scholarly journals Acute presentation of ruptured ovarian cyst secondary to torsion with ipsislateral concomitant ectopic pregnancy: A case report

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-56
Author(s):  
Mahendra R Pandey ◽  
Neeva Ojha

Twenty-one year unmarried regularly menstruating lady without history of amenorrhea presented with acute abdomen in TU Teaching Hospital –Emergency Department. On evaluation urine pregnancy test was positive. Urgent ultrasound revealed multiloculated cystic lesion measuring 8.5 x 8 x 6.7 cms in the right adnexa anterolateral to the uterus with no intrauterine gestational sac. She underwent emergency laparotomy with right salpingo-oophorectomy. On laparotomy there was twisted and ruptured right ovarian cyst with unruptured ampullary pregnancy on the same side. There was coexistence of these two conditions which presented as acute abdomen. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njog.v3i2.10834 Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Vol.3(2) 2008; 54-56

Author(s):  
Shweta Mittal ◽  
Vinita Gupta ◽  
Dolly Chawla ◽  
Seema Pundir

Broad ligament ectopic pregnancy is a rare and serious form of extrauterine pregnancy with a high risk of maternal mortality. There are no specific clinical features. Ultrasonography may help in diagnosis but definitive diagnosis is made only during surgery. A 20-year-old woman with previous 2 abortions presented with acute abdomen. She had no history of amenorrhoea but there was history of two episodes of bleeding in the last month at an interval of 14 days, each episode lasting for two-three days. The last episode of bleeding was 10 days back. Her urine pregnancy test was done and it was positive. There was marked abdominal tenderness with guarding and rigidity. Per vaginal examination revealed marked tenderness in the right fornix and cervical motion tenderness, uterus size could not be assessed due to tenderness.  It was diagnosed as a case of ruptured ectopic pregnancy. Since she was haemodynamically unstable, emergency laparotomy was done. She had a right sided broad ligament ectopic pregnancy which had ruptured. The tissue was completely removed and haemostatic sutures were taken. High index of clinical suspicion, early diagnosis and prompt surgery is the key to management.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-593
Author(s):  
Ramiro A. Pérez de la Torre ◽  
Job J. Rodríguez Hernández ◽  
Ali Al-Ramadan ◽  
Abeer Gharaibeh

Background: Phantom limb syndrome is defined as the perception of intense pain or other sensations that are secondary to a neural lesion in a limb that does not exist. It can be treated using pharmacological and surgical interventions. Most medications are prescribed to improve patients’ lives; however, the response rate is low. In this case report, we present a case of phantom limb syndrome in a 42-year-old female with a history of transradial amputation of the left thoracic limb due to an accidental compression one year before. The patient underwent placement of a deep brain stimulator at the ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPM) on the right side and removal secondary to loss of battery. The patient continued to have a burning pain throughout the limb with a sensation of still having the limb, which was subsequently diagnosed as phantom limb syndrome. After a thorough discussion with the patient, a right stereotactic centro-median thalamotomy was offered. An immediate response was reported with a reduction in pain severity on the visual analogue scale (VAS) from a value of 9–10 preoperative to a value of 2 postoperative, with no postoperative complications. Although phantom limb pain is one of the most difficult to treat conditions, centro-median thalamotomy may provide an effective stereotactic treatment procedure with adequate outcomes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-90
Author(s):  
Sunita Maharjan ◽  
Ganesh Dangal ◽  
Aruna Karki ◽  
Hema Pradhan ◽  
Ranjana Shrestha ◽  
...  

Ovarian cyst torsion (also termed as adnexal torsion) refers to partial or complete rotation of the ovary and a portion of fallopian tube along with its supply to vascular pedicle. It occurs commonly in females of all age group, more on the right side (60%) and often with acute lower abdominal pain lasting for few hours up to 24 hours. Ovarian cyst torsion is one of the devastating conditions hampering blood supply of ovary which may lead to total necrosis of ovarian tissue like in our case. Delayed diagnosis and management can lead to various complications. Here, we present a case of 46 years old perimenopausal female, para 2, living 2 who presented to our emergency department with complain of sudden onset severe pain abdomen since morning. Emergency exploratory laparotomy was done due to high clinical suspicion of torsion based on previous ultrasound finding of ovarian cyst done a day prior to the presentation. On intraoperative finding, the cyst was already necrosed. Due to timely diagnosis and management by emergency laparotomy, anticipated complications were reduced.    


