Biomedical subjects

H Sarihan

Publications and source records attributed to H Sarihan.

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Gastric perforation presenting as bilateral scrotal pneumatoceles.

Although processus vaginalis is patent in the majority of newborn infants, the expression of an intraabdominal pathology such as gastrointestinal perforation or bleeding in the scrotum is very rare. In a large percentage of neonates with the gastrointestinal perforation, pneumoperitoneum is absent. In any case, it may not be detected in early radiographs. We report a newborn baby who presented with bilateral scrotal pneumatoceles as a first sign of pneumoperitoneum due to gastric perforation. Plain x-ray of the abdomen was normal except for pneumoscrotum, but contrast study revealed gastric perforation.

Diagnosis, Differential↗

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Biliary ascariasis. A case report.

Ascaris lumbricoides is a worldwide intestinal infestation that may cause various complications. Biliary ascariasis, however, is a rare condition. We describe a child with biliary ascariasis. The patient's clinical symptoms were pain, vomiting and abdominal tenderness, and she was thought to have acute appendicitis. However, laboratory examination revealed high serum alkaline phosphatase and amylase levels, and ultrasonography and percutaneous cholangiography demonstrated biliary ascariasis. The patient was successfully treated with mebendazole and antispasmolytic drugs.

Antinematodal Agents↗

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Infantile myofibromatosis. A case report.

Infantile myofibromatosis is a rare mesenchymal disorder of infancy characterized by the formation of tumors in the skin, muscle, viscera, bone and subcutaneous tissue. The etiology of the disorder is unknown. We describe here a newborn with multiple infantile myofibromatosis, peritonitis and intestinal perforation. Surgery revealed multiple intestinal obstructions and jejunal perforation due to intestinal tumors; consequently, a jejunostomy was performed. The patient was maintained on total parenteral nutrition and oral semiliquid infant formula for two months, however, he died due to multiple attacks of diarrhea and septicemia.

Gastrointestinal Neoplasms↗