scholarly journals SÍNDROME DE TROUSSEAU SIMULANDO ABDOME AGUDO: MANIFESTAÇÃO DE UMA NEOPLASIA OCULTA – RELATO DE CASO

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-35
Author(s):  
Luana Silva e Silva dos Anjos ◽  
Gboado Emmanuella Richenel Hermine Akowanou ◽  
Osvaldo Pinto Neto

O termo Abdome Agudo descreve um processo intra-abdominal marcado por dor severa ou progressiva de início súbito que, frequentemente, requer intervenção cirúrgica de emergência. Trata-se de um cenário clínico desafiador e demanda uma abordagem diagnóstica minuciosa, diligente e ágil no intento da determinação da terapia apropriada o mais precoce possível. A história clínica detalhada e o exame físico direcionado conduzem à elaboração de hipóteses que, quando necessário, são confirmadas com a solicitação de exames complementares. Neste sentido, os fenômenos de hipercoagulabilidade neoplásica frequentemente são subestimados, sobretudo em pacientes sem o conhecido diagnóstico de neoplasia. A associação entre doença neoplásica e processos tromboembólicos, que recebe a denominação de síndrome de Trousseau, pode coexistir e até mesmo preceder o diagnóstico da neoplasia em meses ou anos numa incidência que varia consoante as séries de 5% a 15%. No intento de alertar sobre a possibilidade deste diagnóstico, descreve-se uma paciente de 58 anos, sexo feminino, apresentando dor epigástrica súbita e progressiva com irradiação para dorso, cujo exame físico revelou presença de massa volumosa e indolor palpável em fossa ilíaca direita. Com diagnóstico tomográfico de infarto esplênico e hepático e os achados do exame físico, associados à imagem expansiva e infiltrada em fossa ilíaca direita foi possível postular a manifestação da síndrome supracitada induzida por neoplasia de cólon. A paciente evoluiu com trombose venosa profunda em membro inferior esquerdo posteriormente. Em muitos casos a manifestação trombótica é premonitória à doença neoplásica de maneira que, quando bem observada permite a antecipação diagnóstica e terapêutica. Palavras-chave: Abdome agudo; trombofilia; Neoplasias do Cólon. ABSTRACT The term acute abdomen describes an intra-abdominal process marked by severe or progressive onset pain and often requires emergency surgical intervention. It is a challenging clinical setting and requires a thorough, diligent and agile diagnostic approach in an attempt to determine appropriate therapy as early as possible. The detailed clinical history and the directed physical examination lead to the elaboration of hypotheses that, when necessary, are confirmed with the request for complementary examinations. In this case, the neoplastic hypercoagulability phenomena are often underestimated, especially in patients with no diagnosis of neoplasia. The association between neoplastic disease and thromboembolic processes called Trousseau's syndrome, can coexist and even precede the diagnosis of neoplasia in the last months, from 5% to 15%. In an attempt to warn about the possibility of this diagnosis, a 58-year-old female patient with sudden and progressive epigastric pain with irradiation to the back is described, whose physical examination revealed the presence of voluminous mass and palpable pain in the right iliac fossa. The tomographic diagnosis of splenic and hepatic infarction of the physical examination was associated with the expansive image and infiltrated in the iliac fossa, it was possible to postulate a manifestation of Trousseau's syndrome induced by colonic neoplasm. A patient developed deep vein thrombosis in the lower left lower limb. In many cases the thrombotic manifestation is premonitory to the neoplastic disease, when well controlled allows the diagnostic and therapeutic anticipation. Keywords: Abdomen Acute; Thrombophilia; Colonic Neoplasms.

2011 ◽  
Vol 04 (03) ◽  
pp. 049-050
Author(s):  
Lafaiete Alves Júnior ◽  
Carlos F. Ferrarini ◽  
Fernando Dipe de Matos ◽  
Maria Fernanda Braggio ◽  
Cleber Trindade de Araujo ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTElectrolyte imbalances are common in clinical practice. However, if untreated they can lead to severe complications including neurologic disturbances, cardiac rhythm alterations and even death. They can be diagnosed by a detailed clinical history, a careful physical examination and serum determinations. Their etiology is broad, including renal and extra-renal losses, use of medication without medical supervision and low intake from foods. The present case describes a patient attended at the emergency room complaining of epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting and weakness that resolved after electrolyte reposition.


