Acute abdomen: An insight Acute abdominal pain is a commonly encountered condition in patients of all age groups, characterized by severe pain arising in the abdominal region. While in some patients, the condition is benign, self-limiting, a significant proportion may show life-threatening signs warranting emergency treatment.1-3Murata A, 1. Okamoto K, Mayumi T, Maramatsu K, Matsuda S. Age-related differences in outcomes and etiologies of acute abdominal pain based on a national administrative database. Tohoku J Exp Med. 2014;233(1):9-15.Balachandran B, Singhi S, Lal S. Emergency management of acute abdomen in children. Indian J Pediatr. 2013;80(3):226-34.Ragsdale L, Southerland L. Acute abdominal pain in the older adult. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2011 May;29(2):429-48, x. Remarkable research in the past decades has revealed much to suggest a high burden of the disease in primary care practice as well as emergency departments.4Stone R. Acute abdominal pain. Lippincotts Prim Care Pract. 1998 Jul-Aug;2(4):341-57. A retrospective study…
Introduction Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is an advanced chronic venous disease, which peculiarly affects the venous system of the lower extremities with venous hypertension. This condition encompasses a spectrum of pathologies including pain, edema, skin changes and ulcerations.1-3Eberhardt RT, Raffetto JD. Chronic Venous Insufficiency. Circulation. 2005;111:2398-2409.Alguire PC, Mathes BM. Chronic venous insufficiency and venous ulceration. J Gen Intern Med. 1997;12(6):374-83.Taute BM. Chronic venous insufficiency. Internist (Berl). 2010;51(3):351-7. It exerts a negative impact on the quality of life (QoL) of the affected individuals and is associated with significant morbidity and high economic burden.1Eberhardt RT, Raffetto JD. Chronic Venous Insufficiency. Circulation. 2005;111:2398-2409. ,2Alguire PC, Mathes BM. Chronic venous insufficiency and venous ulceration. J Gen Intern Med. 1997;12(6):374-83. A glance through the epidemiological data has revealed that the prevalence of CVI that usually affects lower limbs varies between 25% and 40% in women, and 10% to 20% in men.4Al Shammeri O, AlHamdan N, Al-Hothaly…
