121 results for “acute abdominal pain”
8y · Male·ischaemic bowel due to strangulated small bowel obstruction secondary to congeni…
…d small bowel obstruction from a rare congenital band adhesion. He presented to a regional hospital with abdominal pain and vomiting after ingesting cotton material. Despite initial appropriate assessment, clinical dete…
82y · Female·peritonitis due to a perforated viscus (proximal jejunum) resulting from motor v…
An 82-year-old woman suffered a motor vehicle accident causing blunt abdominal trauma. Despite initial clinical assessment appearing adequate, a perforated jejunum with developing per…
48y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest in a patient with sigmoid colon vo…
…ient at Graylands Hospital for 23 years, presented to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on 13 June 2004 with abdominal pain and signs of acute bowel obstruction. Initial assessment identified sigmoid volvulus on imaging. He…
50y · Male·multi-organ failure due to pancreatitis and generalised varicella zoster virus i…
… virus infection. He was admitted to hospital for a routine bone marrow biopsy but presented with severe abdominal pain. Despite endoscopy, varicella with pancreatic involvement was not immediately identified. He suffer…
13y · Male·Peritonitis secondary to ruptured gangrenous acute appendicitis
Luca Raso, a healthy 13-year-old boy, died from peritonitis secondary to ruptured gangrenous acute appendicitis after being misdiagnosed with viral gastroenteritis by his GP on two consultations (22 and 24…
17y · Male·Multi-organ failure with terminal fungal sepsis (Aspergillus) on a background of…
Ben Witham, a 17-year-old with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, died from multi-organ failure with terminal fungal sepsis. The critical issue ide…
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 12:30a…
70y · Female·Severe dehydration and renal complications secondary to intestinal obstruction d…
…uction that was only recognized as she deteriorated fatally on day 4. Had ambulance notes been reviewed, abdominal imaging obtained, and the hernia history integrated into the differential diagnosis, the obstruction cou…
16y · Female·acute abdominal obstruction secondary to adhesions associated with severe pelvic…
A 16-year-old Aboriginal girl died on Christmas Day 2016 from acute abdominal obstruction secondary to severe pelvic inflammatory disease caused by untreated gonorrhoea. Miss…
53y · Male·Sepsis from infected ascites (E. coli) in a man with cirrhosis of the liver, hep…
…s, hepatocellular carcinoma, and diffuse B-cell lymphoma. He was admitted to hospital in septic shock with acute abdominal pain on 14 November 2011 and died 8 days later. Ascitic fluid was appropriately aspirated and cu…
55y · Female·Complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma
…rectal carcinoma. She presented to her GP on 29 July 2019 with three days of appetite loss and suspected abdominal pain, exhibiting low blood pressure, low pulse, and abdominal tenderness. She was referred to ED and adm…
48y · Male·Dilated cardiomyopathy with contributing factor of acute renal impairment
… Down's Syndrome and intellectual disability living in a group home, died from dilated cardiomyopathy with acute renal impairment. He presented with chest, rib cage and abdominal pain on 5 October 2018, was assessed by …
39y · Female·multiorgan failure and probable sepsis
…iving in residential care, presented to Knox Private Hospital with fever, shortness of breath, vomiting, abdominal pain, and hypotension. She was intubated and admitted to ICU with suspected sepsis. CT imaging revealed …
4y · Male·acute suppurative peritonitis following rupture of an inflamed vermiform appendi…
…admitted for overnight observation with planned surgical review the next morning. However, he deteriorated acutely during the night and died from ruptured appendix with peritonitis. Expert evidence confirmed diagnosis o…
57y · Female·Haemothorax following acute thoracic aortic dissection in a woman with congenita…
…yndrome, coarctation of the aorta, and bicuspid aortic valve, presented to ED on 23 March 2012 with severe acute back and chest pain (8/10). A chest X-ray revealed widened mediastinum. She was admitted to CCU under card…
36y · Male·perforated duodenal ulcer
…-year-old First Nations man, presented to Dubbo Base Hospital on 14 August 2021 with sudden onset severe abdominal pain and a reported sensation of something popping in his abdomen. He had two perforated duodenal ulcers…
71y · Male·Invasive bladder cancer (urothelial carcinoma)
A 71-year-old male prisoner presented with lower abdominal pain and was found to have invasive bladder cancer (urothelial carcinoma). Diagnosis occurred within 12 …
79y · Male·acute bronchitis on a background of cardiomegaly with coronary artery disease
Stanley Taylor, a 79-year-old man serving life imprisonment, died from acute bronchitis on a background of cardiomegaly with coronary artery disease. He presented to St Vincent's Hosp…
58y · Female·Ischaemic small bowel due to bowel obstruction most likely due to a combination …
…sease recurrence. On 22 November, she presented to GP with two weeks of diarrhoea, vomiting, nausea, and abdominal pain. The GP noted possible obstruction, ordered imaging and bloods, and referred non-urgently to gastro…
51y · Male·Metastatic small cell lung cancer
…rt Phillip Prison, died from metastatic small cell lung cancer on 22 December 2013. He presented with chest pain in April 2013, was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer, and underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy with …
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