Introduction: Emphysematous Pyelonephritis (EPN) is a possibly life-threatening condition that is usually present as sepsis. Delay in identifying the disease may lead to detrimental outcomes, even mortality. The present study reports a case of incidental finding of an EPN in a pe...
Gallbladder carcinoma is a rare cancer often originally diagnosed as other benign gallbladder ailments. Early diagnosis is difficult due to lack of symptoms and half of all cases are only incidentally found during surgery. Unlike adenocarcinoma, the most common pathologic subtype...
A variety of hernias have been encountered for the past centuries. One rare type of hernia is Amyand’s hernia which was originally described by Claudius Amyand (1685-1740) in 1736, a surgeon in St. George’s Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom. It is a condition where the ve...
Acute urinary retention due to urethral hemangioma in women is a rare case. Common clinical findings of hemangiomas include lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), dysuria, hematuria, urethrorrhagia, and urethral mass. A 78-year-old woman with urinary retention due to thrombotic cav...
Mayilvaganan Sabaretnam, Sarrah Idrees, D. Vnssvams Mahalakshmi, P. R. K. Bhargav, Aromal Chekavar, Sapana Bothra Jain & A. K. Verma·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2021
This Case emphasizes the need for thorough clinical examination before any invasive procedure like percutaneous tracheostomy to avoid unexpected complications. Percutaneous tracheostomy is a very safe procedure in critically ill patients. But any procedure can be fraught with com...
Pararectal abscess usually present with severe perianal and/or perirectal pain with or without fever, and features of sepsis. Here, we report a case where pararectal abscess was diagnosed during laparoscopic surgery and initially misdiagnosed as ovarian cyst.
Aims: To report cases of pancreatic cysts, the flow of diagnosis, and management of these cases. Case Description: We reported a case of pancreatic cyst in a 14-year-old boy. The patient presented with a chief complaint of epigastric discomfort for about 4 months accompanied by s...
The simultaneous fracture of both scapulae is an unusual clinical feature. They are thought to result from a violent trauma to the upper part of the shoulder often associated with other injuries whose severity obscures the scapular injuries. Computed tomography with 3D reconstruc...
Molar and non-molar gestation are different entities and their differentiation is crucial. We report one case of non-molar placenta/ hydropic abortus and one case of huge partial molar gestation.
Neurofibromatosis in breast swelling is a rare presentation. We encountered a female presented with odd presentations of bleeding breast swelling. Initial imaging shows appearances of haemangioma with a lesion based on Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BIRADS) BIRADS 4a....
Ramakanth Bhargav Panchangam, Sabaretnam Mayilvaganan, D. Vnssvams Mahalakshmi, Poongkodi Karunakaran & Pradeep Puthenveetil·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2021
Granulomatous thyroiditis (GT) is one of the various types of autoimmune thyroiditis. Although, it usually occurs in women of reproductive age in peri-gestational period. We present a case of GT in a sixty year old gentleman presenting with pyrexia of unknown origin lasting for 1...
Osteoid osteoma is a rare, very painful bone tumor. We report a series of eight patients with osteoid osteoma of the hand. The average age of our patients was 27 years old. On radiological imaging of the hand, the typical appearance of osteoid osteoma was present in 100% of the...
Gossypiboma (GP) is a feared complication for all surgeons. Transmural migration of gauze presents with gastrointestinal symptoms, rarely does it remain asymptomatic. It may require surgical intervention or rarely gauze is expelled per rectally. We would like to report a case of...
Frostbite is a rare encounter for surgeons in tropical countries such as Sri Lanka. It is a severe form of cold exposure injury and has a challenging treatment protocol. We report a case of late presented fourth degree frostbite which had culminated in amputation. The purpose of...
Aim: We report an extremely rare case of jejunal GIST presenting with acute abdomen and shock due to tumor rupture with hemorrhage. Case Presentation: A 52 year male presented to the surgical emergency with complaints of acute onset abdominal pain and abdominal distention for 12...