230 results for “abdominal pain”
43y · Male·Metastatic colo-rectal carcinoma
Jason Spradbury, 43, was an inmate at Port Phillip Prison who presented with severe abdominal and back pain in February 2016, leading to diagnosis of metastatic colorectal cancer. He underwent parti…
34y · Male·sepsis due to extensive small bowel infarct caused by bowel incarceration within…
…eration within a congenital mesenteric hernia. He presented to West Coast District Hospital with epigastric pain, vomiting, and constipation. Dr P.'s assessment was inadequate—he failed to record a diagnosis or different…
88y · Male·Ischaemic bowel in a man with fractured pelvis secondary to a motor vehicle inci…
…He was admitted to Alfred Hospital with multiple pelvic fractures and developed acute kidney injury with abdominal pain. Imaging revealed portal vein thrombosis. Despite pain and delirium, no acute surgical intervention…
60y · Female·Non-operative management of ruptured oesophagus (palliated)
…ar-old woman with epilepsy and intellectual disability living in supported accommodation, presented with abdominal pain on 18 March 2023. Initial examination by her GP showed mild tenderness that improved. She deteriora…
76y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Kenneth Carter, 76, died from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) on 8 June 2005. He had presented to Flinders Medical Centre Emergency Department o…
55y · Female·acute myocardial infarction due to right coronary artery thrombosis
A 55-year-old woman presenting to the emergency department with 24 hours of chest pain, arm pain, sweating and vomiting was discharged without an ECG or troponin measurement. She had an abdomina…
65y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
…5-year-old man with recently diagnosed small cell lung cancer presented to a rural hospital with acute back pain. He had a known abdominal aortic aneurysm (73mm) identified on staging scans. The attending nurse documente…
72y · Male·acute gangrene of colon with probable perforation along with bowel obstruction a…
…iabetes and cardiac disease, presented to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on Christmas Day 2002 with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. Over two days, his condition deteriorated but ischaemic bowel disease was not diagnos…
49y · Female·Widespread small and large bowel, splenic and hepatic infarction secondary to se…
…ritical stenosis of the superior mesenteric and coeliac arteries. She presented to the ED with months of abdominal pain, weight loss and diarrhoea, initially suspected to be ulcerative colitis. A CT scan on 26 August id…
59y · Female·Urosepsis in the setting of multiple sclerosis
…is residing in specialist disability accommodation, died from urosepsis following hospital admission for abdominal pain and nausea. The coroner found no evidence of inadequate clinical management by either the supported…
66y · Male·Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
A 66-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department with left-sided abdominal pain on 14 July 2021. After waiting over 6 hours in a crowded ED with restricted access to treatment spa…
45y · Male·abdominal sepsis on a background of metastatic lung carcinoma
A 45-year-old man with advanced metastatic lung cancer died from abdominal sepsis secondary to bowel perforation while imprisoned. He presented with respiratory symptoms in Januar…
74y · Male·Small bowel obstruction due to extensive intra-abdominal adhesions
… disease, and previous small bowel obstruction, died from small bowel obstruction due to extensive intra-abdominal adhesions. He presented with vomiting, abdominal cramping, and bloating at 1:30am at his supported resid…
23y · Female·Necrotising retroperitoneal fasciitis due to acute perforated gangrenous appendi…
…tual impairment under OPG guardianship for healthcare decisions, presented to Redcliffe Hospital ED with abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea. Despite clinical concerns (fever, tachycardia, elevated white cells, pyuri…
62y · Male·Metastatic small cell lung carcinoma (palliated)
…ar-old man in custody, died from metastatic small cell lung carcinoma with palliation. He presented with abdominal pain in late May 2022, and was referred for urgent ultrasound and blood tests on 15 June 2022. However, …
55y · Male·Pneumonia, bone marrow failure and metastatic carcinoma of unknown origin
…ndrew Pollock, a 55-year-old man with Down syndrome living in supported accommodation, presented with chest pain and abdominal pain on 26 May 2011. He had been reviewed at Federation Clinic on 23 May for lower respirator…
4y · Male·Intra-abdominal injuries from blunt force trauma (ruptured duodenum and lacerate…
Tyrell Cobb, a 4-year-old boy, died from intra-abdominal injuries caused by blunt force trauma inflicted on two separate occasions between 22-24 May 2009. Postmo…
76y · Male·Extensive small bowel infarction caused by superior mesenteric artery thrombus
A 76-year-old man presented to ED with sudden onset left-sided abdominal pain, vomiting and bowel incontinence. Initial CT imaging was reassuring. However, mesenteric ischaemia—…
64y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease
…ellectual disability in supported residential care died from ischaemic heart disease. She presented with abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea on 8 June 2010, was examined by a general practitioner who diagnosed gastro…
53y · Female·sepsis and multiple organ failure attributable to infarction/necrosis of small b…
A 53-year-old woman with Type II diabetes, obesity, and Korsakoff dementia presented with acute severe abdominal pain from superior mesenteric artery (SMA) thrombosis at 3:00 AM on 19 August. Despite elevated lactate,…
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