Endometriosis is described as the presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Scar endometriosis is a rare disease, and is difficult to diagnose. The symptoms are nonspecific, typically involving abdominal wall pain at the incision site at the time of m...
Post traumatic loss of segment of the tendon of extensor expansion Zone 2 level is common in crush injury of the hand. Extensor tendon zone 2 level forms the inherent part in the dynamics of extensor expansion mechanism. When a segmental loss occurs, usually the reconstruction of...
Gossypiboma is the term used when a surgical sponge is left unknowingly in the patient’s body after a surgical procedure. It is a grave but preventable complication of surgery which can lead to serious medico-legal complications. It may either present early with/without lump form...
The ‘Koebner’s phenomenon’ is a rare clinical response that occurs in patients with pre-existing cutaneous diseases like psoriasis. The phenomenon is triggered by skin incisions, causing an acute development of isomorphic pathological lesions along the lines of the skin trauma in...
The case report presents the case of 45 years old female patient with multiple associated diseases sent for treatment to the Plastic Surgery Department, for multiple, extensive and infected left leg ulcer. In addition to systemic treatment, the patient has undergone multiple surg...
Missed iatrogenic cervical esophageal injury after thyroidectomy is a rare complication. Post-operative painful deglutition, subcutaneous emphysema or local swelling should raise the alarm. Seven days after thyroidectomy, a patient was referred to us with copious purulent dischar...
Mohammed Alshamali, Mariam Kenawy, Latefa Almazroui, Majdah Al- Zoabi, Dhari Alzaid, Sanaa Sallam, Fatima Bulbul, Joud Abdulraheem & Khaleel Mohammad·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2020
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a treatment in which 100% oxygen at a pressure greater than one atmosphere is administered to the patient. It can be used as an adjunctive therapy in many wound care settings. We present a 41-year-old female, who had a prolonged hospital stay w...
Background: Spontaneous perforation of hollow viscous, following prolonged periods of fasting is usually seen in the first part of the duodenum. Surgical treatment is the gold standard therapeutic option. Mortality of around 8 to 25 % is seen and is usually associated with delaye...
Introduction: Although patients presenting with retained colorectal foreign bodies are uncommon, yet various incidences of it are well documented in the literature. The reasons related to it are homosexual practices, anal autoerotism, physical assault or can be a result of body p...
Background: A hyena bite to the face of a live adult human is one of the rarest cases and is hardly reported in India. The central face is an intricate 3-Dimensional structure and is a dominant feature of a human being. A complex central facial defect can severely affect a person...