Author(s):  
Saurabh Kothari ◽  
Manjula Kothari ◽  
Shree Mohan Joshi ◽  
Kalp Shandilya

Background: A mass in the right iliac fossa is a common diagnostic problem encountered in clinical practice, requiring skill in diagnosis. Methods: 100 patients with signs and symptoms of right iliac fossa mass admitted in Hospital were identified and were studied by taking detailed clinical history, physical examination and were subjected to various investigations like x ray erect abdomen, chest x-ray, contrast x-ray . Result: In this study of out of 100 cases, 65.00% of cases were related to appendicular pathology either in the form of appendicular mass or appendicular abscess. There were 12.00% cases of ileocaecal tuberculosis. Conclusion: Appendicular lump remains the most common cause for right iliac fossa pain. Ileocaecal tuberculosis is one of the most important differential diagnoses for pain abdomen. Keywords: Appendicular Mass, Ileocaecal Tuberculosis, Carcinoma Caecum, Right Iliac Fossa Mass.


2001 ◽  
Vol 125 (8) ◽  
pp. 1088-1090
Author(s):  
Najat Mourra ◽  
Emmanuel Tiret ◽  
Yann Parc ◽  
Paul de Saint-Maur ◽  
Rolland Parc ◽  
...  

Abstract Malignant transformation is an infrequent complication of endometriosis. The ovary is the primary site in 76% of cases, and extragonadal sites are identified in 24%. Endometrioid carcinoma is the most common histologic type; sarcoma is very rare. We report a case of low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma of the rectosigmoid colon presenting with epigastric pain due to portal vein thrombosis. This tumor arose from extragonadal endometriosis in a 61-year-old woman and was treated by surgical resection. The main differential diagnosis of this unusual colonic neoplasm includes primary mesenchymal tumors, such as gastrointestinal stromal tumors.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. e229849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashraf Nabeel Mahmood ◽  
Osama Abulaban ◽  
Arshad Janjua

Frequent falls and dizziness are common complaints in children. These symptoms can be caused by wide range of underlying pathologies including peripheral vestibular deficits, cardiac disease, central lesions, motor skills delay and psychogenic disorders. We report three paediatric cases who presented with complaints of repeated falls and imbalance. MRI scan revealed underlying brain lesions (frontal lobe arteriovenous malformation, exophytic brain stem glioma and cerebellomedullary angle arachnoid cyst with cerebellar tonsillar ectopia). By reporting these cases, we would like to emphasise the importance of a thorough assessment of children with similar symptoms by detailed clinical history, physical examination and maintaining low threshold for investigations, including radiological imaging. Taking in consideration, the wide range of differential diagnosis, the challenge of obtaining detailed history and difficulty of performing reliable physical examination in this age group. Management of underlying disorders can be medical, surgical or just observational.


2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-80
Author(s):  
Mariana A. Aquafredda ◽  
Gustavo R. Piñero ◽  
Luis R. Moscote Salazar ◽  
Carolina Polo Torres ◽  
Sandra M. Castella Leones ◽  
...  

The surgery of brain tumours is not free from complications, above all taking into account that today the patients operated are even older and with multiple comorbidities associated. The multidisciplinary preoperative evaluation aims at minimising the risks; nevertheless this evaluation has not yet been defined and is not based on a strong evidence. The detailed clinical history, the physical examination including functional status and the neuroimaging are the fundamental pillars.The more critical complications occur in the immediate postoperative period: cerebral oedema, postoperative haemorrhage, intracranial hypertension and convulsions; other complications, such as pulmonary thromboembolism or infections, develop lately but are not less severe. Every surgical approach has its own complications in addition to the ones common to the whole neurosurgery.


2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 1308-1313
Author(s):  
Leonardo Fernandes e Santana ◽  
Mateus de Sousa Rodrigues ◽  
Marylice Pâmela de Araújo Silva ◽  
Rodrigo José Videres Cordeiro de Brito ◽  
Jandir Mendonça Nicacio ◽  
...  

