Retained Intra-Abdominal Surgical Clamp Complicating Emergency Laparotomy: Incidental Finding on Hysterosalpingogram for Evaluation of Tubal Infertility

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.1155/2014/963454 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

Adebiyi Gbadebo Adesiyun ◽

Nkeiruka Ameh ◽

Hajaratu Umar-Sullayman ◽

Solomon Avidime ◽

Rabia’t Aliyu

Keyword(s):

Foreign Body ◽

Private Hospital ◽

Surgical Intervention ◽

Middle Age ◽

Incidental Finding ◽

Emergency Laparotomy ◽

Tubal Infertility ◽

Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy ◽

The Media ◽

Attractive Case

The finding of intraperitoneal foreign body complicating surgical intervention broadly remains as an issue of safety in the operative room, a source of emotive concern for the patient, and an upsetting but equally embarrassing situation to the surgeon and the team. However, in the media world, it is a source of sumptuous and captivating headline on the newspaper and to the legal profession, an attractive case to prosecute. A middle age teacher presented with secondary infertility. She had emergency laparotomy fifteen years ago for ruptured tubal ectopic pregnancy in a private hospital and postoperative period was uneventful. Amongst other investigations to find out the cause of infertility, she had hysterosalpingography and a radio-opaque clamp was visualized on the films. She was counselled and had laparotomy. A pair of surgical Kocher clamps was retrieved buried in the mesentery.

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Addiction to medical aesthetic procedures

Studia Gdańskie. Wizje i rzeczywistość ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0014.3173 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol XIV ◽

pp. 233-249

Author(s):

Jolanta Kozaczyńska

Keyword(s):

Social Functioning ◽

Human Body ◽

Surgical Intervention ◽

Common Phenomenon ◽

Aesthetic Medicine ◽

Utopian Vision ◽

Frequent Contact ◽

The Media ◽

Body Shapes ◽

Aesthetic Procedures

Today’s media disseminate a narcissistic cultivation of beauty and promote a focus mainly on appearance and satisfaction from its improvement. The human body assumes a form in the media that is often impossible to achieve without surgical intervention. When people are in frequent contact with a utopian vision of the perfect body, this can lead to many disorders in both social functioning and self-perception. In extreme cases, striving to preserve beauty and youth may lead to an addiction to aesthetic medicine treatments. It is an increasingly common phenomenon. People who are addicted to treatments improving their beauty or changing their body shapes are not aware of the problem that affects them. They lose their rational judgement and their assessment is far from the opinions of people around them and socially accepted norms. All signs of concern from others are perceived as an attack on their independence and this further deepens their sense of loneliness and isolation from society. With time, undergoing further beautifying procedures becomes the only way they know to achieve a momentary sense of happiness.

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An unusual presentation of pancreatic serous cystadenoma

International Surgery Journal ◽

10.18203/2349-2902.isj20201074 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 1280

Author(s):

Alexandra O. Stathis ◽

Samuel C. Kuo

Keyword(s):

Incidental Finding ◽

Mass Effect ◽

Serous Cystadenoma ◽

Sudden Onset ◽

Unusual Presentation ◽

Emergency Laparotomy ◽

Cystic Neoplasms ◽

Show Evidence ◽

Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms ◽

Spontaneous Haemorrhage

Pancreatic cystic neoplasms (PCNs) are predominantly benign entities which represent almost 50 percent of all cystic lesions of the pancreas. PCNs are often an incidental finding on abdominal imaging and are not indicated for surgical resection unless they show evidence of malignant transformation or become symptomatic due to mass effect. This report examines an unusual presentation of a PCN, in a 70 years old female with sudden onset abdominal pain, who was found to have spontaneous intraabdominal haemorrhage secondary to a benign PCN. Emergency laparotomy was performed and a distal pancreatectomy or splenectomy were required to achieve haemostasis. Incidence of spontaneous haemorrhage in a benign PCN is a rare but serious complication.

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Asymptomatic Intracranial Foreign Body: An Incidental Finding on Radiography

Trauma Monthly ◽

10.5812/traumamon.22206 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Mohammadreza Maghsoudi ◽

Bita Shahbazzadegan ◽

Arastoo Pezeshki

Keyword(s):

Foreign Body ◽

Incidental Finding ◽

Intracranial Foreign Body

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A Rare Incidental Finding of a Foreign Body in the Nasopharynx during Adenotonsillectomy

Case Reports in Otolaryngology ◽

10.1155/2018/8361806 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

Waleed M. Alshehri ◽

Bandar Al-Qahtani

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Foreign Body ◽

Unusual Case ◽

Foreign Bodies ◽

Incidental Finding ◽

Aerodigestive Tract ◽

Health Care Practitioners

Diverse foreign bodies may become lodged in the aerodigestive tract, and the discovery of such foreign bodies is an expected scenario for health-care practitioners. The foreign body insertion may be accidental or deliberate, and the object may be organic or inorganic. Most accidental foreign body aspirations occur in children, and some such cases are potential threats that go unnoticed. Very few cases of foreign bodies in the nasopharynx have been reported. Herein, we describe an unusual case in which a foreign body in a child’s nasopharynx went unnoticed for 1 year and was detected intraoperatively.

