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Sharifah MI, Noryati M, Che Zubaidah CD, Zakaria Z

Med J Malaysia, 2010 Jun;65(2):150-1.

Foetus-in-fetu is a rare condition in which a calcified mass is in the abdomen of its host, a newborn or an infant. We report a case of a newborn in whom abdominal radiograph and ultrasonography revealed a mass in which the contents favour a foetus-in-fetu. Diagnosis was confirmed by macroscopic examination that showed a soft tissue mass resembling a foetus, attached to the membranous sac. It was covered entirely with intact skin. There were two malformed lower limbs with a rudimentary digit and one malformed upper limb.

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen*

Re: Rare case of wandering spleen causing intra-thoracic megacolon

Hayati F, Azizan N, Ng CY, Payus AO, Syed Abdul Rahim SS

ANZ J Surg, 2021 01;91(1-2):214.

PMID: 33590622 DOI: 10.1111/ans.16380

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen, Acute*

Complications of artificial pneumoperitoneum

BURMAN D

Med J Malaya, 1954 Sep;9(1):46-60.

PMID: 13213453

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen*

Synchronous occurrence of neuroblastic tumour and exocrine carcinoma of the pancreas in a child

Denize T, Irtan S, Tabone MD, Coulomb A, Gharbi S, Ducou Le Pointe H, et al.

Pathology, 2023 Oct;55(6):890-892.

PMID: 37393145 DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2023.03.015

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen/pathology

Evaluation of a new predictive equation for automated calculation of size-specific dose estimate (SSDE) in CT imaging

Osman ND, Abdulkadir MK, Shuaib IL, Nasirudin RA

Radiography (Lond), 2024 Jan;30(1):237-244.

PMID: 38035439 DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2023.11.012

INTRODUCTION: The adoption of size-specific dose estimate (SSDE) in clinical practice is still limited owing to the tedious and complex manual measurement of individual patient size for the clinical calculation of SSDE. Thus, the automation of SSDE is imperative. This study aims to evaluate a predictive equation for the automated calculation of SSDE.

METHODS: A user-friendly software was developed to accurately predict the individual size-specific dose estimation of paediatric patients undergoing computed tomography (CT) scans of the head, thorax, and abdomen. The software includes a calculation equation developed based on a novel SSDE prediction equation that used a population's pre-determined percentage difference between volume-weighted computed tomography dose index (CTDIvol) and SSDE with age. American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM RPT 204) method (manual) and segmentation-based SSDE calculators (indoseCT and XXautocalc) were used to assess the proposed software predictions comparatively.

RESULTS: The results of this study show that the automated equation-based calculation of SSDE and the manual and segmentation-based calculation of SSDE are in good agreement for patients. The differences between the automated equation-based calculation of SSDE and the manual and segmentation-based calculation are less than 3%.

CONCLUSION: This study validated an accurate SSDE calculator that allows users to enter key input values and calculate SSDE.

IMPLICATION FOR PRACTICE: The automated equation-based SSDE software (PESSD) seems a promising tool for estimating individualised CT doses during CT scans.

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen*

Diagnostic value of plain abdominal radiographs in patients with acute abdominal pain

Prasannan S, Zhueng TJ, Gul YA

Asian J Surg, 2005 Oct;28(4):246-51.

PMID: 16234073

A prospective study was performed over a 3-month period in a tertiary referral centre to evaluate the appropriateness and contribution of plain abdominal radiographs (PAR) in the diagnosis and management of adult patients presenting with acute abdominal pain.

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen, Acute/etiology; Abdomen, Acute/radiography*; Abdomen, Acute/surgery

Fulltext Acute abdomen in the immunocompromised patient: WSES, SIS-E, WSIS, AAST, and GAIS guidelines

Coccolini F, Improta M, Sartelli M, Rasa K, Sawyer R, Coimbra R, et al.

World J Emerg Surg, 2021 08 09;16(1):40.

PMID: 34372902 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-021-00380-1

Immunocompromised patients are a heterogeneous and diffuse category frequently presenting to the emergency department with acute surgical diseases. Diagnosis and treatment in immunocompromised patients are often complex and must be multidisciplinary. Misdiagnosis of an acute surgical disease may be followed by increased morbidity and mortality. Delayed diagnosis and treatment of surgical disease occur; these patients may seek medical assistance late because their symptoms are often ambiguous. Also, they develop unique surgical problems that do not affect the general population. Management of this population must be multidisciplinary.This paper presents the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES), Surgical Infection Society Europe (SIS-E), World Surgical Infection Society (WSIS), American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST), and Global Alliance for Infection in Surgery (GAIS) joined guidelines about the management of acute abdomen in immunocompromised patients.

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen, Acute/diagnosis*; Abdomen, Acute/mortality; Abdomen, Acute/surgery*

Fulltext Anger danger on the ear

Irfan Mohamad, Yaroko, Aliyu A., Fard, Kambiz Karimian

Archives of Orofacial Sciences, 2012;7(1):41-42.

