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Intermittent partial adnexal torsion after electrosurgical tubal ligation has been suggested as a cause of chronic pelvic pain. Little is present in the literature describing this entity or its characteristics. Unlike complete torsion of the fallopian tube, ovary, or paratubal cyst, intermittent adnexal torsion is more subtle in both clinical features and laparoscopic findings. It appears to be an underrecognized cause of pelvic pain in some women after tubal ligation. Thus these women may be subjected to many diagnostic tests and extensive evaluations with negative findings. It is not uncommon for the diagnosis to be overlooked even at the time of pelviscopic evaluation. A woman experienced the characteristic chronic, intermittent, left lower quadrant pain after electrosurgical tubal ligation. At the time of a third laparoscopic evaluation, the diagnosis of intermittent partial adnexal torsion was made, and she was treated with distal salpingectomy and ovarian fixation. She had complete resolution of her long-standing pain.
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PMID:Intermittent partial adnexal torsion after electrosurgical tubal ligation. 905 Jun 68

Isolated fallopian tube torsion (ITT) is infrequent and associated with morphologic and dynamic disturbances. Mr L, 31 years old, suffered from right lower quadrant pain which became worse during the following 48 hours. Laparoscopy revealed a right necrotic ITT which was resected by laparotomy. Mr L, 49 years old, suffered from by left lower quadrant pain with progressive onset. Laparoscopy revealed a left necrotic ITT which was resected. Mr P, 76 years old, suffered from left lower quadrant pain for 14 days. Ultrasonography revealed an adnexal mass. Laparotomy revealed a left necrotic ITT which was resected. On literature review, ITT (81 cases) was revealed by lower quadrant pain, acute onset, which quickly became worse. Pelvis examination revealed a lateral cul-de-sac pain. Ultrasonography identified tubal cystic mass with high-impedance arterial waveform on colour Doppler sonography. Diagnosis was easily established by laparoscopy. In case of clinical symptoms suggestive of ITT, pelvic and endovaginal ultrasonography and laparoscopy are indicated. Tubal preservation must be the rule.
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PMID:[Value of celioscopy in treatment of isolated torsion of the Fallopian tube. Review of the literature. Apropos of 3 cases]. 975 30

We performed a structured retrospective chart review to describe clinical characteristics of Emergency Department (ED) patients diagnosed by history, physical examination, and abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan with epiploic appendagitis (EA). EA is a disease caused by inflammation of the appendix epiploica, subserosal adipose tissue along the colon. It may mimic surgical causes of acute abdominal pain, but is treated conservatively with pain management. There were 19 patients diagnosed with EA, with follow-up performed on 85%. All had focal, nonmigratory symptoms. Common findings included left lower quadrant pain and guarding, and a normal temperature and white cell count. No patient required operation. This preliminary work characterizes some common clinical features of ED patients diagnosed with EA. As use of emergency CT scan for abdominal pain increases, clinicians will encounter this more often. These features should also prompt the clinician to consider CT scan in patients with similar signs and symptoms. Accurate diagnosis may avoid unnecessary surgery.
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PMID:Epiploic appendagitis: the emergency department presentation. 1180 50

The mesh plug technique for repair of inguinal hernia has become one of the standard procedures in general surgery. The evolution of the technique of occluding the fascial defect with a foreign body has extensively been described in the surgical literature. The associated complications are also well described. We find only two published reports describing complications related to migration of a mesh plug. We present a case of a 50-year-old man with vague left lower quadrant pain approximately 18 months after left indirect inguinal hernia repair with the PerFix plug (Bard, Murray Hill, NJ) and overlay patch method. Laparoscopic exploration determined that the plug had migrated away from the left internal ring in the preperitoneal space and was involved with significant adhesions. The plug was removed, and his hernia was repaired laparoscopically with GORE-TEX mesh (W.L. Gore, Tempe, AZ). The patient's symptoms were relieved, and he remained pain free through follow-up at 6 months.
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PMID:Migrating mesh plug: complication of a well-established hernia repair technique. 1608 29

Acute abdominal pain can represent a spectrum of conditions from benign and self-limited disease to surgical emergencies. Evaluating abdominal pain requires an approach that relies on the likelihood of disease, patient history, physical examination, laboratory tests, and imaging studies. The location of pain is a useful starting point and will guide further evaluation. For example, right lower quadrant pain strongly suggests appendicitis. Certain elements of the history and physical examination are helpful (e.g., constipation and abdominal distension strongly suggest bowel obstruction), whereas others are of little value (e.g., anorexia has little predictive value for appendicitis). The American College of Radiology has recommended different imaging studies for assessing abdominal pain based on pain location. Ultrasonography is recommended to assess right upper quadrant pain, and computed tomography is recommended for right and left lower quadrant pain. It is also important to consider special populations such as women, who are at risk of genitourinary disease, which may cause abdominal pain; and the elderly, who may present with atypical symptoms of a disease.
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PMID:Evaluation of acute abdominal pain in adults. 1844 63

