Clinical Case Database / Category: Clinical Care
Acute abdominal bleeding
Publication details
Charis Costopoulos MA MBBchir, Rakesh Patel MB ChB MRCP(UK)
Foundation Years Journal, volume 1, issue 3, p.94 (123Doc Education, London, June 2007)
Abstract
A 72-year-old male was referred to the surgical admissions unit for assessment of a 2-day history of right upper quadrant pain. He also complained of worsening ankle and abdominal swelling. Past medical history was unremarkable and he drank a minor amount of alcohol. On examination, he was tender in the right upper quadrant with a positive Murphy’s sign. Palmar erythema and numerous spider naevi were also noted as well as bipedal oedema and shifting dullness, consistent with the presence of ascites. Examination of the respiratory and cardiovascular system was unremarkable. Ultrasonography confimed the presence of ascites with biliary tree appearances in keeping with acute cholecystitis. The patient was treated conservatively with antibiotics and analgesics. However, his in-patient stay was complicated by massive haemetemesis.
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Authors
Charis Costopoulos MA MBBchir
Academic Medicine FY2 in Cardiovascular Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
Rakesh Patel MB ChB MRCP(UK) (Corresponding author)
Specialist Registrar in Nephrology
John Walls Renal Unit
Leicester General Hospital
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, LE5 4PW
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