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Assault injury can occur to any parts of the body. Usually the target area is the head, neck, chest and abdomen as they contain many major structures that are vital for life. However, movement of the victim few seconds before the instrument reach the body can redirect the impact to the less fatal part of the body. The outcome may be less fatal but can lead to cosmetically unacceptable condition. (Copied form article).

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen

Caecal Volvulus after a dental procedure - not just constipation!

Ng ZQ, Tan JH, Tan H

Malays Fam Physician, 2019;14(2):32-35.

PMID: 31827734

Caecal volvulus has been reported to be associated with various abdominal and pelvic pathologies. Its signs and symptoms are usually non-specific and maybe overlooked in favour of benign causes, such as constipation. A high degree of suspicion is required for prompt diagnosis. Herein, we report on an unusual case of caecal volvulus after a dental procedure that was managed initially as constipation.

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen

Fulltext Prenatal Diagnosis of Thoracoschisis and Review of Literature

Hanafi HR, Zakaria ZA

Case Rep Obstet Gynecol, 2017;2017:9821213.

PMID: 29348951 DOI: 10.1155/2017/9821213

Thoracoschisis is a rare congenital malformation characterized by herniation of the abdominal content through a defect in the thorax. There are previously 12 reported cases, most discussing the postnatal findings and management. Here we describe a case of left thoracoschisis with associated upper limb abnormality which was diagnosed antenatally with the aid of 3D ultrasound.

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen

Fulltext Pneumonia presenting as acute abdomen in children: a report of three cases

Vendargon S, Wong PS, Tan KK

Med J Malaysia, 2000 Dec;55(4):520-3.

PMID: 11221169

From 10th September 1998 till 5th June 1999, the Paediatric and Cardiothoracic Surgery Units of Sultanah Aminah Hospital Johor Bahru managed three children with lung collapse secondary to pneumonia. The dominant initial clinical presentation in all three cases was acute abdominal pain. Basal pneumonia was diagnosed in two cases post-operatively after surgical contributory causes were excluded intra-operatively. Thoracotomy, evacuation of infected debris and decortication of the collapsed lung was done in all three cases. In children presenting with acute abdominal pain, basal pneumonia should be considered as a possible contributory cause.

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen, Acute/diagnosis; Abdomen, Acute/etiology*

Fulltext The entrapped twin: a case of fetus-in-fetu

Yaacob R, Zainal Mokhtar A, Abang Jamari DZH, Jaafar N

BMJ Case Rep, 2017 Sep 23;2017.

PMID: 28942402 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220801

Fetus-in-fetu (FIF) is a rare entity in which malformed parasitic twin grows inside the body of its twin. It is most commonly presented with mass in the abdomen. We present a case of a 15-year-old boy who presented with abdominal mass since infancy. Radiological investigations are suggestive of FIF. Intraoperatively, malformed fetus in a sac was found and excised. Postoperatively the patient recovers well and was put on follow-up.

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen/abnormalities; Abdomen/surgery

A cucumber in the abdomen penetrating through the vagina

Lee TT

Med J Malaya, 1970 Sep;25(1):53.

PMID: 4249497

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen*

Customised weight-based volume contrast media protocol in CT of chest, abdomen and pelvis examination

Yap LPP, Wong JHD, Muhammad Gowdh NF, Ng WL, Chung E, Eturajulu RC, et al.

J Med Imaging Radiat Sci, 2021 06;52(2):257-264.

PMID: 33531272 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmir.2021.01.003

INTRODUCTION: Fixed volume (FV) contrast media administration during CT examination is the standard practice in most healthcare institutions. We aim to validate a customised weight-based volume (WBV) method and compare it to the conventional FV methods, introduced in a regional setting.

METHODS: 220 patients underwent CT of the chest, abdomen and pelvis (CAP) using a standard FV protocol, and subsequently, a customised 1.0 mL/kg WBV protocol within one year. Both image sets were assessed for contrast enhancement using CT attenuation at selected regions-of-interest (ROIs). The visual image quality was evaluated by three radiologists using a 4-point Likert scale. Quantitative CT attenuation was correlated with the visual quality assessment to determine the HU's enhancement indicative of the image quality grades. Contrast media usage was calculated to estimate cost-savings from both protocols.

RESULTS: Mean patient age was 61 ± 14 years, and weight was 56.1 ± 8.7 kg. FV protocol produced higher contrast enhancement than WBV, p

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen*

A male black fly of Simulium (Simulium) iwatense (Shiraki) (Diptera: Simuliidae) with genitalia-like appendages on abdominal segment 8

Takaoka H, Fukuda M, Otsuka Y, Iwasa M

Trop Biomed, 2021 Jun 01;38(2):68-71.