The classifications of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis and complicated diverticulitis have served us well for many years. However, in recent years, we have noted the prevalence of variations of uncomplicated diverticulitis, which have not precisely fit under the classification of 'acute resolving uncomplicated diverticulitis', which manifests itself with the typical left lower quadrant pain, fever, diarrhea, elevated white blood count, and CT findings, such as stranding, and which resolves fairly promptly and completely on oral antibiotic therapy. For these other variations, we would suggest we use the term chronic diverticulitis, as a subset of uncomplicated diverticulitis, meaning there is no abscess, stricture, or fistula, but the episode does not respond to the usual antibiotic treatment, and there is a rebound symptomatology once the treatment has stopped, or there is continuing subliminal inflammation that continues, typically, for several weeks after the initial episode without complete resolution. This variation could also be termed 'smoldering' diverticulitis. A second variation of uncomplicated diverticulitis should be termed atypical diverticulitis, since this variant does not manifest all of the usual components of acute diverticulitis, particularly an absence of fever, and even white blood count elevation, and there may be a lack of diagnostic evidence of acute diverticulitis. This diagnosis must be compared with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome, and it is sometimes very difficult to distinguish between these two entities. The character of the pain in irritable bowel syndrome is typically cramping intermittently, compared with the more constant pain in smoldering diverticulitis. In our study by Horgan, McConnell, Wolff and coworkers, 5% of 930 patients who underwent sigmoid resection fit into this category of atypical uncomplicated diverticulitis. These 47 patients all had diverticulosis, and 76% that had surgery had evidence of acute and chronic inflammation, and 15% had an unsuspected pericolonic abscess. There was no mortality and a low complication mortality rate (4.2%). Complete resolution of symptoms was achieved in 76.5 with 80% being pain free. Therefore, this is mostly a diagnosis of exclusion, and clinicians must be careful to perform a thorough workup and evaluation before proceeding to surgery with this as a diagnosis. Ischemic colitis is also in the differential diagnosis, and many patients who have diverticulitis, have irritable bowel syndrome as well, so caution must be used in predicting positive outcomes after surgery in these patients.
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PMID:Prophylactic resection, uncomplicated diverticulitis, and recurrent diverticulitis. 2257 96

Situs inversus totalis is a rare inherent disease in which the thoracic and abdominal organs are transposed. Symptoms of appendicitis in situs inversus (SI) may appear in the left lower quadrant, and the diagnosis of appendicitis is very difficult. We report a case of left-sided appendicitis diagnosed preoperatively after dextrocardia that was detected by chest X-ray, although the chief complaint of the patient was left lower-quadrant pain. The patient underwent an emergent laparoscopic appendectomy under the diagnosis of appendicitis after abdominal computed tomography (CT). In patients with left lower quadrant pain, if the chest X-ray shows dextrocardia, one should suspect left-sided appendicitis. A strong suspicion of appendicitis and an emergency laparoscopic operation after confirmation of the diagnosis by imaging modalities including abdominal CT or sonography can reduce the likelihood of misdiagnosis and complications including perforation and abscess. Laparoscopic appendectomy in SI was technically more challenging because of the mirror nature of the anatomy.
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PMID:Left-sided appendicitis in a patient with situs inversus totalis. 2297 65

We report the case of a middle-aged man admitted for five months of unexplained left lower quadrant pain. He had been hospitalized on two prior occasions and treated with broad spectrum antibiotics. His clinical presentation was suggestive peritoneal irritation with severe, focal pain on abdominal palpation. Computed tomography scans showed non-specific inflammation in the left lower abdomen with adjacent small bowel wall thickening. Upper endoscopy and colonoscopy were unremarkable on prior admission. Given the severity and focality of the patient's recurrent abdominal pain he underwent laparoscopy and was found to have a wooden toothpick perforation of the small bowel thirty centimeters from the ileocecal valve requiring partial small bowel resection. The patient did well post-operatively. On retrospective questioning he may have eaten a cabbage roll or bacon wrapped shrimp pierced with a toothpick weeks before the onset of symptoms. Toothpick perforation should be a consideration in edentulous persons with focal, severe abdominal pain and trans-abdominal ultrasound or MRI may be a better choice for detecting wooden foreign objects.
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PMID:Toothpick perforation of the intestines presenting as recurrent abdominal pain: possible roles of abdominal ultrasound and MRI. 2388 81

Acute abdominal pain is a common presentation in the outpatient setting and can represent conditions ranging from benign to life-threatening. If the patient history, physical examination, and laboratory testing do not identify an underlying cause of pain and if serious pathology remains a clinical concern, diagnostic imaging is indicated. The American College of Radiology has developed clinical guidelines, the Appropriateness Criteria, based on the location of abdominal pain to help physicians choose the most appropriate imaging study. Ultrasonography is the initial imaging test of choice for patients presenting with right upper quadrant pain. Computed tomography (CT) is recommended for evaluating right or left lower quadrant pain. Conventional radiography has limited diagnostic value in the assessment of most patients with abdominal pain. The widespread use of CT raises concerns about patient exposure to ionizing radiation. Strategies to reduce exposure are currently being studied, such as using ultrasonography as an initial study for suspected appendicitis before obtaining CT and using low-dose CT rather than standard-dose CT. Magnetic resonance imaging is another emerging technique for the evaluation of abdominal pain that avoids ionizing radiation.
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PMID:Diagnostic imaging of acute abdominal pain in adults. 2588 45

Left lower quadrant pain is a frequent indication for imaging in the emergency department. Most causes of pain originate from the colon, including diverticulitis, colitis, fecal impaction, and epiploic appendagitis. Left-sided urolithiasis and spontaneous hemorrhage in the retroperitoneum or rectus sheath are additional causes of pain. Computed tomography is the preferred imaging modality in the emergent setting for all of these pathologic conditions. Gynecologic, testicular, and neoplastic pathology may also cause left lower quadrant pain but are not discussed in this article.
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PMID:Evaluating the Patient with Left Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain. 2652 32


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