Makale Arama

Aim: Our aim is to investigate the relation between the increase of abdominal pressure and abdominal compartmant syndrome Material and Method: 61 patients admitted to Selçuk Univercity Meram Medical Faculty Emergency Service with diagnosis of acute abdomen were included in this study. The diagnosis were; 25 cases ileus, 13 cases acute pancreatitis, 11 cases mesentery ischemia seviand 12 cases with intestinal perforations. In all cases urine bladder pressures were recorded as the reflection of abdominal pressure. Meanwhile pH, PaCO2, PaO2, SGPT , SGOT, urea and creatinin levels were measured in venous and arterial blood samples. The procedure was repeated consequently 24, 48 and 72 hours. The correlation between abdominal pressure increase and these parameters were evaluated. Results: Increase in abdominal pressure has negative effects on renal, pulmonary and liver organ systems. Renal function effected by 10 cm H2O pressure and was obviously affected after 20 cm H2O pressure. The increase of abdominal pressure causes respiratory alcholosis; at initial time and hypoxia, hypercarbia, metabolic acidosis and respiratory insuffiency at the late period. Liver enzyms were recorded at high level in abdominal pressure increase. Conclusion: Urine bladder pressure is reflecting abdominal pressure. The incerase of abdominal pressure has positive correlation with urea, creatinin, SGOT, SGPT, and PaCO2 levels and negative correlation with PaO2 and pH levels.

  Brusellosis is a zoonotic disease which is transmitted with nonpasteurized milk and milk products. Mostly effects the gastrointestinal system and less the genitourinary system. Most common genitourinary complication of brucellosis is epididymo-orchitis.

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 Here we present a case which presented with right lower quadrant pain in which physical examination lead us to the preliminary diagnosis of appendicitis after laboratuary results, cilinical findings and deepining the history the patient was diagnosed with unilateral epididimoorchit and here presented with clinical laboratuary findings. Brusellosis which is endemic in our country, should be kept in mind especially when accompanied with acute abdomen eventhoug imaging prosedures do not confirm the diagnosis. 

Ovarian cysts rarely reach enormous dimensions. The giant ones could be get mixed with mesenteric cysts, lymphangioma, local ascites or peritoneal inclusion cysts. We presented a case in which the preoperative evaluations revealed a lymphangioma eventhough the final hystopathological diagnosis was an endometriotic cyst (a type of benign ovarian cyst). Cystic lesions related to gonadal structures should be kept in mind when you’re dealing with giant cystic structures which are encountered rarely as a result of physical and laboratory examination at acute abdomen. The fertility situation and wish of patient should be considered when the treatment algoritm with an interdisciplinary approach are drawn .

Tuberculosis is still an important public health problem in the World, especially, in undeveloped and developing countries. In this study, the primary diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis was reported from a 14 months old female patient. The patient applied to our clinic with complaints of refusing breastfeeding, fever, abdominal distention, vomiting and loss of weight, then, the patient was taken to emergency operation due to the acute abdomen. In the operation, cheese-shaped lesions on whole intestines were macroscopically observed. Its histopathological examination revealed intestinal tuberculosis. Tuberculosis treatment for patient who were not diagnosed in the early stage was lost. In this study, details related with clinical findings, diagnosis and curation were reported with the aim of making an awareness on this rare case.

Isolated tubal torsion other than combination with ovarian torsion is reported in few articles in the literature. Especially in cases with normal appearing ovaries and having acute abdomen clinic as like usual torsion, this disease should be kept in mind. In this report a case of isolated tubal torsion is presented which is diagnosed preoperatively with ultrasonography and computed tomography and possible results of the delay in the treatment is discussed.

Nt. N (native nephrectomy) is not a frequently performed procedure following transplantation because the kidneys have important endocrinal functions in the organism. Therefore, native kidneys should not be displaced following transplantation. A 48-year-old female patient presented to the ER (emergency room) with complaints of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and fever. The patient’s history revealed that she had undergone cadaveric renal transplant about 30 months ago. Examination showed that there was comprehensive sensitivity and rebound all about the abdomen. Her urinary sediment contained an ample amount of leucocytes and erythrocytes. The patient who did not show any improvement regarding the sepsis indications in spite of liquid replacement and appropriate antibiotheraphy was taken into surgery. The patient received bilateral Nt. N from the midline incision. Bilateral Nt. N is a rare procedure. Sepsis and acute abdomen problems brought about by recurrent native renal infections of the patient were successfully treated by bilateral Nt. N . We think that for this case native nephrectomy should have been performed under better conditions before development of sepsis and acute abdomen conditions due to recurrent renal infections.

\r\n Tubal torsion is a very rare case, especially in pregnancy. We present a case of a patient of 24 weeks gestation that was admitted to our clinic with acute abdomen. Radiological and biochemical investigations did not reveal the cause of abdominal pain which resulted in laparatomic exploration. During the operation, the Morgagni cyst, previously explored by ultrasonographic examination, and the right fallopian tube were found twisted among themselves. Cystectomy and detorsion was performed of the Morgagni cyst and the fallopian tube, respectively.  

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Our case was pre-diagnosed with appendicitis but during the surgery it was seen that the patient had cecal diverticulum perforation. Further, as the dissection continued appendicitis with retrocecal subserous localization was identified. The goal of our study is to underline the possibility that appendicitis in a rare localization can be overlooked in patients diagnosed with simultaneous cecal diverticulum complications. Although cecal diverticulum is a rare lesion, there are some difficulties regarding its diagnosis and treatment since its symptoms are similar to acute appendicitis when there is a complication. It can hardly be differentiated from acute appendicitis through physical examination and radiological imagining methods are mostly insufficient. Therefore, patients are generally diagnosed intraoperatively. Acute appendicitis is one of the most frequent causes of acute abdomen. Appendectomy, too, is the most frequently performed surgery among intraabdominal emergency surgical procedures. A good anamnesis and a careful and sufficient physical examination are very significant in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Alongside these, various laboratory and imaging techniques can be utilized. Although the appendix can be seen in different localizations, the retrocecal site is one of the rare localizations among all. In patients presenting to the emergency departments with complaints of right lower quadrant pain, many diseases, led by appendicitis, based on the patient’s age and sex should be taken into consideration. The possibility that these diseases may co-exist should always be remembered and, therefore, intra-operational exploration should be performed thoroughly.

Idiopathic retroperitoneal hematoma is a rare condition, affecting apparently histopathological normal retroperitoneal blood vessels. In cases of idiopathic retroperitoneal hematoma no definite cause can be identified. We report on a patient idiopathic retroperitoneal hematoma presenting as acute abdomen.

Diagnosis of acute abdomen in pregnancy is still a difficult situation. Due to physiological and anatomical changes of a pregnant woman during pregnancy, the diagnosis and treatment can be difficult to decide. In addition, some of the procedures used for the diagnosis are avoided because of risk to the fetus. Delay in the diagnosis may cause maternal morbidity, mortality, risk of fetal loss and can cause premature birth. Surgical intervention may be required or surgical intervention may be harmful in some cases. The incidence of acute abdomen in pregnancy has been reported as 1 in 500-635. Among the causes of nonobstetric acute abdomen in pregnancy are: acute appendicitis, intestinal obstruction, acute cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, inflammatory bowel disease, peptic ulcer, acute pancreatitis, hepatic rupture, intestinal obstruction, acute fatty liver of pregnancy and severe preeclampsia. The life of the mother and fetus are important in the diagnosis and treatment. Early diagnosis and treatment are very important for the fetus and the mother.