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When appendectomy is not the end of it
Images in Surgery

When appendectomy is not the end of it

An 80-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with a one-day history of right lower quadrant abdominal pain with no associated nausea or vomiting. He had similar symptoms for which he underwent appendectomy 60 years ago.

When diet doesn´t cut it
Images in Surgery

When diet doesn´t cut it

A 70-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation and nausea. Similar episodes in the past year resolved after dietary modifications.

Upper endoscopy with unusual consequences
Images in Surgery

Upper endoscopy with unusual consequences

A 76-year-old patient presented in septic shock with diffuse abdominal pain two days after upper endoscopy. Fluid resuscitation and broad-spectrum antibiotics were administered. Initial diagnostics revealed an enlarged stomach wall. After further detoriation and development of an abdominal compartment syndrome a partial gastrectomy and open-abdomen treatment was performed. 

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