PMID: 33973575 DOI: 10.47665/tb.38.2.040

A rare non-sex mosaic abnormality represented by genitalia-like appendages on the ventral surface of abdominal segment 8 of a male black fly collected in Hokkaido, Japan, is reported. The appendages consist of a pair of style-like projections each arising from a coxite-like base, inverted-Y shaped ventral plate-like structure, and isolated round structure. This male was morphologically and molecularly identified as an abnormal form of S. (S.) iwatense (Shiraki), the only species in the Simulium (Simulium) ornatum species-group in Japan, although certain morphological characteristics of this male including the reduced number of uppereye (large) facets and elongate cerci are different from those of S. (S.) iwatense.

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen

Fulltext Intrapulmonary bronchogenic cyst: single case report

How, S.H., Tee, H.P., Amran, A.R., Fauzi, A.R.M.

JUMMEC, 2008;11(2):86-88.

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Intrapulmonary bronchogenic cyst is a rare congenital lesion originating from abnormal budding of the embryonic foregut. It is less common than mediastinal bronchogenic cyst. We describe a case of intrapulmonary bronchogenic cyst and discuss the treatment of this condition.

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen

Fulltext Stability Ball Training on Lower Back Strength has Greater Effect in Untrained Female Compared to Male

Sukalinggam CL, Sukalinggam GL, Kasim F, Yusof A

J Hum Kinet, 2012 Jun;33:133-41.

PMID: 23487252 DOI: 10.2478/v10078-012-0052-2

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of short-term stability ball (SB) training on males and females by comparing the strength changes produced in the core muscles. Forty-two previously untrained subjects, mean age = 23.62 ± 2.89 years were matched by their maximum strength (back strength: male = 190-200 kg, female = 45-50 kg and abdominal strength: male = 110-120 kg, female = 35-40 kg 1RM) and randomly placed in either one of these 3 groups; unstable SB group (n = 14), stable floor group (n = 14) and control group (n = 14) who did no exercise. SB training showed greatest improvement (p < 0.001) in back and abdominal strength (25.79 % and 29.51 % respectively), compared with the gain in floor training (FT) back and abdominal strength (10.28 % and 8.47 % respectively). Untrained female subjects achieved a higher percentage of improvement in strength compared to males in both back and abdominal muscles, and this is most evident in the SB training group. It is apparent that performing core training exercises on unstable surfaces stressed the musculature, possibly activating the neuro-adaptive mechanisms that led to the early phase gains in strength.

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen

Fulltext Coeliac artery thrombosis: an uncommon cause of an acute abdomen

Saravana K, Zainal AA, Lee SK

Med J Malaysia, 2011 Aug;66(3):273-5.

PMID: 22111460 MyJurnal

Coeliac artery thrombosis with ischaemia is a rare condition, which usually presents with severe peptic ulcer disease symptoms. It is usually associated with risk factors for thrombosis or embolism. The manifestation is rare because of large number of collaterals between the coeliac and superior mesentery artery. Early detection and intervention is required to prevent the progression of its complications that includes gastric ischaemic necrosis.

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen, Acute/etiology*

Liver isolation in abdominal MRI

Rajasvaran L, Haw TW, Sarker SZ

J Med Syst, 2008 Aug;32(4):259-68.

PMID: 18619090

This work presents a method for liver isolation in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abdomen images. It is based on a priori statistical information about the shape of the liver obtained from a training set using the segmentation approach. Morphological watershed algorithm is used as a key technique as it is a simple and intuitive method, producing a complete division of the image in separated regions even if the contrast is poor, and it is fast, with possibility for parallel implementation. To overcome the over-segmentation problem of the watershed process, image preprocessing and postprocessing are applied. Morphological smoothing, Gaussian smoothing, intensity thresholding, gradient computation and gradient thresholding are proposed for preprocessing with morphological and graph based region adjacent list constructed for region merging. A new integrated region similarity function is also defined for region merging control. The proposed method produces good isolation of liver in axial MRI images of the abdomen, as is shown in this paper.

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen/anatomy & histology

Diversity and morphology of abdominal glands in workers of the ant genus Myopias (Formicidae, Ponerinae)

Billen J, Stroobants Z, Wenseleers T, Hashim R, Ito F

Arthropod Struct Dev, 2013 May;42(3):165-72.

PMID: 23333627 DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2012.12.001

Histological examination of serial sections through the abdomen of workers of three species of Myopias ants revealed the presence of several exocrine glands. These include the common venom and Dufour glands as well as the pygidial gland, but also more specific sternal glands and glands associated with the sting base and the gonostyli. Two of these glands have not been reported previously among ants: one is the paired oblong plate gland, that occurs next to the oblong plate and may have a pheromonal function. The other novel gland is the paired sting shaft gland, that occurs at the dorsal side in the proximal region of the sting shaft. A remarkable characteristic of these Myopias ants is that all glands of class-3 show ducts with gradually widening internal diameter. Myopias emeryi shows a clearly more simple variety of abdominal glands than Myopias maligna and M. sp.1.

Matched MeSH terms: Abdomen/anatomy & histology

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