Abstract INTRODUCTION: Supralevator abscess is the least common type of anorectal abscess. Its diagnosis can be hard and treatment difficult. PRESENTATION OF THE CASE: A 48-year-old men was diagnosed in the emergency department with a supralevantor abscess. Under general anaesthesia, the abscess drainage was accomplished after removal of a fish bone, who was perforating the rectum. Due to persistent rectal puru...
Large bowel obstruction can result in significant morbidity and mortality, especially in cases of acute complete obstruction. There are many possible causes, the most common in adults being colorectal cancer. Endometriosis is a benign disease, and the most affected extragenital location is the bowel, especially the rectosigmoid junction. However, transmural involvement and acute occlusion are very rare events. ...
Sexo feminino, 30 anos, sem antecedentes. Recorre à urgência por vómitos, paragem de emissão de gases e fezes, distensão abdominal e dor abdominal difusa tipo cólica. Observação: abdómen distendido, timpanizado, ligeiramente doloroso, sem defesa. PCR 0.51 mg/dL. Radiografia simples abdómen: distensão cólica e stop na transição reto-sigmoideia. TC abdominal: “espessamento parietal concêntrico na transição reto-s...