Hakim EL Kaoui

Left Hepatic Textiloma Mimicking Recurrence of a Hepatic Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report

Mohamed Ballouch, Djogbe Rogelli Michael Gnide, Imade El Azzaoui, Mohamed Bouzroud, Hakim EL Kaoui, Mountassir Moujahid & Sidi Mohamed Bouchentouf · Asian Journal of Research in Surgery · 2026

Aims: Textiloma (gossypiboma) denotes the inadvertent retention of a surgical sponge or gauze within a body cavity following an operation. It is a rare but clinically significant entity with protean manifestations and serious medicolegal implications. We report an exceptional cas...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrs/2026/v9i2422

About Three Cases across the Clinical Spectrum of Amyand’s Hernia: Diagnostic and Surgical Management Strategies

Mohamed Ballouch, Djogbi Rogelli Michael Gnide, Imade El Azzaoui, Mohamed Bouzroud, Hakim EL Kaoui & Mountassir Moujahid · Asian Journal of Research in Surgery · 2026

Background: Amyand’s hernia (AH) is defined by the presence of the vermiform appendix within an inguinal hernial sac. Its incidence is approximately 1% of all inguinal hernias, whereas the complicated form—involving acute appendicitis, perforation, or abscess formation—occurs in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrs/2026/v9i2419

Perforated Ileocecal Adenocarcinoma Revealing Long-Standing Crohn's Disease: A Rare Cause of Generalized Peritonitis

Amine Maazouz, Mehdi Karami, Walid Chair, Mohamed Bouzroud, Hakim EL Kaoui, Mountassir Moujahid & Sidi Mohamed Bouchentouf · Asian Journal of Research in Surgery · 2026

Introduction: Small bowel and ileocaecal adenocarcinomas are rare but recognised complications of long-standing Crohn's disease. Their diagnosis is challenging because symptoms frequently mimic inflammatory disease activity. Presentation with bowel perforation and generalised per...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrs/2026/v9i2407

Double Localization Trichobezoar Causing Small Bowel Obstruction in an Adolescent: A Case Report

Mohamed Ballouch, Walid Chair, Imade El Azzaoui, Mehdi Karami, Mohamed Bouzroud, Hakim EL Kaoui, Mountassir Moujahid & Sidi Mohamed Bouchentouf · Asian Journal of Research in Surgery · 2026

Aims: Trichobezoars are rare, compacted hair masses that most often form in the stomach of young females with trichophagia associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Double localisation—simultaneous gastric and intestinal trichobezoars—is exceedingly rare and poses dist...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrs/2026/v9i2420