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A case of 24-year-old Saudi lady who presented with primary infertility due to multiple organ infestation with hydatid cyst is presented. The cysts were found in the mediastinum, right lung, both right and left lobes of the liver, pouch of Douglas and also scattered within the abdominal cavity
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Humans , Female , Echinococcosis/therapy , Infertility, Female , Echinococcus , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
A 79-year-old Saudi female with cecal perforation as a result of colonic malignant stricture is presented. This was treated by emergency subtotal colectomy and ileo-colic anastomosis with satisfactory result. This case reinforces the fact that patients above the age of forty with gastrointestinal symptoms require full work-up to rule out malignancy. Also it shows that abdominal ultrasound alone is of limited diagnostic value in detecting colonic stricture. Thirdly, large bowel obstruction, especially, when total should be treated urgently to avoid cecal perforation
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Humans , Female , Colon/pathology , Intestinal Perforation/etiology , Intestinal Obstruction/etiology , Cecum/pathology , Colonic Diseases/pathology , Review , ColectomyABSTRACT
In a study of 27 cases of perforated duodenal ulcer seen at Asir Central Hospital over a period of seven years, two patients were females and 25 males. The highest incidence was in the fourth decade and the average age was 36.3 years. The Saudi-foreigner ratio was 1:2.9 in an area where the Saudi-foreigner population ratio was 1:3. Nine patients [33.3%] were previously diagnosed as having peptic ulcer and had received treatment at one time or the other before perforation. eighteen patients [66.7%] were first diagnosed to peptic ulcer after the perforation. All the identified perforations were located anteriorly and anterosuperiorly. Only one case occurred in the second part of duodenum. The rest occurred in the first part. Two patients were treated successfully conservatively. The month perforations occurred most was the month of Shaaban. The fasting period during the month of Ramadhan did not show any increase in the prevalence of perforation in this hospital