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New findings and diagnostic advances warrant revisiting key features of acute non-obstetric abdominal pain in pregnancy. Four of the most frequently seen conditions warranting surgical intervention are: appendicitis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, and bowel obstruction. Because pregnancy often masks abdominal complaints, effectively assessing and triaging abdominal pain in pregnant women can be difficult. Working in obstetric triage settings and triaging obstetric phone calls demand continual updating of abdominal assessment knowledge and clinical skills.
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PMID:Obstetric triage revisited: update on non-obstetric surgical conditions in pregnancy. 1268 43

An 11-year-old girl with lipoprotein lipase deficiency experienced recurring episodes of abdominal pain. She initially underwent appendectomy for suspected appendicitis; however, the appendix was normal. Pancreatitis was subsequently identified as the cause of her pain.
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PMID:Severe acute necrotizing pancreatitis associated with lipoprotein lipase deficiency in childhood. 1452 33

For a long time fibrinopeptide A(FPA), fibrinopeptide B(FPB), D-dimer, FM test, serum FDP, and thrombin anti-thrombin complex(TAT) are being used as molecular markers to for sure diagnose hypercoagulable state and thrombus formation. Indeed these molecular markers are very useful for diagnosing thrombus formation, disseminated intravascular coagulation(DIC), and the indicator of treatment of DIC. But these molecular parameters are not enough and difficult for prognosis of the disease or predicting the complication of patients as the most important subject for clinicians. The soluble fibrin monomer-fibrinogen complex (SF) is a complex coupling fibrin monomer and fibrinogen molecules to be formed in the early-activated state of blood coagulation. Thus such a molecular complex is expected to serve as a parameter for the diagnosis of thrombus formation and DIC, in particular its early stage. The aim of the present study is to evaluate a potential usefulness of a newly developed SF test utilizing an SF specific monoclonal antibody (IF-43). We measured SF together with established other parameters in 195 patients with DIC, subclinical DIC/hypercoagulable state, and non-DIC. The diagnosis of DIC was made based on a modified version of the criteria established by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan. Underlying disease includes leukemia, malignant lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), multiple injury, giant ovarian tumor, prostatic cancer with multiple bone metastasis, lung cancer, breast cancer with multiple lung and bone metastasis, severe pneumoniae, sepsis, hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS), and rheumatoid arthritis. The SF levels in DIC patients were significantly higher than those in the subclinical DIC/hypercoagulable state, and the non-DIC patients. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis shows that the specificity and sensitivity of the SF assay appears to be satisfactory. As the level of SF reflects the thrombin generation activity in plasma, it would serve as a strong tool to selectively kick up the state of thrombin generation. These results indicate that the SF could be a specific and reliable parameter for the diagnosis of DIC and contribute to legitimate managements of patients with DIC. The excessive life response to serious clinical insults, such as sepsis, severe pancreatitis, trauma and shock, is called systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Once SIRS occurs, people may often die from serious complications such as adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), acute lung injury (ALI), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and multiple organ failure (MOF). Especially, ALI followed by pneumoniae associated with SIRS could depend on patient's prognosis and life. That is to say, it seems to be urgent for clinicians to make differential diagnosis between Pneumoniae associated with SIRS and Coagulopathy (PASC) and Simple Pneumoniae (SP). Soluble fibrin monomer-fibrinogen complex(SF) is formed in the early-activated state of blood coagulation. Thus such a molecular complex is expected to serve as a parameter for the diagnosis of coagulopathy, in particular its early stage. The aim of the present study is to make differential diagnosis between Pneumoniae associated with SIRS and Coagulopathy (PASC) and Simple Pneumoniae(SP) by using a newly developed SF test utilizing an SF specific monoclonal antibody (IF-43). We measured SF together with established other parameters, hemogram, blood laboratory items in 7 patients with PASC and 17 patients with SP. The diagnosis of Pneumoniae was defined according to the criteria: clinical symptoms abnormal shadow in both Chest X-p and Chest CT, increased level of CRP, number of WBC. The diagnosis of SIRS was based on the criteria established by American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)/Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Consensus Conference held in August of 1991 in Northbrook, IL (USA). Underlying disease includes leukemias, malignant lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), multiple myeloma, idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura(ITP), multiple injury (bone fracture), cerebral hemorrhage, enterocolitis, Appendicitis, lung cancer, larynx cancer, bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia(BOOP), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD), sepsis. The SF levels in PASC patients are significantly higher than those in SP patients (p < 0.001). Otherwise, there is no significant difference of the CRP levels between in PASC group and SP group (p < ns). There is no co-relationship between SF level and D-dimer level. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis shows that the specificity and sensitivity of the SF assay appears to be quite satisfactory. As the level of SF reflects the thrombin generation activity in plasma, it would serve as a strong tool to selectively kick up the state of thrombin generation. These results indicate that the SF could be a specific and reliable parameter for the diagnosis of PASC and contribute to legitimate managements of patients with PASC.
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PMID:[A novel molecular marker for thrombus formation and life prognosis--clinical usefulness of measurement of soluble fibrin monomer-fibrinogen complex (SF)]. 1516 5

