Painful Hip Leading to the Diagnosis of MEN 2B Syndrome by Mehtab Ahmad, Imran Rizvi, Amit Jain, Noorin Zaidi

“…General examination detected thyroid swelling which was found to be a medullary thyroid cancer and imaging of abdomen confirmed the presence of bilateral pheochromocytoma, also present were neuromas of tongue and lips. …”
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Asymptomatic Pellet Migration to the Heart: Report of a Case and Update on Proper Management by George Galyfos, Konstantinos Palogos, Nikolaos Kavouras

“…The patient was haemodynamically stable, and the physical examination of the abdomen and thorax was unremarkable. There was no obvious exit point and there were no other injuries. …”
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Multiple small bowel GIST as GI manifestation of neurofibromatosis type I: A case report by Habtamu Tsegaye, Adamu Tigabu

“…Computed tomography of the abdomen should be done in Neurofibromatosis type 1 Patients with gastrointestinal symptoms as GISTs may be the cause of these symptoms. …”
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Giant Pheochromocytoma Diagnosis Confounded by Amphetamine Use by Shreya Amin, Matthew Gilbert, Kaitlyn Barrett

“…Case Description. 37-year-old female presented with a 1-day history of abdominal pain. CT abdomen identified a 12.5 cm heterogeneously enhancing left adrenal mass. …”
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Experiencing cardiac arrest during surgical exploration in hemodynamically stable patients with multiple stab wounds, including lower extremity in Korea: a case report by Jung Rae Cho, Dae Sung Ma

“…This report describes a case of sustained self-inflicted stab injuries to the abdomen and thighs of a 23-year-old male patient. …”
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Calciphylaxis: A Long Road to Cure with a Multidisciplinary and Multimodal Approach by Vasiliki Zoi, Dimitra Bacharaki, Aggeliki Sardeli, Minas Karagiannis, Sophia Lionaki

“…We present in here a 45-year-old female on chronic dialysis with morbid obesity, who was admitted for painful nodules in the lower abdomen and necrotic lesions at the lower extremities. …”
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Colovesical Fistula due to Sigmoid Diverticulitis by Christos K. Stefanou, Spiridon Gkogkos, Stefanos Flindris, Apostolis K. Paxinos, Thomas Tsiantis, Polyxeni Oikonomou, Kostas Tepelenis, Stefanos K. Stefanou

“…We present a 43-year-old man complaining of frequent urinary tract infections for six months. On CT abdomen and pelvis, a colovesical fistula was diagnosed. …”
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Spontaneous Massive Splenic Infarction in the Setting of Renal Transplant and Septic Shock: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Christine L. Bokman, Maroun Sfeir, Veer Chahwala, Enrique Ginzburg

“…A computed tomographic study (CT scan) of the abdomen demonstrated MSI. The surgical team was consulted for splenectomy but conservative management was maintained and immune function preserved. …”
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Complete Transection of the Cystic Duct and Artery after Blunt Trauma: A Case Report by Sung Hoon Cho, Kyoung Hoon Lim

“…On the second day of hospitalization, her abdomen became distended, with follow-up CT showing a large collection of intra-abdominal fluid. …”
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Thanatophoric Dysplasia: A Report of 2 Cases with Antenatal Misdiagnosis by Lamidi Audu, Amina Gambo, Tokan Silas Baduku, Bilkisu Farouk, Anisa Yahaya, Kefas Jacob

“…It is characterised by pronounced shortening of the tubular bones resulting in significant short stature, macrocephaly, a funnel-shaped chest, protuberant abdomen, redundant skin in the limbs, and typical facies among others. …”
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Ureteroarterial Fistula by D. H. Kim, A. Mahdy, V. Mundra, M. Berman, G. M. Ghoniem

“…She had prior low anterior resection for rectal cancer and a retained ureteral stent. CT abdomen and pelvis showed a large recurrent pelvic mass and a retained stent. …”
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Pneumatosis Intestinalis as the Initial Presentation of Systemic Sclerosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Farshid Ejtehadi, Nikolaos A. Chatzizacharias, Hugh Kennedy

“…Subsequently a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis showed moderately dilated small bowel loops and PI. …”
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Bilateral Chylothorax as a Unique Presentation of Pancreaticobiliary or Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer by Nooraldin Merza, John Lung, Mazin Saadaldin, Tarek Naguib

“…The CT-guided placement of bilateral chest tube drained 1160 cc of creamy yellow fluid on the right and 1200 cc of creamy yellow fluid on the left. CT chest/abdomen/pelvis showed bilateral ground-glass opacities within the lungs and possible bony metastasis. …”
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A Behcet’s Disease Patient with Right Ventricular Thrombus, Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms, and Deep Vein Thrombosis Complicating Recurrent Pulmonary Thromboembolism by Selvi Aşker, Müntecep Aşker, Özgür Gürsu, Rıdvan Mercan, Özgür Bülent Timuçin

“…On the transthoracic echocardiogram, a thrombosis with a dimension of 4.2 × 1.6 cm was recognized in the right ventricle. On abdomen CT, aneurysmal iliac veins and deep vein thrombus on Doppler ultrasonograms were diagnosed. …”
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Serous cystadenoma of the ovary. A case report by José Carlos Aíras Cañizares, José Alberto Puerto Lorenzo, Lidia Torres Aja

“…Gustavo Aldereguía Lima Hospital in Cienfuegos because for several months she had been experiencing progressive abdominal volume increase, in addition to persistent pain in the lower abdomen that radiated to the legs, accompanied by difficulty defecating and urinating on occasions is presented. …”
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Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Lifesaving Procedure—A Case Report by N. Nagaprasad, G. Praveen Harish, Asmat Jahan, Kavya Gaddam, Satwika Dharanikota

“…Then the appropriate timing was chosen to perform a pedicled anterolateral thigh flap with vastus lateralis muscle for reconstructing a large area of full-thickness defect involving the abdomen. The outcome of the patients was also good. …”
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Primary Pure Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Gallbladder Locally Invading the Liver, Duodenum, and Stomach: A Case Report and Literature Review by Aldrin C. Alpuerto, Maximo E. Mora, R. Jonathan Robitsek, Sebastian D. Schubl

“…Computed tomography and ultrasonography results of the abdomen were consistent with acute cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. …”
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Effects of Long Distance Transportation on Honey Bee Physiology by Kiheung Ahn, Xianbing Xie, Joseph Riddle, Jeff Pettis, Zachary Y. Huang

“…Protein content in thorax was only measured in GA trial and was not significantly different between the two groups. Lipid content in abdomen was not significantly different between the S and T colonies in all three trials. …”
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Pyogenic Liver Abscess Caused by Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a 21-Year-Old Male by Samuel Igbinedion, Meher S. Mavuram, Moheb Boktor, John Bienvenu

“…Labs were significant for leukocytosis with predominant neutrophilia and elevated liver enzymes. CT abdomen with contrast revealed an 8.4 cm multiloculated right hepatic mass extending to the kidney. …”
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Fibromioma uterino gigante. Presentación de un caso by Tahiluma Santana Pedraza, Jorge Luís Estepa Pérez, José Félix Martín Entenza

“…Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 43 años de edad, con antecedentes de padecer de asma bronquial y de hipertensión arterial, que acudió a consulta por presentar aumento de volumen de su abdomen y sangrado vaginal. Fue atendida por la especialidad de Cirugía General del Centro Médico de Diagnóstico Integral María Genoveva Guerrero Ramos, del Municipio Libertador, Distrito Capital, en Venezuela. …”
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