1/3. Surgical repair of a liver injury in a patient: accompanied with tricuspid regurgitation.A 42-year-old man with acute myocarditis developed a right lung abscess and tricuspid regurgitation with valvular vegetations. A chest tube was inserted from the 8th intercostal space on the anterior axillary line to drain acute thoracic empyema caused by rupture of the lung abscess. Six hours after the insertion, the patient went into shock. Since abdominal ultrasonography showed intraabdominal bleeding, an urgent laparotomy was performed. A large amount of blood was present in the peritoneal cavity. Pulsatile bleeding from the hepatic laceration and penetration of diaphragm were observed. Mattress sutures were used to close the hepatic laceration and the rent in the right hemi-diaphragm. Because the patient was hemodynamically stable postoperatively tricuspid valvular replacement was performed 5 days after the laparotomy. Four months after valve replacement, the patient is in good condition without any complaints.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = cavity (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/3. A case of a diaphragmatic rupture complicated with lacerations of stomach and spleen caused by a violent cough presenting with mediastinal shift.INTRODUCTION: Diapraghmatic rupture is a clinical case that is mostly seen following a blunt thoracoabdominal trauma or is rarely reported as spontaneously induced by various factors. CLINICAL PICTURE: A 28-year-old man presented as an emergency with shortness of breath and severe abdominal pain following a violent cough. His chest radiography and computed tomography demonstrated left diaphragmatic rupture, mediastinal shift and herniation of gastric fundus into the pleural cavity. TREATMENT: Left thoracotomy for the replacement of herniated gastric fundus and median laparotomy for the repair of serosal layer of gastric fundus and a diaphragmatic gap were performed. OUTCOME: He made an uneventful recovery. CONCLUSIONS: Diaphragmatic ruptures may be caused by violent coughing with serious life-threatening complications.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = cavity (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/3. Inner myometrial laceration causing a massive postpartum hemorrhage: a case report.BACKGROUND: postpartum hemorrhage has many well-established etiologies. It may also be secondary to an inner myometrial laceration, a less frequent and more difficult entity to diagnose. CASE: A 31-year-old, white woman, gravida 4, para 2012, at term underwent an uncomplicated spontaneous vaginal delivery. She gave birth to a 3,600-g female infant. An immediate massive postpartum hemorrhage ensued, unresponsive to medical therapy. No cervicovaginal lacerations or retained placental tissue was found. Uterine packing failed to control the bleeding. During laparotomy, exploration of the uterine cavity revealed a 4-cm, posterior and longitudinal inner myometrial laceration involving an actively bleeding large vessel. Repairing the laceration controlled the hemorrhage. CONCLUSION: Inner myometrial lacerations must be considered in the differential diagnosis of postpartum hemorrhage when all other commonly established causes have been excluded. During laparotomy and hysterotomy, evaluation and repair of an inner myometrial laceration controls the bleeding and avoids a hysterectomy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = cavity (Clic here for more details about this article) |