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Sewing needle inside of the abdominal cavity after ingestion, is described in a minority of cases, according to reviewed literature. Swallowed foreign body is more common in children, persons deprived of their liberty and psychiatric patients. It frequently passes asymptomatic by elimination from the digestive tract. The patient J.P. 75 years old from Bar, hospitalized at the department because of metallic foreign bodie - sewing needle in the abdominal cavity. X-ray native abdominal, MDCT of the abdomen and EGDS in consultation with gastroenterologist from Clinical Center in Podgorica, is made outpatient. After treatment the patient was operated on 19th November, 2013 by the classic laparotomy and after the expected recovery, without complications discharged. Foreign body in the omentum can arrive from the digestive tube migration and penetration through the abdominal wall. In some organs of the abdominal cavity, such as the liver can come through bloodstream. Perforation of the GI tract occurs in less than 1% of cases, mainly through the digestive tube runs without problems in about a week. The migration of a sewing needle through the stomach can cause a state of emergency abdominal or can go through asymptomatic. Treatment is traditionally classical laparotomy, while today there are more works that favor the laparoscopic method. The rarity of surgical practice that has been treated laparotomy and removing foreign bodies. Today, more and more works where the extraction of foreign bodies from the abdominal cavity is made by the laparoscopic method.

INTRODUCTION: The study describes ocular injuries caused by airsoft guns pellets, type of these injuries and their incidence in different age groups. METHODS: This is a retrospective review of medical charts of patients who were hospitalized due to airsoft guns ocular injuries in ten-year period (from 2000 to 2009). Patient’s age, gender, duration of hospitalization, type of treatment and initial and final visual acuity were analyzed. RESULTS: Overall 92 patients with ocular injuries caused by airsoft gun pellets were hospitalized in tenyear period. In all patients only one eye was injured and there were 72 (78.3%) male patients. Injuries involved ocular adnexa, anterior and posterior segment of the eye. On initial examination 41 (44.6%) patients were presented with subconjunctival hemorrhages, 42 (45.6%) with corneal abrasion, 42 (45.6%) patients had corneal edema, 6 (6.5%) had traumatic mydriasis, 90 (97.8%) patients exhibited hyphema, 10 (10.9%) iridodialysis, in 27 (29.3%) patients high intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured, one patient had subluxation of intraocular lens (IOL) and one patient had traumatic cataract. Posterior segment findings included vitreous hemorrhage in 3 (3.3%) patients, retinal hemorrhage in 15 (16.3%) patients, retinal edema in 35 (38.0%) patients and one patient had globe rupture. Average duration of hospitalization was 5.7 days (range from 1 to 18 days). Three patients (3.3%) required eye surgery, eight patients (8.7%) had anterior chamber washout while rest of the patients were conservatively managed. Visual acuity at hospital release was significantly improved comparing to initial visual acuity, ranging from counting fingers at 1 meter to 20/60 in 7 (8.6%) patients, from 20/50 to 20/30 in 13 (16.0%) patients and from 20/25 to 20/20 in 61 (75.3%) patients. In 11 patients testing the visual acuity was not possible because of their young age. CONCLUSION: Injuries attributed to airsoft guns were confined mostly to anterior segment. There was also high percentage of severe posterior segment trauma requiring hospital admission. The most important factors in preventing such injuries are restricting access to airsoft guns, especially to minors, as well as mandatory use of protective equipment such as protective eyeglasses.

Introduction: Spontaneous RSH is very rare and small series have been demonstrated in literature. Proper and timely diagnosis of a hematoma within straight abdominal muscle significantly influences the way of treatment and the application of appropriate protocol for specific stage of illness. Case report: A 62-year old patient presented himself at hospital because of pains under RRC, with unclear clinical features, and only after repeated radiological diagnostic procedures we began the treatment with the protocol for identified stage of illness which took us to complete recovery and the patient got back to his every day activities. Conclusion: Even though rare, RSH imitates acute abdomen therefore proper diagnosis contributes to proper treatment. Treatment can be conservative, invasive and surgical.