Although rare, perforation of pyometra should be kept as one of the differential diagnosis in an elderly woman with an acute abdomen. A high index of suspicion is required to make a correct ...

Acute abdominal pain can be categorized in multiple ... Complications may include gallbladder perforation, gangrene, emphysematous cholecystitis, ascending cholangitis, gallstone ileus ...

The symptoms of a perforation can include severe abdominal pain ... change to high-fiber foods to prevent further episodes of acute diverticulitis. Treatment guidelines from the American ...

DJ Steve Wright died from acute peritonitis and a perforated gastric peptic ulcer ... Peritonitis is an infection of the lining of the abdomen. It can occur if an ulcer perforates.

Coronary thrombosis, dissecting thoracic aneurysm, acute pancreatitis and ... on the left then developed. The upper abdomen was tender; a diagnosis of perforated ulcer was considered by his ...