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The diagnostic work up of an acute abdomen may be more difficult in pregnant than in non-pregnant women due to the normal anatomical and physiological changes that occur during pregnancy. Delayed diagnoses and treatment may have more serious consequences for pregnant women than for other patients. We report the cases of two pregnant women, one with a volvulus of the small intestine and the other with a perforated appendix. We discuss important aspects of the diagnostic work up for acute abdomen with surgical etiology in pregnant women. If a surgical etiology is suspected in a pregnant women with acute abdominal pain, the patient should be examined and followed closely both by a surgeon and a gynaecologist until a final diagnosis is reached.
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PMID:[Acute abdomen in pregnancy. Diagnosis of surgical causes]. 865 50

We report a 23 year old woman at 24 weeks of gestation with known bulimia and gastritis who was admitted to the hospital with acute abdominal pain. Laparotomy confirmed the clinical diagnosis of cecal volvulus and a right hemicolectomy was performed.
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PMID:Cecal volvulus in pregnancy. Case report and review of literature. 878 6

A 16-year-old female was evaluated for recurrent episodes of acute abdominal pain and distension. Initial abdominal radiographs were consistent with recurrent gastric volvulus. Following nasogastric tube decompression, reexamination revealed a mobile abdominal mass in the left upper quadrant. Contrast studies followed by computed tomography demonstrated a cyst measuring 9 X 7 X 6 cm with no obvious relationship to abdominal viscera. Laparoscopy was performed with a 10-mm port at the umbilicus and right upper quadrant,and a 5-mm port in the left lower quadrant. The cyst was excised from the mesentery of the proximal jejunum and placed in a laparoscopic sac. Controlled incision and drainage of the cyst within the sac facilitated its removal from the abdomen with neither enlargement of the trocar site nor intraabdominal spillage. To prevent recurrent gastric volvulus, a gastropexy was performed from the greater and lesser curvatures to the anterior abdominal wall. The histology was typical of a cystic lymphangioma. The patient was discharged on the third postoperative day without complication. Laparoscopic technique allowed the performance of both procedures without large incisions, This is the first reported laparoscopic excision of a cystic lymphangioma.
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PMID:Laparoscopic excision of a cystic lymphangioma. 883 38

Volvulus of the gallbladder is infrequent and is predominantly observed in elderly women, being related to anatomical abnormalities of the gallbladder which, associated with other factors, favor twisting. This is commonly diagnosed as acute cholecystitis, causing severe, acute abdominal pain with a rapid evolution which may lead to the death of the patient if emergency surgery is not performed. A case of gallbladder volvulus diagnosed as acute appendicitis is presented as is a review of the literature.
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PMID:[Volvulus of the gallbladder. Description of a case]. 960 95

The patient was a 78-year-old woman who was diagnosed as having gallbladder torsion preoperatively. This is the first reported case diagnosed by magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP). Signs and symptoms of this condition are often subtle. Radiologic evaluation by ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) showed acute cholecystitis with stone. Drip-infusion cholangiography CT failed to outline the gallbladder, and distortion of the extrahepatic bile ducts and interruption of the cystic duct were observed. MRCP showed 1) a v-shaped distortion of the extrahepatic bile ducts due to traction by the cystic duct, 2) tapering and twisting interruption of the cystic duct, 3) a distended and enlarged gallbladder that was deviated to the midline of the abdomen, and 4) a difference in intensity between the gallbladder and the extrahepatic bile ducts and the cystic duct. A definitive diagnosis of gallbladder torsion (volvulus) was made by MRCP preoperatively. If treated surgically, gallbladder detorsion before cholecystectomy is a helpful technique to avoid bile duct injury. This condition should be suspected in elderly women with acute cholecystitis or acute abdominal pain of unknown origin, and MRCP may be very useful in making a definitive diagnosis.
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PMID:Preoperative diagnosis of gallbladder torsion by magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. 1072 Jan 23

