G Abi-Saad | PubMed Health

PubMed2001

Acute granulomatous schistosomal cholecystitis.

Schistosomal cholecystitis is a rare entity with less than 10 cases described in the medical literature [1-3]. It is unclear whether schistosomal eggs deposited in the wall of the gallbladder trigger a clinically manifest acute cholecystitis, since most of the cases described were also found to have concomitant gallstones. Herein, we report a patient who developed acute schistosomal granulomatous acalculous cholecystitis. The clinical presentation, chronology of events and pathological findings strongly support the association between cholecystitis and schistosomal infection.

Acute Disease↗

PubMed1993

Penetrating missile embolisation.

The present case report is that of a 13-year-old boy, who was admitted to the Emergency Unit at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC), with a bullet injury to the right upper quadrant with no exist. Chest X-ray and KUB failed to reveal the bullet and there was no evidence of haemo- or pneumothorax. X-ray of both thighs showed the bullet at the level of the right groin. The bullet penetrated the liver, diaphragm and pericardium. It entered through the left ventricle and embolised through the arterial circulation to the right superficial femoral artery. Included in this report is a review and analysis of patients with missile embolisation, who were treated at the AUBMC over the last 10 years.

Abdominal Injuries↗