6 results for “imaging studies”
49y · Male·Metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
…stigations revealed obstructive jaundice, gallstones, and advanced liver disease. Exploratory surgery and imaging identified unresectable metastatic cancer. The coroner found no evidence of inadequate care or suspicious…
49y · Female·Widespread small and large bowel, splenic and hepatic infarction secondary to se…
Susan Bourke, a 49-year-old woman, died from widespread small and large bowel infarction secondary to severe aortic atherosclerosis causing critical stenosis of the superior mesenteric and coeliac arteries. She presented…
23y · Male·aspiration of blood due to stab wound to trachea
…acheal penetration. Expert review identified that penetrating neck wounds warrant surgical evaluation and imaging (X-ray, bronchoscopy) regardless of initial appearance, particularly in intoxicated patients where assess…
39y · Male·Complications following extradural haemorrhage (operated) sustained in an electr…
…3 but rapidly deteriorated to GCS 4 with fixed dilated pupil, indicating critical intracranial injury. CT imaging revealed large extradural haemorrhage with midline shift, base of skull fracture, and subarachnoid haemor…
72y · Male·acute gangrene of colon with probable perforation along with bowel obstruction a…
…management plan addressing deterioration, earlier surgical consultation, and consideration of after-hours imaging for potentially life-threatening but undiagnosed conditions could have changed the outcome. The coroner e…
9y · Female·peritonitis due to perforated small bowel due to blunt abdominal trauma
Nine-year-old Leila Baartse-Harkin died from peritonitis due to a perforated small bowel sustained when she fell from a swing. Despite three medical encounters within 36 hours, the perforation was never diagnosed. At a r…
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