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Massive pneumoperitoneum after nonabdominal cardiac surgery managed without laparotomy in a 50-year-old woman in India: a case report [PDF]
Postoperative pneumoperitoneum after intraperitoneal procedures, such as laparoscopic surgery, is common and often clinically insignificant because it usually reflects residual free air.
Zakiur Rehman Ansari +2 more
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Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Hematologic Malignancies
ABSTRACT Hematologic malignancies represent the most common cancers in children. While the mainstays of treatment are chemotherapy and potentially hematopoietic stem cell transplant, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has a role in the diagnosis and management of complications related both to disease and therapy as well as common pediatric surgical ...
Alejandro Chara +3 more
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Hamman's crunch—A pathognomonic sign of pneumomediastinum
Summary Pneumomediastinum, particularly spontaneous pneumomediastinum, is uncommon and presents a diagnostic challenge. In human medicine, auscultation of Hamman's crunch, a crepitant, crunching noise, audible over the cardiac region in synchrony with the heartbeat, is considered pathognomonic for pneumomediastinum.
S. McCullagh +4 more
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Background: Both magnesium and clonidine are known to inhibit catecholamine and vasopressin release and attenuate hemodynamic response to pneumoperitoneum.
Nand Kishore Kalra +3 more
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Incidental Colonic Pneumatosis Intestinalis With Pneumoperitoneum Managed Conservatively
ABSTRACT Pneumoperitoneum accompanying pneumatosis intestinalis can mimic intestinal perforation but does not always require surgery. In asymptomatic, hemodynamically stable patients without high‐risk CT features, conservative management with careful observation and medication review may help avoid unnecessary laparotomy.
Takuya Omura, Tsukasa Aritake
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Perforated Meckel's Diverticulum in a 22‐Year‐Old Male: A Case Report
ABSTRACT Meckel's diverticulum (MD), the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract, results from incomplete regression of the vitelline duct. Although often asymptomatic, complications occur in 4%–7% of cases, with perforation being a rare but life‐threatening presentation that may mimic other acute abdominal emergencies.
Munira Abdul Aziz +5 more
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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of inverse ratio ventilation (IRV) strategy on cardiopulmonary function in obese patients under general anesthesia.
Wu Jinghua, Niu Xiong, Li Min
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Laparoscopic treatment of right ovarian torsion caused by a mature cystic teratoma at 30 + 1 weeks of gestation. The enlarged, edematous, and cyanotic torsed ovary before detorsion A) demonstrated improved color and turgor after detorsion and ovarian‐sparing cystectomy B), consistent with reperfusion and ovarian preservation.
Aysel Nalçakan Ergünay +3 more
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ABSTRACT Anorectal barotrauma from compressed air is a rare but potentially life‐threatening injury, and most published cases involve frank colorectal perforation, whereas extensive extraluminal air dissemination without a demonstrable full‐thickness defect is poorly characterized. We report a previously healthy 21‐year‐old man who presented with acute
Van Trung Hoang +3 more
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PURPOSE: To assess the influence of pneumoperitoneum in mice submitted to peritoneal irritation provoked by the biological agent Saccharomyces cerevisae, by counting the number of abdominal contractions elicited.
Eduardo Crema +4 more
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