Wandering spleen is an uncommon entity in childhood and has been described only rarely in association with gastric volvulus. Wandering spleen and gastric volvulus were diagnosed in a 5-year-old boy who presented with acute abdominal pain and distension. Intraoperatively, normal ligamentous connections between the stomach, spleen, and posterior abdominal wall were absent. Developmental anomalies that result in wandering spleen may lead to hypermobility of the stomach and a predisposition to gastric volvulus. In such patients, prophylactic gastropexy should be considered.
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PMID:Gastric volvulus associated with wandering spleen in a child. 1152 30

Volvulus of the sigmoid colon is rare in children. An early, accurate diagnosis can avoid unnecessary surgery and reduce the risk of complications. This condition is mainly due to a redundant sigmoid colon with a narrow mesosigmoid attachment. We describe two cases of sigmoid volvulus, which showed different clinical severities and were treated with different methods. Patient 1, a 9-year-old boy, presented with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. Patient 2, an 11-year-old boy, presented with abdominal pain, abdominal distention, and bloody mucoid stool. Plain abdominal radiographs revealed a distended colonic loop extending upward from the pelvis in patient 1 and a typical "coffee bean" sign in patient 2. Barium enema examination was used to confirm the diagnosis in both cases. The volvulus was reduced by insertion of a rectal tube in patient 1 and surgically in patient 2. Sigmoid colon volvulus should be included in the differential diagnosis of childhood abdominal pain or distention. This report suggests that nonsurgical reduction should be attempted first for uncompromised sigmoid volvulus in children, unless bowel ischemia or perforation develops.
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PMID:Sigmoid volvulus in children: report of two cases. 1139 2

Laparoscopic antireflux procedures currently are considered to be as safe, cost efficient, and effective as the techniques used previously in antireflux surgery, although life-threatening complications after antireflux surgery have been reported with both open and laparoscopic fundoplication. We report the case of a 38-year-old man who presented with acute abdominal pain and vomiting 8 months after a laparoscopic Nissen-Rosetti fundoplication. The diagnosis of gastric volvulus was suspected. The endoscopic examination showed a proper location of the fundoplication and features consistent with early gastric ischemia. Rotational maneuvers failed to untwist the volvulus. Emergency surgery was performed, involving a conventional laparotomy. At surgery, the volvulus was found related to a thick adhesion between the opening of the xiphoidal cannula and the hilus hepatis. The section of the adhesion allowed immediate untwisting of the volvulus. Despite a general assumption that laparoscopic procedures will reduce the incidence of postoperative adhesion formation, it should be kept in mind that laparoscopic techniques do not preclude the deposit of unusual foreign microbodies, which is an admitted mechanism of adhesion formation.
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PMID:Acute gastric volvulus related to adhesions after laparoscopic fundoplication. 1192 46

In recent years, laparoscopy has dramatically changed the approach to the patient with acute abdominal pain. We report the case of a patient with small bowel volvulus caused by a congenital band binding the greater omentum to the mesentery, which was promptly diagnosed and treated using laparoscopy. Early intervention averted irreversible ischemic lesions of the intestine and the need for bowel resection. With the routine use of laparoscopy in the setting of acute abdominal pain, rare affections can be easily diagnosed and effectively treated.
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PMID:Small bowel volvulus resulting from a congenital band treated laparoscopically. 1192 48

Cystic mesenteric lymphatic malformations are uncommon abdominal masses, which can cause abdominal signs and symptoms for a wide variety of reasons. Symptoms owing to volvulus are uncommon and have not been illustrated previously in the radiology literature. We present two cases to illustrate volvulus as a complication of mesenteric lymphatic malformations and how imaging can aid in the diagnosis of this complication. While uncommon, volvulus should be considered in any child with sonographic findings of an abdominal lymphatic malformation and acute abdominal pain.
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PMID:Mesenteric lymphatic malformation associated with small-bowel volvulus - two cases and a review of the literature. 1195 26


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