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Foreign body glass in the forearm following an injury: an incidental finding after 22 years

Tanta Medical Journal ◽

10.4103/1110-1415.158062 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 43 (2) ◽

pp. 80

Author(s):

Manigreeva Krishnatreya ◽

Abhijit Talukdar

Keyword(s):

Foreign Body ◽

Incidental Finding

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Multiple Magnets Ingestion Followed by Intestinal Fistula With Mild Symptoms

Global Pediatric Health ◽

10.1177/2333794x19855805 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 2333794X1985580 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ryosuke Miyamoto ◽

Masumi Okuda ◽

Kenitiro Kaneko ◽

Shingo Numoto ◽

Akihisa Okumura

Keyword(s):

Foreign Body ◽

Final Diagnosis ◽

Intestinal Fistula ◽

Emergency Laparotomy ◽

X Rays ◽

Lower Abdomen ◽

Foreign Matter ◽

Abdominal Symptoms ◽

Magnet Ingestion ◽

Sharp Foreign Body

A healthy 3-year-old boy visited our hospital because of abdominal pain and vomiting, and abdominal X-ray revealed a 10 mm non-sharp foreign body in the lower abdomen. No one had witnessed accidental ingestion. Abdominal symptoms were mild. We followed-up with abdominal X-rays, but the foreign matter did not move. His grandfather remembered that he was playing with a posting magnet. Thus, the foreign matter was considered to be multiple magnets. No foreign body was excreted by laxative administration. There was no foreign matter revealed even by the colonoscopy. Because a fistula was found in the ileum, it was diagnosed as gastrointestinal perforation. Three magnets adhered from inside the fistula were removed by emergency laparotomy surgery. The final diagnosis was ileal sigmoid fistula due to damage of the mucous membrane sandwiched between the magnets. Multiple magnet ingestion often causes gastrointestinal injury. Even if the symptoms are mild, it should be removed promptly.

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Rupture of an infected iliac artery pseudoaneurysm caused by asymptomatic gastrointestinal foreign body perforation

Journal of International Medical Research ◽

10.1177/0300060520942082 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (7) ◽

pp. 030006052094208 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yu Lun ◽

Han Jiang ◽

Shijie Xin ◽

Jian Zhang

Keyword(s):

Foreign Body ◽

Iliac Artery ◽

Surgical Intervention ◽

Abscess Formation ◽

Retroperitoneal Abscess ◽

Surgical Drainage ◽

Unique Case ◽

Artery Pseudoaneurysm ◽

Infected Pseudoaneurysm ◽

Iliac Artery Pseudoaneurysm

We report a unique case of a ruptured iliac artery pseudoaneurysm caused by asymptomatic gastrointestinal perforation and retroperitoneal abscess formation. A 46-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department of our institution. Angiography showed a ruptured iliac artery pseudoaneurysm caused by retroperitoneal abscess formation. After endovascular repair and surgical drainage, the cause of the abscess was finally identified as a toothpick. Findings from this case show that asymptomatic gastrointestinal foreign body perforation can be a rare, but insidious, cause of an infected pseudoaneurysm. Prompt surgical intervention is sometimes necessary when treating patients with arterial pseudoaneurysm caused by a perivascular abscess.

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A case report: spontaneous postpartum rupture of unscarred uterus

International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20183360 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (8) ◽

pp. 3420

Author(s):

Swati Singh ◽

Ravinder Ahlawat

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Unusual Case ◽

Surgical Intervention ◽

Emergency Laparotomy ◽

Full Thickness ◽

Uterine Incision ◽

History Of ◽

Rupture Of Uterus ◽

Specific Symptoms

Rupture of uterus is characterized by a breach in the wall of the uterus involving its full thickness. An unscarred uterus rupture is uncommon. It has non-specific symptoms and presentation differs according to site and time of rupture. Authors report an unusual case of spontaneous rupture of unscarred uterus. A 32-year-old, pregnant woman, developed postpartum bleeding with no history of prior uterine incision. She was diagnosed as a case of rupture of uterus and emergency laparotomy was done. Early diagnosis and immediate surgical intervention may significantly improve the prognosis. Differential diagnosis of uterine rupture should always be kept in mind in all patients with or without risk factors.

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