Caput Medusae, a real case with a pic
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Caput Medusae, a real case with a pic| Kademad |
 Posted: November 24, 2005 06:49 pm
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Administrator  Group: Admin Posts: 2108 Member No.: 1 Joined: August 13, 2005  |
hi guys, I'm sure u all heard about caput medusae by now, and here's a real case with a real picture of it... hope it will make u understand it even better...
Good Luck guys...  Caput Medusae  A 47-year-old man with a seven-year history of compensated hepatic cirrhosis due to chronic hepatitis B infection presented for routine evaluation. Physical examination revealed a firm liver and mild splenomegaly. There were mildly tortuous veins on his abdominal wall, especially above the umbilicus. For four years, his condition remained stable, but venous dilatations gradually became more prominent around the umbilicus. These venous dilatations represent portal hypertension with backflow from the left portal vein, through the paraumbilical veins in the falciform ligament, and then to the periumbilical systemic veins in the abdominal wall. Color Doppler ultrasonography confirmed subcutaneous collateral veins on the anterior abdominal wall near the umbilicus that had originated from the dilated paraumbilical veins. |
    
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| muhanned |
Posted: November 24, 2005 08:29 pm
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Auscultating...  Group: Graduated Doctors Posts: 502 Member No.: 158 Joined: October 22, 2005 |
thanx alot kadhum!..it really brought me the picture of how caput medusa is...
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| Kademad |
Posted: November 25, 2005 01:12 am
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 2108 Member No.: 1 Joined: August 13, 2005 |
u're most welcome friend
I hope it will help u in ur coming exam  |
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| lavie |
Posted: November 25, 2005 01:53 am
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Auscultating... Group: Medical Students Posts: 617 Member No.: 109 Joined: September 29, 2005 |
wow,that's really interesting,thanks for sharing it with us
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| bloodstone |
Posted: November 26, 2005 12:13 am
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Diagnosing... Group: Graduated Doctors Posts: 1597 Member No.: 99 Joined: September 26, 2005 |
thx alot 4 helping us
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| Dr.Leo1984 |
Posted: June 28, 2006 08:35 pm
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Auscultating... Group: Graduated Doctors Posts: 839 Member No.: 68 Joined: September 08, 2005 |
also Campel De Morgan are obvious here...two read spots in the lower part of abdomin
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| SAFA |
Posted: December 26, 2006 03:34 pm
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Auscultating... Group: Medical Students Posts: 517 Member No.: 287 Joined: January 04, 2006 |
Thnx alot Kadem
though it's for 4th year but it was really of benefit for me .. keep it up.. |
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| mohamed salah |
Posted: December 31, 2006 02:42 pm
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Percussing... Group: Medical Students Posts: 253 Member No.: 30 Joined: August 16, 2005 |
i can notice some red spots -papules- in the belly,
do you guys know what it is? now why they are there? |
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| Dr.Leo1984 |
Posted: December 31, 2006 03:34 pm
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Auscultating... Group: Graduated Doctors Posts: 839 Member No.: 68 Joined: September 08, 2005 |
and i think it is of no clinical benefit if they are few in number.. but when they are many.. they indicate liver disease..AS I THINK I DON'T READ THAT IN BOOK OR LECTURE, BUT A DR. MENTIONED THAT DURING A SURGERY SESSION WHEN I WAS IN THE FOURTH STAGE |
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