Sbai Mohamed Ali, Mejri Chiraz, Sboui Ines, Sbei Feten, Mahfoudhi Sami, Bellila Senda, Amri Raja & Maalla Riadh·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2026
Echinococcosis or hydatidosis is an anthropozoonosis following the development in humans and certain animals of the larva of a cestode transmitted by dogs: Echinococcus granulosus. The soft parts of the limbs represent a rare location of this parasite. As a result, diagnosis may...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrs/2026/v9i1344
Aims: Chondrosarcomas constitute a rarity in the upper limbs, and their occurrence in the distal radius is even rarer. Early diagnosis through incisional biopsy is essential. Surgical resection with margin control and fibular grafting can be effective. Presentation of Case: We re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajorr/2025/v8i2234
Sbai Mohamed Ali, Sboui Ines, Bellila Senda, Bouzouaya Hela, Sbai Faten, Mahfoudhi Mohamed Sami & Riadh Moalla·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2025
Introduction: Carpal tunnel syndrome is predominantly idiopathic, with secondary causes being rare and anatomical etiologies being exceptionally uncommon. Variations of the thenar motor branch are rare, and its origin from the ulnar border of the median nerve is exceedingly rare....
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Research Article10.9734/ajrs/2025/v8i1271
Purpose: compression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow is the second nerve entrapment syndrome of the upper limb, often idiopathic, neurofibroma of the ulnar nerve is an exceptional cause of this syndrome. Case Report: A 55-year-old man presented with progressive numbness and weakn...
Sbai Mohamed Ali, Ben Omrane Youssef, Ben Othma Nadia, Trabelsi Becem, Mecheel Ben Ali & Bouzaidi Khaled·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2022
Aims: We report the case of a patient presenting with paresthesia in the median nerve territory following compression by a palmar lipoma evoking a carpal tunnel syndrome. The aim of this work is to review the epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of this pathology....
Squamous cell carcinoma of the nail bed is a rare tumour, several risk factors are incriminated in the genesis of this tumour: microtrauma, x-rays, arsenic, dyskeratoses and infections (HPV). It is a slow-growing local tumour, often neglected and considered as an onychomycosis le...
Introduction: Large defects of the hand pose a coverage problem. Several procedures are available, the flap of Mc Gregor or groin flap still retains an important place in the management of these skin defects. Materials and Methods: It is a retrospective study of 50 patients prese...
Introduction: Chondromas are benign bone tumors that develop at the expense of the cartilage of skeletal tissue. The localization of chondromas in the hand is very frequent and represents 50 to 90% of cases. The localization in the distal phalanx is very rare. Clinically, it can...
The thumb has always been considered as the most important finger of the hand with a great role in the function of the hand and particularly in grasping. Complex thumb traumas often present a reconstruction challenge. While emergency reconstruction techniques of the thumb are lim...
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) belongs to a spectrum of rare disorders characterized by idiopathic infiltration and accumulation of abnormal histiocytes within various tissues. It touches mostly the bones and most frequently the skull. We report here a rare case of LCH local...
Chondromyxoid fibroma is a rare benign bone tumor whose usual location is the metaphysis of the long bones of the lower limbs, affects young adults, the location in the hand is exceptional. It is a tumor which poses a problem of differential diagnosis with chondroma and chondrosa...
Electrical burn injuries of the scalp carry a high risk of extensive tissue destruction and neurological complications. We report the case of a 50-year-old woman who sustained a high-voltage electrical burn to the scalp following a domestic accident. The injury progressed to scal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrs/2025/v8i2336
Hematological involvement in sarcoidosis is often characterized by lymphopenia and splenomegaly. However, auto-immune hemolytic anemia associated with sarcoidosis is scarcely reported. Herein, we report a novel case of this unusual clinical presentation. A 40-year-old female was...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmpcp/2025/v8i2350
Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common auto-immune inflammatory disease. Atypical extra-articular manifestations may obscure the diagnosis when they present as the initial symptoms. Case Presentation: A 58-year-old male patient, with dyslipidemia and coronary...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmpcp/2025/v8i2339