1994 ◽  
Vol 108 (7) ◽  
pp. 607-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abduljabbar Alshaikhly ◽  
Abdalla M. Hamid ◽  
Bahram Azadeh

AbstractA 64-year-old Qatari female, with a one-year history of right otorrhoea and deafness, had a reddish-white mass projecting into the right ear canal, through the tympanic membrane, that proved histopathologically to be a paraganglioma. Computerized tomography (CT) of the temporal bones showed extensive destruction of the right mastoid bone, the posterior ear canal wall, and the sinus plate, with total disruption of the ossicles, simulating a malignant tumour, which is unusual for a middle ear paraganglioma.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Lodhia ◽  
Ayesiga Herman ◽  
Rune Philemon ◽  
Adnan Sadiq ◽  
Deborah Mchaile ◽  
...  

Introduction. Hydatidosis is a parasitic manifestation caused by Echinococcus granulosus. It is characterized by cystic lesions in the liver and lungs. Diagnosis is based on typical history and radiological measures. Case presentation. A four-year-old boy presented with a one-year history of dry cough and difficulty in breathing which was of gradual progression. Computed tomography of the chest revealed a large 11.7 cm×8.6 cm×11.0 cm cyst in the right hemithorax. The patient underwent thoracotomy and recovered well post procedure. Conclusion. This case report highlights that large hydatid cysts can be surgically removed with good outcome and the importance of realizing that the disease is a burden to the public health and is much neglected.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Oluwatobi Onafowokan ◽  
Dabanjan Bandyopadhyay ◽  
Dale Johnson ◽  
Hugo J. R. Bonatti

Background. Lumbar hernias are rare abdominal hernias. Surgery is the only treatment option but remains challenging. Posterior incisional hernias are even rarer especially with incarceration of intra-abdominal contents.Case Presentation. A 68-year old female presented with a 3-day history of worsening acute abdominal pain and distension, with multiple episodes of emesis. A CT scan indicated a large incarcerated posterolateral abdominal hernia. The patient had a history of resection of a sarcoma on her back as a child and also received chemotherapy and radiation. During emergency laparoscopy, a hemorrhagic small bowel segment incarcerated in the hernia was reduced and resected, and the distended small bowel was decompressed. An elective hernia repair was scheduled. After temporary clinical improvement, the patient again developed abdominal pain, distention, and emesis. During emergency laparotomy, a large hematoma in the right flank was found and partially evacuated. The right colon was mobilized out of the hernia and the duodenum was kocherized. A20×20cm BIO-A mesh was placed on top of the Gerota fascia and cranially tucked under liver segment VI. Anteriorly, the mesh was fixated with absorbable tacks. The duodenum and colon were placed into the mesh pocket. A postoperative CT scan identified a 2 cm pseudoaneurysm of a side branch of a lumbar artery, and the bleeding source was embolized. The postoperative course was complicated byClostridium difficile-associated colitis, but ultimately, the patient recovered fully. At 6-month follow-up, there was no evidence for a recurrent hernia.Discussion. There is a paucity of literature concerning lumbar incisional hernias. Repair with bioabsorbable mesh seems feasible, but longer follow-up is necessary as the mesh was placed in an unusual fashion due to the retroperitoneal hematoma. The exact cause of the hemorrhage is unclear and may have been caused during the initial incarceration, during surgery, or may be a late complication of her previous radiation.


2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 694-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hironobu Sakaura ◽  
Yukihiko Yasui ◽  
Toshitada Miwa ◽  
Tomoya Yamashita ◽  
Kenji Ohzono ◽  
...  

