ABSTRACT
Le syndrome abdominal aigu; urgence chirurgicale necessite pour une indication operatoire exacte; un minimum d'investigation clinique et para clinique. Parfois; malgre la pratique de differentes explorations; il arrive qu'en per-operatoire que l'on soit confronte a une etiologie particuliere qui conduit a executer un acte beaucoup plus large que prevu. Nous rapportons ici l'observation d'un enfant presentant une tumeur maligne du rein; decouverte en per-operatoire; dans un tableau d'abdomen aigu febrile avec le diagnostic d'abces du foie
Subject(s)
Abdomen , Abdomen/diagnosis , Abdomen/surgery , Abdominal Neoplasms , Infant , Kidney Neoplasms , Liver AbscessSubject(s)
Humans , Female , Laparoscopy/methods , Gynecology , Anesthesia/methods , Abdomen/diagnosisABSTRACT
Three cases of acute intermittent prophyria (AIP) are discribed. All presented with acute intermittent abdominal pains. One had grand-mal epilepsy as well. Two were diagnosed by chance. In the third case the diagnosis was thought of. It is suggested that AIP should always be considered as one of the differential diagnosis in acute abdomen in West Africa