The purpose of this study was to analyze the CT signs of primary epiploic appendagitis. A retrospective search of the CT database over 12 months for this diagnosis revealed 11 cases. The clinical findings were recorded. Softcopy CT images were reviewed by two experienced abdominal radiologists (KS, DM) for location of lesion, size, shape, presence of central hyperdense focus, degree of bowel wall thickening, mass effect, and ancillary signs. Abdominal pain was the primary symptom in all patients. Preliminary diagnoses were appendicitis (n=2), diverticulitis (n=5), pancreatitis (n=1), ovarian lesion (n=1), or unknown (n=2). Abdominal examination and white blood cell count were uninformative. CT examination revealed a solitary (n=11), ovoid (n=9) fatty lesion with some soft tissue stranding adjacent to the left colon (n=6), transverse colon (n=3), or right colon (n=2). Central hyperdensity (n=5), mild bowel wall thickening (n=2), and parietal peritoneal thickening (n=4) were also seen. In 4 patients the lesions were not visible on follow-up CT examination performed 23-184 days later. Primary epiploic appendagitis can clinically mimic other, more serious inflammatory conditions. Knowledge of its findings on CT would help the radiologist make the diagnosis and allow a more conservative approach to patient care.
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PMID:Primary epiploic appendagitis: CT diagnosis. 1527 5

This study investigates relationships between diseases and the appearance of the human tongue in terms of quantitative features. The experimental samples are digital tongue images captured from three groups of candidates: one group in normal health, one suffering with appendicitis, and a third suffering with pancreatitis. For the purposes of diagnostic classification, we first extract chromatic and textural measurements from original tongue images. A feature selection procedure then identifies the measures most relevant to the classifications, based on which of the three tongue image categories are clearly separated. This study validates the use of tongue inspection by means of quantitative feature classification in medical diagnosis.
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PMID:Computerized diagnosis from tongue appearance using quantitative feature classification. 1635 42

Acute abdominal pain is a common presenting complaint in older patients. Presentation may differ from that of the younger patient and is often complicated by coexistent disease, delays in presentation, and physical and social barriers. The physical examination can be misleadingly benign, even with catastrophic conditions such as abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture and mesenteric ischemia. Changes that occur in the biliary system because of aging make older patients vulnerable to acute cholecystitis, the most common indication for surgery in this population. In older patients with appendicitis, the initial diagnosis is correct only one half of the time, and there are increased rates of perforation and mortality when compared with younger patients. Medication use, gallstones, and alcohol use increase the risk of pancreatitis, and advanced age is an indicator of poor prognosis for this disease. Diverticulitis is a common cause of abdominal pain in the older patient; in appropriately selected patients, it may be treated on an outpatient basis with oral antibiotics. Small and large bowel obstructions, usually caused by adhesive disease or malignancy, are more common in the aged and often require surgery. Morbidity and mortality among older patients presenting with acute abdominal pain are high, and these patients often require hospitalization with prompt surgical consultation.
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PMID:Diagnosis of acute abdominal pain in older patients. 1711 93