The authors report a case of cervical myelopathy caused by invagination of the bilaterally separated lamina of the axis. They also present a literature review. The patient was a previously healthy 68-year-old man with a 1-year history of slowly progressive gait disturbance, right-hand clumsiness, and right dominant sensory disturbance in his trunk and extremities. Both MRI and CT showed that the spinal cord was markedly compressed at the C2–3 level, on the right side, by a deeply invaginated anomalous lamina of the axis. A bilaterally separated lamina was also visible. The patient underwent removal of the anomalous invaginated fragment of the separated lamina and the spinous process of the axis. One year after surgery, his myelopathic symptoms had almost completely resolved. Here, the authors present the case of a patient with an extremely rare anomaly of the lamina of the axis. The underlying pathogenesis of this anomaly could be the failure of the 2 chondrification centers on either side to fuse into a single ossification center. Surgical removal of the anomalous invaginated lamina produced a satisfactory outcome.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (11_suppl3) ◽  
pp. 2325967114S0018
Author(s):  
Ceyda Sarıal ◽  
Abdulhamıt Tayfur ◽  
Beyza Kap ◽  
Dılara Donder ◽  
Ozum Melıs Ertuzun ◽  
...  

Objectives: To investigate the impact of having previous history of inversion ankle sprain on balance tests in adolescent volleyball players. Methods: Fourty-five adolescent volleyball players with mean age of 15.26±1.03 participated in our study. Twenty-nine were uninjured (control group) and sixteen had previously experienced inversion injuries on right ankle. 9 players had the injury more than than one year ago and 7 players had it before six to twelf months. Balancing abilities were evaluated by Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) and Single Limb Hurdle Test (SLHT). The fact that players with history of injury had the ankle sprain at right foot led us to perform the measurements in the control group also for the right foot. We compared the results of injured and uninjured players on both tests. Results: Uninjured players' reaching distance on right foot was found out to be significantly more than in players with ankle sprain at medial and posteromedial directions of SEBT(p<.05), whereas there were no differences detected for the other directions (p>.05). For comparing athletes' performances with SLHT, finishing time was found significantly better in uninjured players (p<.05). Conclusion: Adolescent volleyball players with history of injury show lower performance on balance tests compared to uninjured players. This demonstrates that they should be given a training including balance and stabilization programs.


Author(s):  
M. Bharathidasan ◽  
B. Justin William ◽  
Ravi Sundar George Sundar George ◽  
A. Arunprasad ◽  
R. Sivasankar

A two years old Kathiawar stallion was reported with the history of two, pedunculated hard mass medially on the thigh and hock of the right hind limb, progressively increasing for the past two months. Fine needle aspiration cytology revealed fibrosarcoma.The tumour on the medial aspect of the thigh was injected with cisplatin intra-tumorally at a dose rate of 0.3 mg/cm3 of tumour volume and was exposed to ECT. The tumour on the medial aspect of the hock was excised incompletely to preserve skin and subcutaneous tissues around the tumour for wound opposition and treated with intra-tumoral injection of cisplatin followed by ECT. Following electrochemotherapy complete response was noticed onthe 3rd and 4th week for the tumours on the thigh and hock respectively. No recurrence was noticed during the follow-up period of one year revealing ETC with cisplatin as a single treatment and also in combination with surgery is effective for the treatment of fibrosarcoma in equines.


2000 ◽  
Vol 114 (7) ◽  
pp. 540-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoseph Rakover ◽  
Michael Bennett ◽  
Rephael David ◽  
Gabriel Rosen

We report a rare case of isolated extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) of the right true vocal fold in a 38-year-old male with a one-year history of hoarseness. Immunohistochemical staining of plasma cells in the tumour, showed over 90 per cent of them to be positive for kappa light chains. After two attempts at local surgical excision and recurrence within 10 months, the tumour was irradiated.Only seven reported cases of isolated EMP of the true vocal fold are reported in the literature. The therapeutic options are discussed.


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