146 results for “abdominal CT”
68y · Female·Acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery atherosclerosis
A 68-year-old woman presented to St Vincent's Hospital emergency department with upper abdominal and left-sided chest pain following a stationary bicycle fall. Clinicians attributed her symptoms to cod…
75y · Female·Abdominal infection following surgery (repair of recurrent umbilical hernia) - s…
Wilma Ray Jones, 75, died of abdominal infection and sepsis following uncomplicated umbilical hernia repair. Post-mortem revealed ischaemic bow…
57y · Male·Intracerebral haemorrhage due to ruptured mycotic aneurysm due to infective endo…
…ndocarditis caused by Streptococcus mitis. He presented with non-specific symptoms (nausea, weight loss, abdominal pain) initially attributed to gastrointestinal pathology or malignancy. Appropriate investigations were …
81y · Male·inanition complicating traumatic brain injury and disseminated malignancy
An 81-year-old man with metastatic bowel cancer suffered a traumatic brain injury from a fall, resulting in multiple intracerebral haemorrhages and cerebral contusions. He was delirious and presented challenging behaviou…
63y · Male·Bowel obstruction
A 63-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, quadriplegia, and blindness died from bowel obstruction with sepsis. On 5 September 2015, carers noted cough and eating difficulties. A locum doctor visited, noted h…
56y · Female·sepsis secondary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Julie Michele Dunn, a 56-year-old female prisoner, died of sepsis secondary to disseminated pancreatic adenocarcinoma. She had presented months earlier with gastrointestinal symptoms (weight loss, nausea, vomiting, epiga…
Female·Coronary atherosclerosis with ischaemic small bowel and Alzheimer's disease
…an elderly woman with Alzheimer's disease, presented to Maryborough Hospital with a three-day history of abdominal pain, distension, and vomiting. Initially diagnosed with simple constipation and treated with enema and …
40y · Female·Complications of influenza A infection in a woman with Moebius syndrome (palliat…
A 40-year-old woman with Moebius syndrome, cerebral palsy and intellectual disability died from complications of influenza A infection. She resided in specialist disability accommodation with 24/7 support. On 3 July, she…
66y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in the setting of a small bowel obstruction
…ies, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating small bowel obstruction. He presented with vomiting and abdominal distention on 8 May 2023. At hospital, he developed projectile faeculent vomiting after nasogastric tube…
74y · Male·Aspiration of gastric contents due to paralytic ileus following Whipple surgery …
…iple missed opportunities to recognize and manage gastroparesis occurred: on the evening of 1 March when abdominal distension and respiratory distress were attributed to ileus without consideration of NGT reinsertion; a…
51y · Male·Multiorgan failure in a man with corrected congenital coarctation of the aorta a…
Sean Raymond Adams, 51-year-old male with complex cardiac history including corrected coarctation of aorta, valvular disease, and biventricular heart failure, presented to Alfred Hospital ED with chest pain and dyspnoea.…
53y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating large bowel obstruction due to faecal impactio…
…e bowel obstruction due to faecal impaction. She was admitted to Alfred Hospital on 3 November 2022 with abdominal distension and coarse lung crackles. CT imaging confirmed mechanical bowel obstruction with recto-sigmoi…
32y · Female·Perforation of the bowel in the context of constipation and intellectual disabil…
…n secondary to severe constipation and pica (compulsive ingestion of non-food items). She presented with abdominal obstruction, underwent successful rectal evacuation, but subsequently developed aspiration pneumonia aft…
71y · Female·Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, with coronary artery atherosclerosis contrib…
Sandra Cree, a 71-year-old woman, died from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) after undergoing an elective endovascular repair procedure in Brisbane. She presen…
55y · Female·ischaemic heart disease complicated by epilepsy, asthma and schizophrenia
A 55-year-old woman with schizophrenia, epilepsy, asthma and COPD presented to hospital with abdominal pain and confusion. Initial ED assessment treated presumed UTI and discharged her. She returned the next…
63y · Male·pneumonia complicating anoxic brain injury, due to post-operative haemorrhage as…
A 63-year-old man died from pneumonia complicating anoxic brain injury following a post-operative haemorrhage from the inferior epigastric artery during ileostomy closure surgery. The critical failure was a 2.5-hour dela…
50y · Male·hepatic encephalopathy secondary to liver cirrhosis with background of hepatitis…
Joel Kenneth Anderson, aged 50, died from hepatic encephalopathy secondary to advanced liver cirrhosis complicated by hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma. He presented to hospital with end-stage liver disease, ascit…
16y · Male·mid-gut volvulus and bowel obstruction, leading to ischaemic bowel and related c…
…e, a 16-year-old with Down syndrome, presented to Bathurst Base Hospital on 30 September 2016 with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. Despite clear clinical signs—including a lactate of 7.2 mmol/L (grossly abnormal), fa…
68y · Male·surgical complications following laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholecystitis,…
Cyril Churchill, a 68-year-old man with multiple comorbidities, died from surgical complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. Postoperatively, he developed profound hypotension. The treatin…
76y · Female·Undetermined (natural causes)
HJ, a 76-year-old woman with chronic psychotic disorder and paranoid delusions, presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and small bowel obstruction. Imaging revealed bilateral adnexal masses. Due to her lack …
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