Volume 2 Issue 1

Giant Pneumoperitoneum in a Newborn

Salim Loudjedi, Amina Bereksi, Bassim Fandi, Fatima-Zohra Boughezzal, Djamel Bouazza and Mouffok Kherbouche
About 115 cases of gastric perforation have been reported in the world literature from 1943 to 2000. Iatrogenic trauma by vigorous nasogastric or gastric tube placement has been described.

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A Rare Case of Isolated Splenic Vessel Gas Post Infarction

Abeeku Afedzi Hammond, Zia Akram, Ben Layton and Rudralingam Velauthan
Despite the improving trends in managing cases of acute abdomen, gases found in the splenic vein, portal vein or hepatic portal vein usually after imaging depicts grave outcome for patients with mesenteric ischemia or ischaemic bowel disease.

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An Easy Way of Diagnosis of Anal Fistula in Infants

Sabriye Dayi and Suat Turkcan
Perianal diseases are not uncommon in infants. Although perianal abscesses are often encountered in pediatric surgery clinics, perianal fistulas are rare in infants. They may present in infant as recurrent perianal abscesses.

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Leptomeningitis in a Person with Radiologically Isolated Syndrome and Latent Tuberculosis: A Case Report with Implications for Clinical Research

Maria Chiara Buscarinu, Andrea Romano, Antonella Teggi, Arianna Fornasiero, Silvia Romano, Michela Ferraldeschi, Alessandro Bozzao, Marco Salvetti and Giovanni Ristori
A 39-year-old man, followed with serial MRI of CNS for a radiologically isolate syndrome (RIS, a recently described condition considered a subclinical form of MS), was hospitalized for the occurrence of a leptomeningitis.

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Treatment of Persistent Postpartum Bleeding Associated with Retained Placental Tissue with a Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Agonist together with an Aromatase Inhibitor and Tranexamic Acid: Experience with 2 Cases and Review of the Literature

Angelos G. Vilos, Melissa Machado, Basim Abu-Rafea, Constance Nasello and George A. Vilos
Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of a gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) injection concomitantly with an aromatase inhibitor and tranexamic acid to treat postpartum hemorrhage associated with retained placenta increta or accreta.

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