Asma El-Karouachi, Ahmed Elmi Abdirahim, Zouhair Abdeladim, Driss Erguibi, Hajri Amal, Boufettal Rachid, Saad Rifki El-Jai & Chehab Farid·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2021
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a condition characterized by a defect in the diaphragm leading to protrusion of abdominal contents into the thoracic cavity. Right side diaphragmatic hernia is a rare entity. The surgical incidence remains controversial, particularly for t...
Asmaa El-Karouachi, Ahmed Elmi Abdirahim, Zouhair Abdeladim, Bouali Mounir, El Bakouri Abdelilah, Bensardi Fatima-zahra, El hattabi Khalid & Fadil Abdelaziz·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2021
Introduction: Adult intussusception is a rare clinical condition (1) and about 70%-90% of adult intussusception cases (2). The principle causes are benign or malignant tumors. In adults, the most frequent localizations of intestinal invaginations are the ileo-cecal segment, ileum...
Introduction: Vitellointestinal Duct is an embryonic communication between the primitive yolk sac and the developing midgut which normally obliterates by weeks 5–10 of intrauterine life. Persistent duct can present as varied anatomical entities. Here, we report a case of small bo...
Complications at the gastrojejunal anastomosis are challenging in terms of diagnosis, therapy, and prevention. Perforated marginal ulcer after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a delayed complication. One case of perforated marginal ulcer after PD was reported at our hospital. The...
Hernia surgery has always been one of the commonest surgeries performed worldwide 2. Laprascopic approach has been the preferred mode of surgical intervention in recent times1,2,3 and multiple studies have been done to advocate and promote this method among surgeons. Here, we pre...
Introduction: Acute abdomen in Dengue Fever patient poses a distinct and formidable challenge in diagnosis and management. Perforated duodenal ulcer is a rare presentation of Dengue Fever. Surgeons face formidable challenges in diagnosing, resuscitating and delivering optimum pos...
Aims: Small bowel lesions are important differentials in patients presenting with hematochezia and these two cases highlight the clinical challenges in diagnosis and management of such cases. Presentation of Cases: Both of the patients present with fresh per rectal bleeding with...
Introduction: Digestive endometriosis is one of the most severe forms of deep endometriosis, the rectum and sigmoid are most often affected, its clinical diagnosis is most often difficult due to the non-specificity of its clinical signs. Case Report: We report the case of a 44-ye...
Erguibi Driss, Ahmed Elmi Abdirahim, Hajri Amal, Hamrerras Issam, Rachid Boufettal, Saad Rifki El-Jai & Farid Chehab·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2021
An ectopic outlet of the common bile duct is a rare congenital disorder of the biliary tract. These abnormalities pose a diagnostic problem, and their clinical presentation is not specific. As patients are usually asymptomatic at early stages, the diagnosis is often incidental an...
Urachal cysts in children are rare with an incidence of 1 in 1,500 live births. We present a case of a two-year-old boy who presented with hematuria, foul smelling urine, and a bladder mass, which up until histopathological examination had features strongly suggesting malignancy....
Appendicitis has always been one of the most common causes of surgical abdomen. With technological advancements, laparoscopic approach for surgical intervention has been suggested by many centres and multiple studies have shown its advantages over open appendicectomy. However lap...
D. B. Choksi, Digant Patel, Jagrut Patel, Karimireddy Jahnavi, Jigar Patel, Rutul Shah, Vivek Yadav & Sijoy Varughese·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2021
Introduction: Mycetoma Pedis is the most common form of Eumycetoma known widely as the Madura Foot. Favourable respnoses have been reported with drug therapy alone even in long-standing lessions with involvement of bone and lymphatics. The case report aims to present a case of Ma...
Introduction: Acute appendicitis is one of the most common causes of acute abdomen. Obstruction of the lumen of the appendix due to fecolith, lymphoid hyperplasia and tumors can cause appendicitis. Appendicular tumors are rare, with carcinoids being the most common. Adenocarcinom...
Hydrocele of the spermatic cord is a rare anomaly that occurs as a result of abnormal closure of the processus vaginalis during the descent of the testis into the scrotum. It is rarely seen in adults. There are two forms of a spermatic cord hydrocele: the encysted type which does...
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a rare and highly aggressive neoplasm believed to originate from primitive mesenchymal cells; arising from soft tissue or bone, usually in the extremities (large muscles of thigh) or retroperitoneum. It is now referred to as undifferentiated pleo...