Mutilating hand injuries are rare in developed countries but it is not uncommon in developing countries. The ultimate goal of management is salvaging the injured hand with adequate functional status. Early radical debridement with intravenous antibiotics, good soft tissue handlin...
Prostate is an accessory male sexual organ, which can produce clinical illnesses in the elderly, in the form of benign enlargement, cancers or infections. Although giant prostatic hyperplasia has been described as an entity in literature, prostate cancers reaching such giant prop...
Conde Abraham Youssef, Ouhammou Yousra, Kaba Ibrahima, Bakunda Cristian, Yakka Mbarek, Fahsi Mohammed, Abouelalaa Khalil, Elhjouji Abderrahmane & Ait Ali Abdelmounaim·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2023
Insulinoma is a rare endocrine tumor of the pancreas. cause of organic hypoglycemia, and is life-threatening if left untreated; The diagnosis is made in the presence of more or less characteristic but non-specific symptoms. Confirmation of the diagnosis is biological. However, mo...
Abdominal Cocoon is an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction characterized by the complete or partial encapsulation of the small bowel due to the formation of a fibro-collagenous membrane. This condition is predominantly observed in young adolescent girls. It is also known by...
Aims: To elucidate the potential complications and management strategies for Haemocholecyst (HC), particularly in a patient with concurrent conditions such as end-stage renal failure (ESRF) and COVID-19, and to stress the importance of recognizing and addressing this rare conditi...
Internal hernias can be either congenital or acquired. Meyers described several main types of internal hernias, including paraduodenal, pericecal, foramen of Winslow, transomental, transmesenteric, transmesocolic, intersigmoid, and retroanastomotic hernias. While the overall inci...
Internal abdominal hernias are a rare condition, making up only 0.9% of all cases of intestinal obstruction. Among these, Paraduodenal hernias are exceptionally rare, comprising approximately 53% of all internal hernias. They are more frequently found in the left Paraduodenal fos...
Introduction: Carcinoma of the axillary tail of Spence (CATS) is rare with an incidence of 0.1-2%. It is a type of breast cancer that develops at a specific anatomical position in the breast and often under-diagnosed. Case Presentation: A 37 year-old lady presented with an axilla...
Although bilateral pheochromocytomas are frequently encountered in familial cases, a cortical-sparing approach outweighs the need for total adrenalectomy and its continuing repercussions of lifelong steroid dependency. Hereby highlighting a case of boy with bilateral pheochromocy...
Primary Ovarian hydatid disease is rare entity, produced by larval stage of echinococcus granulosus. Hydatid disease commonly involves Liver, Lung, abdominal cavity, spleen and infrequently in pelvic organs, ovary and uterus. Primary hydatid cyst of the ovary is an extremely rare...
Triple atresia a rare entity comprises of esophageal atresia(EA), duodenal atresia(DA) and anorectal malformation(ARM). The association of esophageal atresia with tracho-esophageal fistula and anorectal malformation is relatively common while association with duodenal atresia is...
The common mesentery is a very rare anomaly of digestive tube rotation in adults. It exhibit shighly variable manifestations ranging from abdominal discomfort to acute intestinal obstruction, which presents the most dreaded complication among these manifestations. Nowadays, altho...
We present an unusual case of pancreatic GIST in a patient with a previous history of mini gastric bypass. The main challenges were carrying out the resection and reconstruction in the previously operated and modified surgical field. The various surgical options were considered a...
Transomental internal hernias are an exceptionally uncommon form of internal hernias. However, they can occur even in patients without prior surgical procedures due to age-related omental atrophy. Transomental hernias, whether through the greater or lesser omentum, are infrequent...
Aims: An individual with testicular malignancy can present with a large abdominal mass. Such mass can be secondaries in retroperitoneal lymph nodes (RPLN), a malignant cryptorchid testis itself, or both. This article aims to highlight the importance of thorough genitourinary exam...