Acute appendicitis represents one of the common causes of admission to the emergency department. In rare cases, patients with appendicitis can suffer complications such as intestinal obstruction. These particular cases of occlusive appendicitis with a periappendicular abscess usually occur in elderly patients and can develop in an aggressive form, nonetheless with a favorable evolution. We present a case of an 80-year-old male patient, reporting symptoms similar to an occlusive digestive pathology: abdominal pain, intestinal transit disorders, and fecal vomiting. A computerized tomography scan suggested a mechanical bowel obstruction. The patient had an exploratory laparotomy indication to find the cause of the obstruction. The peritoneal cavity inspection revealed an occlusive form of acute gangrenous appendicitis with a periappendicular abscess. An appendectomy was performed. In conclusion, as surgeons, we must always take into consideration that acute appendicitis can represent a cause of intestinal obstruction, especially in elderly patients.
Pancreatita acută severă reprezintă o patologie dificil de tratat, cu o rată a mortalității ridicată. Fezabilitatea abordului laparoscopic în tratamentul pancreatitei severe este încă în dezbatere. Acesta este un studiu retrospectiv incluzând 132 de pacienți cu pancreatită acută severă internați în clinica de Chirurgie Generală a Spitalului Clinic de Urgență București în perioada ianuarie 2016-decembrie 2018, dintre care 11 pacienți (8,3%) au beneficiat de tratament chirurgical laparoscopic al patologiei enunțate. Dintre cei 132 de pacienți, 107 pacienți (81%) au beneficiat de tratament conservator al pancreatitei acute severe. La 14 pacienți (10,6%), s-a efectuat necrectomie pe cale deschisă, 11 pacienți (8,3%) au beneficiat de necrectomie laparoscopică urmată de drenaj extern pentru colecții lichidiene masive și/sau necroză infectată în faza acută a episodului de pancreatită acută severă, iar conversia la operația deschisă s-a realizat în 4 cazuri (4/11). La 8 pacienți (6,1%) cu pseudochist pancreatic sau abces s-au realizat debridare laparoscopică intracavitară și drenajul extern fără complicații postoperatorii ale acesteia. Cea mai frecventă cauză a pancreatitei acute severe a fost consumul de etanol. Dintre cei 11 cu necrectomie laparoscopică, 5 pacienți au prezentat complicații postoperatorii: colită cu Clostridium difficile, hemoragie pe tubul de dren, pleurezie bazală stângă, disfuncție multiplă de organ. În concluzie, abordul laparoscopic poate fi o alternativă terapeutică în tratamentul pancreatitei acute severe în cazuri selecționate.
Traumatismul pancreatic rămâne o enigmă de diagnostic şi tratament chiar și în era medicinei moderne, în care există mijloace tehnologice şi de diagnostic avansate. Pseudochistul de pancreas este una dintre cele mai frecvente complicaţii ale pancreatitei acute şi cronice şi ale traumatismelor la nivelul pancreasului, însă apare rareori în urma traumatismului. Diagnosticul şi tratamentul pseudochistului pancreatic posttraumatic au beneficiat în ultimul timp de aportul noilor tehnici imagistice de diagnostic şi tratament, cee ce a modificat atitudinea terapeutică în pseudochistul pancreatic.
Background: Foreign bodies (FBs) ingestion is generally rare but they can cause often bowel perforation if they have a sharp form and the patient did not manage to eliminate it naturally in the stools. Sometimes they can pierce the digestive tube wall leading to acute complications. Among the numerous cases of ingestion of FBs presented in the literature, the current case of transverse colon perforation, with chronic evolution, epiploic and pelvic abscess, submesocolic perivisceritis represents a particular one. Case Presentation: We present a case of a 59-year-old female patient, reported episodes of transitory melena in the past 6 months and chronic pain in the right iliac fossa, chronic anemia after ingesting a toothpick. The patient complained of chronic pain in the right iliac fossa, melena, intestinal transit disorders et impaired digestive tolerance. Computerized Tomography (CT) scan suggested peritonitis with pelvic adhesions and possible covered perforation in the right iliac fossa. Surgery started as an exploratory laparotomy to define the final diagnosis since a tumoral pathology couldn’t be eliminated. Colic perforation by a toothpick was found, followed by colporrhaphy and a biosynthetic patch on the great omentum. Conclusion: This paper presents the case of a patient with a sharp foreign body (toothpick) positioned in the transverse colon. The toothpick was ingested a few months ago and had a subtle chronic evolution causing colon perforation, covered peritonitis, intra-abdominal abscess, and chronic anemia because of recurrent episodes of melena. The treatment of choice was surgery with good postoperative evolution.
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