19.04.2021: Educational case report - Abdominal pain is common in pregnancy and can be caused by anything from physiological changes to life-threatening illness.

Abdominal pain is a frequent reason for referral of children to paediatric and surgical specialist health care. Acute appendicitis, constipation and gastroesophageal reflux are among the most common ...

A worried mother brought her 14-year-old daughter to the emergency department after the girl suffered a full night of vomiting and abdominal pain. The patient said she had on and off belly pain for ...

INTRODUCTION Acute appendicitis is one of the most common disorders affecting the cecal appendix, especially in pediatric patients. Acute appendicitis is also a major cause of abdominal pain requiring ...

Abdominal ultrasound was found to be normal and she received antacids for her pain abdomen. Clinical examination the day after delivery revealed abdominal distension, guarding and rigidity.

ABSTRACT Objective: Abdominal ultrasonography is widely used to evaluate suspected cases of appendicitis. Objective descriptions of the direct and indirect signs of appendicitis result in varied ...

In a recent medical negligence lawsuit, the Supreme Court of British Columbia found that an emergency room physician met the standard of care in diagnosing and discharging a patient with abdominal ...

Spence was suffering from symptoms of appendicitis for 12 days before doctors accurately diagnosed her. Her appendix had burst and turned gangrenous by the time she had emergency surgery.

Appendicitis usually presents with right lower abdominal pain, fever, nausea, and vomiting. Caught early, sometimes it can be treated with antibiotics. But if the appendix ruptures, the infection can ...

Doctors will examine you, check blood tests, and do an ultrasound or CT scan to confirm the diagnosis. Surgery to remove your appendix, called an appendectomy, is usually done immediately before it ...

Typical symptoms of appendicitis include abdominal pain starting near the umbilicus and gradually progressing to the right lower abdomen, nausea, loss of appetite, fever, and more severe symptoms ...

Charlotte, who is from North Tyneside, had her appendix, her right ovary, the eight kilo mass and six litres of fluid removed from her body. However the cancer still remains in her abdomen.