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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine ; (12): 15-19, 2017.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-820781

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OBJECTIVE@#To review the management experience of a consecutive series of patients presenting as acute surgical abdomen whom were ultimately diagnosed to have DF (Dengue fever)/DHF (Dengue hemorrhagic fever).@*METHODS@#Clinical data of all cases of apparent acute abdomen (AA) which were later confirmed as having DF/DHF reviewed by two surgical units from December 2012 to December 2013 were analyzed. Initially confirmed patients with DF/DHF who developed abdominal symptoms were not considered.@*RESULTS@#Out of the seventeen cases (7 males, age range 10-71 years) presented with fever and AA; appendicitis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis and non-specific peritonitis were suspected initially in 8, 5, 1 and 3 cases, respectively. Neutropenia or thrombocytopenia signifying DF/DHF occurred only in 11 patients at first evaluation thus six remained as surgical candidates beyond 24 h. One patient underwent appendicectomy with a prolonged hospital stay. DF was confirmed by serology in all patients, latest by fourth day of admission. One required blood product transfusion, 4 needed critical care treatment and there was 1 death.@*CONCLUSIONS@#DF/DHF misleads the clinicians when it presents as AA. Initial hematological and ultrasonographic findings may be equivocal creating a diagnostic and management dilemma. Vigilant clinical suspicion and early dengue serological assessment is advisable in equivocal cases of AAs with fever in dengue endemic areas, to confirm/exclude the infection in order to avoid unnecessary surgical morbidity in the presence of DF.

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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine ; (12): 15-19, 2017.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-972684

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Objective To review the management experience of a consecutive series of patients presenting as acute surgical abdomen whom were ultimately diagnosed to have DF (Dengue fever)/DHF (Dengue hemorrhagic fever). Methods Clinical data of all cases of apparent acute abdomen (AA) which were later confirmed as having DF/DHF reviewed by two surgical units from December 2012 to December 2013 were analyzed. Initially confirmed patients with DF/DHF who developed abdominal symptoms were not considered. Results Out of the seventeen cases (7 males, age range 10–71 years) presented with fever and AA; appendicitis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis and non-specific peritonitis were suspected initially in 8, 5, 1 and 3 cases, respectively. Neutropenia or thrombocytopenia signifying DF/DHF occurred only in 11 patients at first evaluation thus six remained as surgical candidates beyond 24 h. One patient underwent appendicectomy with a prolonged hospital stay. DF was confirmed by serology in all patients, latest by fourth day of admission. One required blood product transfusion, 4 needed critical care treatment and there was 1 death. Conclusions DF/DHF misleads the clinicians when it presents as AA. Initial hematological and ultrasonographic findings may be equivocal creating a diagnostic and management dilemma. Vigilant clinical suspicion and early dengue serological assessment is advisable in equivocal cases of AAs with fever in dengue endemic areas, to confirm/exclude the infection in order to avoid unnecessary surgical morbidity in the presence of DF.

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Singapore medical journal ; : e191-3, 2014.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-244765

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Midgut malrotation includes a range of developmental abnormalities that occur during fetal intestinal rotation. Manifestations of intestinal malrotation are generally seen in the paediatric population and are uncommon in adults. Symptomatic patients may present with either acute abdominal pain due to midgut volvulus, or chronic abdominal pain due to proximal midgut partial obstruction in the presence of congenital bands. A limited number of paediatric cases of duodenal occlusion due to duodenal malrotation has been previously reported in the medical literature. We herein report the case of a 57-year-old woman who presented with duodenal obstruction due to organoaxial partial rotation of the distal duodenum associated with midgut malrotation. This is probably the first of such a case diagnosed in adulthood reported in the medical literature. Our patient underwent Roux-en-Y duodenojejunostomy and had symptomatic relief following the successful surgery.


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Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Duodenal Obstruction , Diagnosis , General Surgery , Duodenostomy , Duodenum , Congenital Abnormalities , Sri Lanka , Treatment Outcome
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Singapore medical journal ; : e123-4, 2013.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-359112

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Splenogonadal fusion is a rare developmental anomaly in which an abnormal connection between the splenic tissue and gonads or mesonephric derivatives is present. Less than 200 cases have been reported since it was first described in 1883. Preoperative misdiagnosis is common and may lead to unnecessary orchidectomy if testicular neoplasm is suspected. To avoid such outcomes, it is important to be aware of the features of splenogonadal fusion. We report the case of a five-month-old male infant with continuous-type, left-sided splenogonadal fusion, which was discovered during groin exploration for a scrotal mass. Although the lesion was first noted during an episode of nonspecific viral fever, such an association is uncommon. Preoperative ultrasonographic evaluation favoured a diagnosis of a large haemangioma. This is the first reported case of splenogonadal fusion from Sri Lanka.


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Humans , Infant , Male , Diagnosis, Differential , Spleen , Congenital Abnormalities , General Surgery , Splenic Diseases , Diagnosis , General Surgery , Testicular Diseases , Diagnosis , General Surgery , Testis , Congenital Abnormalities , General Surgery
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