146 results for “abdominal CT”
84y · Male·haemoperitoneum due to ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Bernard Greenwell, an 84-year-old male, died from rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) while in custody at Cessnock Correctional Centre. He experienced sudden-onset seve…
73y · Male·sepsis due to ischemic gut due to occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery
A 73-year-old man presented with acute severe abdominal pain caused by superior mesenteric artery (SMA) occlusion. Initial CT angiogram at 12:30am was reported …
68y · Male·infarction of the small and large bowel due to superior mesenteric artery thromb…
A 68-year-old man with extensive systemic vascular disease presented with 10 days of nonspecific abdominal pain. Initial presentations at local hospital and GP were attributed to possible gallstones or gastritis…
34y · Male·sepsis due to extensive small bowel infarct caused by bowel incarceration within…
…s assessment was inadequate—he failed to record a diagnosis or differential diagnosis and did not obtain abdominal imaging. His clinical decision was overly influenced by suspicion of illicit drug use rather than consid…
77y · Male·shock due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss due to bleeding of the…
…k due to bowel ischaemia following massive blood loss from the left internal iliac artery after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. The initial surgery was technically difficult but performed uneventfully. Post-o…
38y · Male·haemopericardium (pericardial tamponade) due to aortic dissection
…d from haemopericardium due to aortic dissection. He presented to ED on 9 June 2015 with severe back and abdominal pain, elevated lactate, and neurological symptoms suggesting vascular pathology. Junior registrar and se…
74y · Female·complications of metastatic intra abdominal malignancy (unknown primary)
…alth Service then transferred to Wangaratta Hospital where CT imaging revealed advanced metastatic intra-abdominal malignancy of unknown primary. She was returned for palliative care and died on 9 September 2017. The Di…
83y · Male·complications of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (treated surgically)
An 83-year-old male prisoner died from complications of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) after a 5-month delay in diagnostic confirmation and treatment. An incidental find…
59y · Male·Disseminated carcinoma on a background of emphysema
…om disseminated carcinoma while remanded in custody at Townsville Correctional Centre. He presented with abdominal pain on 5 December 2018, was diagnosed with a large pelvic mass and subsequently with poorly differentia…
25y · Female·ruptured splenic artery aneurysm with haemorrhage and internal blood loss
A 25-year-old pregnant woman (23 weeks) presented to hospital with sudden left upper quadrant abdominal pain and loss of consciousness. Clinical assessment identified renal colic and gallstones as likely diag…
57y · Male·Small bowel perforation complicating small bowel obstruction arising from intra-…
…stino Cutugno, a 57-year-old prisoner with intellectual disability (IQ 55) and history of self-inflicted abdominal stab wounds, died from small bowel perforation complicating obstruction due to intra-abdominal adhesions…
73y · Female·coronary atherosclerosis
…espiratory arrest. Autopsy revealed coronary atherosclerosis as primary cause with contributing anterior abdominal wall haematoma related to anticoagulant therapy. All independent expert review confirmed anticoagulant d…
61y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis
…e 2 diabetes, heavy smoking history, and intravenous drug use. CT scans in 2013 and 2015 revealed severe abdominal aortic calcification, later noted as 'age-advanced atherosclerosis' on lumbar spine X-ray in 2016. Clini…
68y · Male·Dilated cardiomyopathy with previous aortic valve replacement and aortic graft
… that GPs managing warfarin patients must ensure receipt of INR results and remain alert to bruising and abdominal pain as bleeding signs, especially with elevated INR. ED identification of warfarin toxicity was exempla…
62y · Male·Multi-organ failure following surgical repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneur…
…-term prisoner with extensive medical comorbidities including ischaemic heart disease, COPD, and a known abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), presented with chest pain in September 2015. Imaging revealed his AAA had rupture…
51y · Female·peritoneal sepsis with multiple organ failure due to perforation of bowel by for…
…el perforation from a wooden stick. The stick entered her body via her vaginal canal. She presented with abdominal pain on 15 May 2018 and underwent emergency laparotomy; initial surgery missed the bowel perforation due…
89y · Male·combination of biochemical consequences of colonic pseudo-obstruction and faecal…
…f constipation management between 4-27 March 2022, poor recognition of faecal overflow patterns, lack of abdominal assessment, and unclear medical escalation pathways contributed to his death.
77y · Female·Haemoperitoneum following cholecystectomy
A 77-year-old woman died from haemoperitoneum (intra-abdominal bleeding) three days after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Bleeding from the left inferior epigas…
70y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man with intra-abdominal carcinoma and multiple co-morbidi…
…ald Joseph Buckland, aged 70, died in custody at Fiona Stanley Hospital from bronchopneumonia with intra-abdominal carcinoma and multiple comorbidities. A life-sentenced prisoner, he had extensive medical conditions inc…
76y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to sepsis with peritonitis and pancreatitis, secondar…
…tone removal. The procedure itself was appropriate and uneventful. Post-operatively, he developed severe abdominal pain and a CT scan at 21:25 revealed suspected perforation of the common bile duct/duodenum with free ab…
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