Stoma creation in the management of Fournier's gangrene was needed for selected patients. Having a stoma did not appear to affect outcomes and resulted in a significant increase in cost of care.
Recent study suggests that cholesterolosis is somehow associated with metaplasia. Thus, surgeons should carefully interpret the histopathology reports based on unusual or exceptional findings corresponding to the cholecystectomy specimens. Any abnormal finding in the reports should be investigated in terms of the progress of the pathology and also its clinical consequences.
HighlightsCT scan has a great value for retrosternally extended giant goiter cases.If the general status of the patient prevents CT scan, bedside ultrasound can be used instead.Nasal awake intubiation is an appropriate choice for the patients with destructed trachea.Emergency thyroidectomy is a common option for the treatment of giant goiter causing airway obstruction.
Situs inversus totalis is a congenital syndrome, in which all the internal organs are in the opposite position, including dextrokardia. Most patients are asymptomatic and maintain their normal life. Kartagener syndrome may accompany situs inversus totalis. Diagnosis may be overlooked in patients with situs inversus totalis in emergency situations. Patients with this syndrome should inform the clinician as this will facilitate the diagnosis. Acute appendicitis is an emergency situation that would require urgent intervention. Appendicitis symptoms can be observed in the left lower quadrant of patients. We present a case concerning the anaesthetic management of a patient with situs inversus undergoing an emergency appendectomy.
Appendiceal malignancies are rare clinic entities. The clinical presentation of appendiceal malignancies is often atypical. Acute abdominal pain and acute appendicitis, which requires early surgical intervention, are the most common clinical presentations of appendiceal malignancies. In this case report, an adenocarcinoma of the appendix in a 64-year-old male from a nursing home has been presented. He had right lower quadrant pain for the last 5 days. On physical examination, he had significant guarding. Intravenous contrast-enhanced abdominopelvic tomography revealed no pathological features. Laparotomy under general anesthesia was scheduled. During exploration, a perforated appendicitis was observed. Formal appendectomy was performed. The patient was lost due to pneumonia and septic shock 5 days after surgical intervention. In addition, the natural history of the disease and its basic diagnostic and therapeutic aspects are discussed. Preoperative or intraoperative diagnosis may not be available for some patients. Thus, routine histopathological examination is essential for adequate diagnosis and treatment.
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