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Massive ascites is an unusual association with endometriosis. This case report is of such a condition in an Afro-Jamaican woman. The diagnosis was made at laparotomy and conservative treatment was adopted allowing for retention of reproductive function. Postoperative therapy was Goserelin, a Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) agonist, for six months. This relieved all of her symptoms. However, long term follow-up is needed, as recurrence is possible.
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Humans , Female , Adult , Ascites/etiology , Endometriosis/complications , Endometriosis/diagnosis , Endometriosis/therapyABSTRACT
Small haemangiomas of the liver are not uncommon, but very large tumors constitute a very rare clinical entity. We describe a case of massive, diffuse, cavernous haemangioma of both lobes of the liver in which therapeutic angiographic embolization was successfully used to control persistent haemorrhage following biopsy. The current literature is also reviewed with particular reference to diagnosis and treatment
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Adult , Humans , Female , Hemangioma, Cavernous , Liver Neoplasms , Embolization, Therapeutic , Hemangioma, Cavernous/therapy , Liver Neoplasms/therapyABSTRACT
A case of obturation obstruction is reported in a 34-year-ol narcotics smuggler. The typical diagnostic features of the presence of narcotics-filled packets in the gastrointestinal tract on the abdominal radiographs are highlighted. This should serve to alert physicians to this unusual aspect of the narcotics problem which, according to press reports, is gaining in significance in the Caribbean today