To circumvent the subjective and qualitative problems of traditional tongue diagnosis, we present a novel computer aided tongue diagnosis system (CATDS). In this system, a standard acquisition device as well as a new color correction method is utilized to capture qualified tongue images. The system is constituted by five components: User Interface Module, Acquisition Module, Tongue Image Database, Image Preprocessing Module and Diagnosis Engine. In contrast to existing CATDS, the proposed system aims to establish the relationship between quantitative features and diseases via the Bayesian networks. System tests are carried out on a group of 544 patients affected by 9 common diseases and 56 healthy volunteers. The results show that the system can properly identify six groups: healthy, pulmonary heart disease, appendicitis, gastritis, pancreatitis and bronchitis with accuracy higher than 75%. Moreover, the execution time for the whole diagnosis process including image preprocessing and diagnosis is less than 5 seconds.
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PMID:Computer aided tongue diagnosis system. 1728 24

Diagnosis and treatment of common conditions in morbidly obese patients still pose a challenge to physicians and surgeons. Sometimes too much reliance is put on investigations that can lead to a misdiagnosis. This case demonstrates an obese woman admitted under the medical team with a presumed diagnosis of pneumonia, who was later found to have an acute abdomen and raised amylase, which led to an assumed diagnosis of pancreatitis. She died within 24 h of admission and post mortem confirmed the cause of death as systemic sepsis due to perforated appendicitis, with no evidence of pancreatitis. Significantly elevated serum amylase level may occur in non-pancreatitic acute abdomen.
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PMID:Perforated appendicitis masquerading as acute pancreatitis in a morbidly obese patient. 1835 Jun 13

Macroamylasaemia is a condition in which serum amylase is elevated in the presence of a low to normal urinary amylase and normal renal function. It is rare but can masquerade as other clinical disorders. Discussed here is a case report of a patient who presented initially with abdominal pain (later recognized as being due to gangrenous appendicitis) and in whom there was a very high serum amylase level, leading to an erroneous initial diagnosis and management as acute pancreatitis. The CT scan of the abdomen was normal without any evidence of pancreatitis. Subsequently, the renal amylase:creatinine clearance ratio (C(am)/C(cr)) was found to be low, being characteristic and diagnostic of macroamylasaemia; the latter was, in turn, the cause for the elevated serum amylase level. The underlying macroamylasaemia had thus masqueraded as pancreatitis. The patient underwent appendicectomy and hence made an excellent recovery. It is vitally important to recognize this condition in order to avoid both an incorrect diagnosis and inappropriate treatment/management.
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PMID:Lessons to be learned: a case study approach--acute appendicitis masquerading as macroamylasaemia. 1859 30

Since three decades the extrajudical expertise procedures of the Expert Committee and Arbitration Group has served to pacify the doctor-patient relationship. Systematic analyses of accusations and errors provide valuable data that help to avoid treatment errors and liability disputes against physicians. Disease of the gastrointestinal tract were found ex post to be the main diagnosis in 10 % of the patients entering complaints. The most common benign diseases were bile duct diseases (1.5 %), acute appendicitis (1.2 %) and diverticulosis (0.9 %); malignant tumours of the digestive organs were found in 1.8 %. About one-third of the procedures were directed internists; with 25 % the quota of treatment errors was less than the general average of one third. With an overproportional frequency (56 %) diagnosis errors were confirmed for the occurrence of appendicitis. Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic examinations were the subject of the claimed erroneous treatment by internists in 34 % of the cases: perforations and postinterventional pancreatitis were frequent reasons for filing a complaint. For the resultant injuries, including 4 fatalities, the internists were found to be liable for damages in a total of 17 % of the cases.
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PMID:[Gastroenterology - accusations and errors in treatment: evaluation of the completed expertise process in internal medicine of the expert committee of North Rhineland for the years 2001 to 2005]. 1875 99


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