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We report a case of perforated solitary jejunal diverticulum in an 80-year-old woman. Jejunal diverticulosis occurs in 0.07% to 2.0% of the population. Jejunal diverticulitis with perforation is rare and is associated with high mortality. Treatment is surgical resection of the involved segment. Several theories to explain the pathogenesis of jejunal diverticula may relate to manometric or histologic abnormalities of the small bowel.
We present the case of a drug addict who was admitted with abdominal pain but gave no history of trauma. He subsequently left the hospital against medical advice, only to be readmitted a few days later with persistent abdominal pain. He was found to have splenic rupture. This case emphasizes the importance of ruling out intra-abdominal trauma in any drug addict presenting with acute abdomen.
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Copper T was inserted in 45 cases following caesarean section. Motivation was easier, acceptance was higher and follow-up was good in this group of patients. With proper selection and careful follow-up complications could be reduced to the minimum.
An antigen in homogenates of adult Schistosoma mansoni worms grown in mice, and immunoprecipitated by polyspecific rabbit antiserum, has been identified as contrapsin, a mouse serine protease inhibitor (serpin). In the serum of some mice infected with S. mansoni contrapsin was found with altered immunoelectrophoretic characteristics when compared with contrapsin from uninfected mice.
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