146 results for “abdominal CT”
73y · Male·ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
…n, a 73-year-old man with hypertension, presented to rural emergency department with sudden onset severe abdominal pain while turning his head. Clinical findings were atypical: he appeared calm, had relatively normal vi…
57y · Female·Haemothorax following acute thoracic aortic dissection in a woman with congenita…
…um. She was admitted to CCU under cardiologist Dr G.. Over 8 days, her presentation was reinterpreted as abdominal pathology (suspected choledocholithiasis, later pneumonia), despite imaging showing bilateral effusions.…
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…
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…
80y · Female·Haemoperitoneum/retroperitoneal haematoma due to rupture of the abdominal aorta …
…emia, and metabolic acidosis. Resuscitation failed and she died. Autopsy revealed a ruptured infra-renal abdominal aortic aneurysm with massive haemoperitoneum and retroperitoneal haematoma. The aneurysm had been docume…
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—…
72y · Male·Complications of a gastroduodenal perforation (palliated) in the setting of mult…
…ities, presented to Box Hill Hospital on 7 November 2024 with postural hypotension, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. CT imaging revealed a gastroduodenal perforation with free fluid and pneumoperitoneum. After discu…
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…
72y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to sepsis caused by abdominal adhesions from previous…
Michael Hamilton, 72, presented with acute abdominal pain post-bladder surgery while anticoagulated with warfarin. Initial assessment suspected duodenal perf…
41y · Male·Cardiomyopathy in a setting of acute abdomen
…psy, psychosis, and prior cardiac surgery, was admitted to hospital following a fall. He developed acute abdominal pain with free fluid on imaging but no identifiable cause. He suffered cardiopulmonary arrest, was resus…
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,…
94y · Female·Complications of metastatic lobular carcinoma of the breast in a woman with deme…
A 94-year-old woman with advanced dementia and metastatic breast cancer died from complications of her malignancy. She presented repeatedly with vomiting due to duodenal obstruction from metastatic tumour, but this was n…
65y · Male·Middle cerebral artery stroke in a man with multiple medical co-morbidities
…on requiring surgery, followed by multiple readmissions for post-operative complications including intra-abdominal collections and diarrheal illness with dehydration. Despite appropriate medical management including inf…
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…
61y · Male·Multiorgan failure, due to, or as a consequence of metastatic lung cancer (suspi…
…in custody. He presented with COVID-19 symptoms on reception, then developed progressive respiratory and abdominal symptoms. Lung lesions were identified on imaging in early April, with subsequent discovery of extensive…
65y · Male·Metastatic disease with gastrointestinal primary (adenocarcinoma)
… intellectual disability residing in supported accommodation, presented to hospital in January 2025 with abdominal pain and was found to have metastatic adenocarcinoma of gastrointestinal origin with ascites and renal i…
59y · Female·complications of intra-abdominal sepsis, including multi-organ failure and bowel…
59-year-old woman died from intra-abdominal sepsis, multi-organ failure and bowel perforation following median hepatectomy for cholangiocarcinoma. K…
75y · Male·Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome complicating anastomotic leak following hemicole…
… appeared normal, but he deteriorated from day 3 onwards. The surgical team did not investigate an intra-abdominal cause until day 8 post-surgery, despite clinical indicators of infection. A CT scan on day 10 revealed f…
58y · Male·Septic shock secondary to intra-abdominal collections as sequelae of osteomyelit…
… 58-year-old man with Down syndrome and multiple comorbidities died from septic shock secondary to intra-abdominal collections caused by osteomyelitis/discitis of the spine. He initially presented with a foot bone infec…
58y · Male·ischaemic bowel; chronic megacolon in the setting of constipation, hypothyroidis…
…ctual disability died from ischaemic bowel secondary to chronic megacolon. He presented to hospital with abdominal distension and underwent CT imaging and sigmoidoscopy showing dilated bowel without clear obstruction. H…
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