Fatimazahra Bensardi, Bassam Daif, Ahmed Ballati, Mohamed Ouchane, Othmane Elyamine, Mounir Bouali, Abdelilah Elbakouri, Khalid Elhattabi & Abdelaziz Fadil·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2020
The ileo-sigmoid knot is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, which usually requires emergency life-saving surgery. In this condition the ileum and sigmoid colon are twisted around each other in a knot, causing strangulation. We here report 2 cases with ileo-sigmoid knot. In b...
The most common cardiac injury following trauma is myocardial contusions. Traumatic valve injury is a rare clinical condition and most commonly involves the aortic valve, with isolated mitral valve injury being scarce. We herein describe the clinical, para clinical and surgical c...
Aim: To address the possibility of an iatrogenic obstruction in a transplanted kidney and evaluate the efficacy of prompt percutaneous access in managing the condition. Case Presentation: We present a case of a 64-year-old male, who is known case of renal transplant for nine year...
A 55 year old woman came to our structure for a swelling of the anterior-internal side of the right thighthat has been evolving for 5 years; creating a taut, firm and slightly painful arch. Soft tissue MRI and abdominal CT scan showed an oblong lesion extending from the right fla...
Isolated congenital lip sinus (ICLS) is one of the rarest congenital deformities seldom reported in the literature. The clinical presentation is extremely variable ranging from isolated single lip pit in the midline to deep sinuses, rarely presenting as fistulous tracts opening i...
Bowel obstruction is a common complication of advanced ovarian cancer and is rarely described in benign cystic lesions. We report a case of colon obstruction secondary to torsion of a large benign ovarian cyst. Case presentation: A 25-year-old woman without antecedents was admitt...
Hydatid cyst is a parasitic disease that is widespread in different parts of the world. It affected both sexes equally and was more seen in young persons. The liver and lung are the organs most affected by the parasite. Cardiac localization is rare but severe. A pericardial locat...
The Thyroid ectopic is a rare embryologic malformation that is defined by the presence of thyroid tissue outside of its normal position, the accessory thyroid with a thyroid gland in place is exceptional. We report a case of an elderly patient operated on for a heteromultinodular...
Aims: Oligodendroglioma is thought to never metastasize outside the brain. We report a case of oligodendroglioma with cervical metastasis and to share our experience in managing this case. Presentation of Case: A 72-year-old gentleman was referred to our clinic with a history of...
Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome or what is called Wiklie’s syndrome is one of the rare etiologies of duodenal obstruction. It is due to decrease in Aortomesenteric angle and Its incidence is its incidence remains unknown. We report a case of a twenty-seven-year old male...
Background: Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection, affecting immunosuppressed hosts. Infection in an immunocompetent individual is uncommon, with varying degrees of severity. Usual clinical presentations include rhinocerebral and pulmonary mucormycosis, with cutaneous...
Ectopic pancreas is a rare congenital disorder in which pancreas can develop in any place other than its usual location. Ectopic pancreas in small intestine causing intussusception in adults is rare. We report a case of ileal ectopic pancreas with intussusception who presented wi...
Introduction: Cases of inguinal bladder hernia are rare, with bladder involvement seen in 1–4% of inguinal hernias. Surgical repair is currently the standard treatment, and careful surgical planning is necessary to avoid complications including bladder injury. Case Presentation:...
Aim: Ovarian cancer metastasis to the spinal cord is extremely rare. To our knowledge, our case is one of only seventh such cases in the literature. Case: We present the case of cervical spinal intramedullary metastasis of ovarian adenocarcinoma in a 56-year-old woman who present...
Aims: The aim of the paper is to acknowledge the atypical presentation of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) and subsequently tailor the management based on the patient’s characteristics and clinical context, while comparing it to standard practice. Case Presentation: We report a case o...