Although rare, perforation of pyometra should be kept as one of the differential diagnosis in an elderly woman with an acute abdomen. A high index of suspicion is required to make a correct ...

We reviewed the medical records of all children admitted to our hospital between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2001 with the diagnosis of perforated appendicitis. Only patients who underwent ...

Crohn's disease is a progressive type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that results in chronic inflammation throughout the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly affecting the terminal ileum and ...

The three pediatric cases of gallbladder torsion complicated by acute appendicitis reported in this study share ... while the second case's preoperative CT scans suggested possible appendiceal ...