Central venous catheterization is a common utensil used to monitor central venous pressure and administer intravenous fluids. Retained guidewire is a rare but dreaded complication of intravascular interventions. The majority of cases are identified immediately or shortly after th...
Acute intussusception determines a case of severe occlusive. it is a rare clinical entity in adults. It is most often for small bowel, with a difficult clinical diagnosis, but facilitated by imaging assessment, mainly the abdominal computed tomography CT scan, which permits to ma...
Congenital short bowel syndrome (CSBS) is a rare entity of short bowel syndrome, with only 37 cases reported in literature till this date, with numerous reports of its high morbidity and mortality rate. We present a case of a 7-week-old boy who presented with abdominal distension...
Introduction: Fibroadenomas are the most common tumours of the female breast, occurring most frequently in women of child-bearing age, especially those under 30 years. Presentation of Case: We report a case with a total no of 25 fibroadenomas presenting bilaterally of a 20-year-o...
Aims: Nodular fasciitis (NF) is a benign, reactive proliferation of fibroblasts in the subcutaneous tissues and commonly associated with the deep fascia. It is caused the lesion to be misdiagnosed as sarcoma due to this fibroblastic proliferation. Early surgical excision can be p...
Aims: To revisit the once common condition- the sebaceous horn- long forgotten with the development of the medical field. Presentation of Case: A 65 year old woman presented to the outpatient department with a lesion on the left upper arm which resembled an animal horn on inspect...
Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are rare mesenchymal tumors, usually described at the pleura level, but since they can develop in different extra pleural locations. Retroperitoneal location is rarely described. The anatomopathological study remains the key to the diagnosis of SFT,...
Aims: Morgagni hernia is a rare congenital diaphragmatic hernia in an adult. The issue of Morgagni Hernia, which was difficult for surgical selection, was tried to be explained with articles. It was presented because it is scarce in adults. Presentation: A 76-year-old woman, admi...
Burhanuddin Salim, Santhi Kalimuthu, Sashi Gopalan, Vishnu Varathan Moganadass, Noorjehan Omar & Sha’ariyah Mokhtar·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2019
Aims: Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma, a tumour of uncertain differentiation and intermediate behaviour, is rarely seen in the head and neck region. We report its dramatic presentation in the neck as a progressive, large mass mimicking malignancy clinically as well as cytologica...
Aims: Schwannoma is a neurogenic tumour, originating from the nerve sheaths may either be malign or benign. In this case, was presented a giant mass and its an abnormal vascular structure. Presentation: In this case, the location of the big mass was also the posterior sulcus. The...
Aims: To report the biliopancreatic limb obstruction due to non-recurrence in pancreatic cancer patient. Afferent limb obstruction has been under reported in the literature and should be recognized early and treated aggressively to prevent disasters. We present one such case.
Aim: Foreign body aspiration in an otherwise healthy adult is a rare condition. We wanted to present our patient who could survive after aspirating multiple foreign bodies. Presentation: A 50 years old man aspirated multiple stones and with the urgency operation removed the grave...
Aims: A persistent vitellointestinal duct is a rare finding, typically occurring in the pediatric population. Most commonly presenting as Meckel’s diverticulum, it is extremely rare for it to present as intestinal obstruction in the adult population. Presentation: The present cas...
Aims: Parapharyngeal Space (PPS) tumours are rare and may present as painless masses only becoming evident because of their mass effect. The diagnosis is more difficult when they do not present with any obvious clinical features. This case report seeks to highlight this type of t...
Stanley Baba Amutta, Mohammed Abdullahi, Daniel Aliyu, Kufre Robert Iseh, Sufiyanu Umar Yabo, Joshua Chukwuemeka Okoro, Kabiru Abdullahi & Umar Mohammed·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2019
Aims: To highlight the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in the management of the patient. Background: Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a rare, benign, and vascular tumour that occurs almost exclusively in male teenagers. The tumour usually originate in the posterior n...