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A case report of mesenteric venous thrombosis with small bowel infarction in a 38-year-old woman who had been taking oral contraceptives is reported. The patient was admitted complaining of severe abdominal pain and vomiting for 36 hours. On admission, temperature was 37.5 degrees C and pulse 120/minute. Abdominal rigidity and left-sided abdominal tenderness were present. X-ray of the abdomen showed 2 distended loops of small bowel and 3 fluid levels. Serum amylase was normal. White cell count was 10,000/cu mm. There was a history of abdominal pain and diarrhea over a period of several years. For 6 months she had been taking Ovulen (mestranol .1 mg and ethynodiol diacetate .5 mg) for menstrual irregularity. 2 weeks earlier she had suffered an influenzalike illness with pleuristic chest pain, loin pain, urinary frequency, and dysuria. Chest X-ray and intravenous pylography were then reported as normal. At immediate operation, a 15 cm segment of ileum was found to be infarcted. Semipurulent fluid was present in the abdomen and areas of fibrinous peritonitis were observed. The involved segment of ileum was resected. A small thrombus was extracted from a mesenteric vein. Initial postoperative course was good but 3 days after operation chest pain, dyspnea, and giddiness developed and cardiac arrest followed. Resuscitation was successful. Pulmonary angiography then showed thrombi in all branches of the pulmonary artery. After heparin therapy symptoms improved and the patient left the hospital in 2 weeks, her condition being stabilized with warfarin and dipyridamole (Persantin). The diagnosis was confirmed by histological examination. Early recanalization of a mesenteric vein was noted. Other reported cases have shown an average prodromal phase of 4 or 5 days. The long-term diarrhea was considered as not connected with the present illness but the presumed influenza illness 2 weeks earlier may have been due to a pulmonary embolism. Of reported cases, 5 of 13 have died. Early diagnosis, prompt surgery, and heparin therpay are considered important.
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PMID:Mesenteric venous thrombosis associated with oral contraceptives: a case report. 106 70

A-90-year-old woman visited complaining of nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. She had abdominal rigidity and signs of generalized peritonitis. On computed tomography (CT) gastrointestinal perforation was denied and irregular thickness of the bladder wall was pointed out. Cystography was performed, but bladder rupture was not confirmed. Post-cystogram-CT revealed the leakage of contrast material in the peritoneal cavity from the urinary bladder. Spontaneous intraperitoneal bladder rupture was diagnosed. Cystoscopy was performed, but no information could be obtained due to severe cloudy urine. Open laparotomy was performed. At surgery, cloudy fluid was aspirated from the abdominal cavity. Abdominal organs were normal when explored, but a small perforation was found on the vault of the bladder and primary closure was performed. Postoperatively, cystoscopy was performed again after the medication with antibiotics. A huge, nonpapillary tumor was seen on the left lateral wall. Tumor biopsy was performed. Histological examination of specimens revealed squamous cell carcinoma. On abdominal CT, invasive bladder carcinoma, left hydronephrosis and hydroureter were pointed out. Considering her age, general health status and prognosis, only right ureterocutaneostomy was performed.
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PMID:[Squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder presenting with spontanenous intraperitoneal bladder rupture: a case report]. 1917 1