by Kambiz Masoumi, Arash Forouzan, Hossein Saidi, Hazhir Javaherizadeh, Ali Khavanin, Mohammad Bahadoram

“…In this report, we describe the case of a 2.5-year-old boy with typical Kawasaki disease who presented with GI bleeding and surgical abdomen. The diagnosis of duodenal perforation was confirmed.…”
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Jejunal Fistula Complicating Ovarian Serous Carcinoma: Case Report of a Rare Phenomenon and Review of the Literature by Isin Ureyen, Tayfun Toptas, Sezin Ates Tatar, Gulsum Ekin, Faruk Gulec, Aysel Uysal

“…This diagnosis should be kept in mind while preparing a patient for ovarian cancer surgery if the patient has acute abdomen or abdominal pain incompatible with the extent of the tumor. …”
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A Rare Case of Giant Mesenteric Lipoblastoma in a 6-Year-Old Child and Review of the Literature by Maria Enrica Miscia, Gabriele Lisi, Giuseppe Lauriti, Angela Riccio, Dacia Di Renzo, Valentina Cascini, Pierluigi Lelli Chiesa

“…Those tumors arising in the abdomen are usually larger and can cause symptoms of compression. …”
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Obesity-Associated Abdominal Elephantiasis by Ritesh Kohli, Vivian Argento, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong

“…The abdominal wall and legs were edematous, with cobblestone-like, thickened, hyperpigmented, and fissured plaques on the abdomen. Two patients had localised areas of skin erythema, tenderness, and increased warmth. …”
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When the Stomach Pain Is Literally “In Your Head” by D. Jakubauskas, M. Sarafinaitė, R. Mameniškienė

“…We present the clinical case of a 67-year-old female patient who was investigated at the Gastroenterology Department for a sharp pain in the left side of the abdomen, frequent abdominal distension and gurgles, diarrhoeal episodes, weight loss, paroxysmal hallucinations, and headaches. …”
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Acute Intestinal Obstruction in Meckel’s Diverticulum by I. H. Shidakov

“…Diseases caused by the presence of MD present one of the most common causes of an “acute abdomen” in children: up to 60% of cases of their manifestation occur in children under 10 years of age. …”
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Application of Refill, Recoil, Rebound (3R) as a Novel Chest Compression Technique in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Report of Two Cases by Georgia Tsoungani, Sayed Nour

“…Alternatively, we propose a new technique compromising chest compressions through the 5th intercostal space while placing the victim in the left lateral decubitus position with wrapped abdomen and raised legs, allowing to: bypass the sternal barrier, refill the heart, and then recoil-rebound the chest (3R /CPR), within the axis of the cylindrical ribcage. …”
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Lysophosphatidic acid 2 alleviates deep vein thrombosis via protective endothelial barrier function by Bai Ruifeng, Yue Xinyang, Tian Xuan, Zhao Huiru, Liu Ying, Li Tian, Wu Jun

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Irritable Hip as the Inaugural Symptom for Neuroblastoma by Sara Alves da Silva, Jorge Mendes, João Carvalho, Hélder Nogueira, Helena Barroca, Margarida Fernandes, Edite Tomás

“…Although the primary suspicion was of septic arthritis, a CT scan of the abdomen revealed an adrenal neuroblastoma. Conclusion. …”
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A Case of Painful Growing Abdominal Wall Mass during Pregnancy Requiring Resection in the Second Trimester by Shlomo M. Stemmer, Cintia Gomes, Elyce H. Cardonick

“…We present a case of a 28-year-old previously healthy multigravida who noticed a lump in her abdomen near the umbilicus two months before becoming pregnant. …”
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Giant Intra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumor in a Young Male without History of Surgery, Trauma, or Familial Adenomatous Polyposis by Noritoshi Mizuta, Kozo Tsunemi

“…A 17-year-old male reported swelling of his abdomen and abdominal pain. He was referred to our hospital with no history of surgery, trauma, or familial adenomatous polyposis. …”
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Synchronous Collagenous Sprue and Enteropathy-Type T Cell Lymphoma: Variants of the Same Disease by SAC Medlicott, PL Beck, S Loken, T Crabtree

“…He presented to hospital with an acute abdomen that had a radiological correlate of free air under the diaphragm. …”
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Seatbelt: A Double-Edged Sword by P. Raychaudhuri, N. K. Cheung, C. Bendinelli, M. Puvaneswary, R. Ferch, Rajendra Kumar

“…We report the case of a child with seatbelt sign and mesenteric vein injury due to blunt trauma to the abdomen during a motor vehicle accident where the seatbelt was incorrectly placed. …”
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Acute pancreatitis mimicking myocardial ischemia: A case report and a review of the literature by Antonio Villa, Francesca Campagna, Giulia Gallotta, Riccardo Bennicelli, Paola Sartori

“…A computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen confirmed the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. …”
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Severe Clostridial Pyomyoma following an Abortion Does Not Always Require Surgical Intervention by Daphna Stroumsa, Eliel Ben-David, Nurith Hiller, Drorith Hochner-Celnikier

“…A 41-year-old primigravida presented with abdominal pain and fever, one day following dilatation and curettage at 20 weeks of gestation. Her abdomen was diffusely tender, with a uterus enlarged to 20 weeks' gestation. …”
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Splenorenal Manifestations of Bartonella henselae Infection in a Pediatric Patient by Taylor Rising, Nicholas Fulton, Pauravi Vasavada

“…A contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen and pelvis was also obtained which showed hypoattenuating lesions in the spleen and bilateral kidneys. …”
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A Rare Case of Calcified Simple Mesenteric Cyst in a 70-Year-Old Woman by Alazar Berhe Aregawi, Alemwosen Teklehaimanot Alem

“…It ranges from being asymptomatic to features of acute abdomen very rarely. Surgery is the treatment of choice. …”
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Cistoadenocarcinoma mucoproductor de ovario. Presentación de un caso by Regla Fang Mederos, Práxedes Rojas Quintana, Doris González Díaz

“…Gustavo Aldereguía Lima, de Cienfuegos, por sentir dolor en bajo vientre, aumento de volumen del abdomen, con toma del estado general y pérdida de peso. …”
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