SUMMARY Fever of undetermined origin (FUO) is a challenging entity with a striking presence in hospitals around the world. It is defined as temperature ≥ 37.8 ° C on several occasions, lasting ≥ three weeks, in the absence of diagnosis after three days of hospital investigation or 3 outpatient visits. The main etiologies are infectious, neoplastic, and non-infectious inflammatory diseases. The diagnosis is based on the detailed clinical history and physical examination of these patients, in order to direct the specific complementary tests to be performed in each case. The initial diagnostic approach of the FUO patient should include non-specific complementary exams. Empirical therapy is not recommended (with few exceptions) in patients with prolonged fever, as it may disguise and delay the diagnosis and conduct to treat the specific etiology. The prognosis encompasses mortality of 12-35%, varying according to the baseline etiology.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 3329-3337
Author(s):  
Anupam Kakade ◽  
Mangesh Padamwar ◽  
Ajonish Kamble ◽  
Yashwant Lamture ◽  
Meenakshi Yeola

One of the most common problems experienced in surgical practice, which challenges the surgeon and needs the ability to diagnose through knowing the anatomy and pathological process that can occur inside the abdomen, is a mass in the right iliac fossa. The purpose of this research was to examine clinical appearance, differential diagnosis and treatment methods for patients with the right iliac fossa.Study was carried out in the Dept. of General Surgery at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi (M), Wardha , Maharashtra , between August 2018 to December 2019. 43 patients with signs and symptoms of right iliac fossa mass were studied by taking detailed clinical history, physical examination, and were subjected to various investigations.In the present study appendicular mass constituted 60.46%, appendicular abscess 09.30% ,ileocaecal tuberculosis 06.97 % , carcinoma caecum 13.95 % , intussusseption02.32%. Patients presented with constitutional symptoms like pain , fever , vomiting , weight loss.Appendicular lump remains the most common entity in right iliac fossa mass patients. Ileocaecal tuberculosis is one of the most common differential diagnosis to be considered for pain abdomen evaluation in rural population. Conservative treatment followed by interval appendicectomy remains the main management modality in appendicular lump. The rare cause of mass in right iliac fossa as intussusception should be kept in mind.


Author(s):  
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Verma ◽  
Dr. Sanvar Mal Kantva

Background: Patients with mass in the right iliac fossa may confront the surgeon, pediatrician or gynecologist. Thus, thorough understandings of the anatomy and pathological process that may occur within the abdomen are essential for an accurate diagnosis and plan of treatment. Methods: 100 patients with signs and symptoms of right iliac fossa mass admitted Hospital were identified and were studied by taking detailed clinical history, physical examination and were subjected o various investigations like x ray erect abdomen, chest x-ray, contrast x-ray. Results: In this study of 100 cases 86 % of cases were related to appendicular pathology either in the form of appendicular mass or appendicular abscess. There were 3 cases of ileocaecal tuberculosis. Conclusion: This study showed that appendicular mass is the commonest pathology in right iliac foss. Keywords: Appendicular mass, ileocaecal tuberculosis, carcinoma caecum, right iliac fossa mass


2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (8) ◽  
pp. 1109-1115
Author(s):  
Leonardo Fernandes e Santana ◽  
Mateus de Sousa Rodrigues ◽  
Marylice Pâmela de Araújo Silva ◽  
Rodrigo José Videres Cordeiro de Brito ◽  
Jandir Mendonça Nicacio ◽  
...  

SUMMARY Fever of undetermined origin (FUO) is a challenging entity with a striking presence in hospitals around the world and can be associated with a myriad of differential diagnoses. It is defined as axillary temperature ≥ 37.8 ° C on several occasions, lasting ≥ three weeks, in the absence of diagnosis after three days of hospital investigation or three outpatient visits. The main etiologies are: infectious, neoplastic, and rheumatic. The diagnosis is based on the detailed clinical history and physical examination of these patients, in order to direct the specific complementary tests to be performed in each case. Empirical therapy is not recommended (with few exceptions) in patients with prolonged fever, as it may disguise and delay the diagnosis and conduct to treat the specific etiology. The prognosis encompasses mortality of 12% - 35%, varying according to the underlying etiology. In this sense, the objective of this study is to review the main topics about fever of undetermined origin, bringing historical and scientific aspects, national and international.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-23
Author(s):  
Orelvis Rodríguez Palmero ◽  
Liseidy Ordaz Marin ◽  
María Del Rosario Herrera Velázquez ◽  
Agustín Marcos García Andrade

Present the case of a 66-year-old male patient, with a history of right inguinal hernia, who was referred to the emergency room at the IESS de Chone Basic Hospital in the north of the Manabí province, Ecuador, with symptoms of Abdominal pain of more than 24 hours of evolution located in the right iliac fossa and inguinal region on the same side, in the physical examination the hernia was impossible to reduce, so he was taken to the operating room, in the intervention the cecal appendix was found swollen within the hernial sac, a condition known as Amyand's hernia.


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