Aims: To describe the scrotal hernia in 6 and 9 months old rams and their management case. Presentation: A 6 and 9months old oudah rams were presented to the large animal unit of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH), Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, with the complaint of tes...
Aim: To report a rare case of neonatal urinary outflow obstruction warranting early circumcision. Presentation of Case: We are reporting a case of 36 hour old term male neonate who had early circumcision done on account of acute urinary retention secondary to urinary outflow obst...
Abdominal wall endometriosis is a very rare disease that usually develops in previous scar from caesarean section normally confined in subcutaneous fatty tissue. Intramuscular abdominal wall endometriosis involves rectus sheath or muscle. In this case abdominal wall endometriosis...
Necrotizing fasciitis of the breast is a rare entity in surgical practice. Since the first report by Shah et al in 2001, only a few cases have been reported worldwide. The rarity of this condition is attested by the fact that there is no definite approach to diagnosis and treatme...
Extra-pleural pneumonectomy (EPP) is an extensive surgery for management of pleural mesothelioma that is associated with perioperative morbidity of 60-63%. Extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) or pleuropneumonectomy for diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma is a radical surgery whic...
Acute diaphragmatic injury (DI) is reported in less than 10% of all the patients with penetrating trauma to lower chest. Rupture of the diaphragm mostly occurs following major trauma (blunt or penetrating) or iatrogenic injury, the latter being infrequently diagnosed earlier. The...
Aims: We report an unusual case of firework blast injury to the trunk and left lower limb in a one-week-old neonate and reviewed relevant literatures. Study Design: Case report. Presentation of Case: Different types of injuries could be sustained following explosives used for fir...
Introduction: Supravesical hernia (SVH) or paravesical hernia is a rare condition and it is believed to be caused due to Weakness between the transversus abdominis aponeurosis and the transversalis fascia. They are mainly acquired and usually associated with inguinal hernia. The...
Introduction: Barium peritonitis is a rare but life threatening complication of contrast examination of the gastrointestinal tract. The chemical peritonitis due to barium contamination is characteristically severe and difficult to treat. Such a complication has a high morbidity a...
Sodium or calcium polystyrene sulfonate (Resonium) is commonly used in hospitals to treat hyperkalaemia. Intestinal necrosis and perforation have been scarcely reported as a serious and potentially life-threatening complication following the use of this drug. We present a rare ca...
We report a case of a 60 year old male, who presented to our emergency with history of accidental spoon ingestion causing gastric outlet obstruction. Patient had undergone endoscopic extraction which was unsuccessful. He underwent exploratory laparotomy to retrive the spoon and w...
Gallstone ileus is condition where small bowel is mechanically obstructed by gallstones. It’s a true mechanical obstruction. It is uncommon entity which accounts for one to three percent of all small bowel obstruction [1]. Elderly people are usually affected [2]. X-ray, USG, CT S...
Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the aorta and its major branches. Aortic aneurysm is a severe complication of TA, with an estimated mortality rate of 50% in patients that undergo surgery for a rupture [1]. We herein reviewed the clinical, paraclinic...
Introduction: Liver haemangiomas are often asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally. Kasabach-Merritt syndrome (KMS) or consumptive coagulopathy is a rare but life-threatening complication of liver haemangioma occurring during observation. Surgery is an appropriate treatment optio...
Aims: Diverticular disease is common in the ageing population, and this trend is also seen in Asians. A rare manifestation of this condition is a giant colonic diverticulum, defined as a sac-like protrusion of the colonic wall larger than 4 cm. Here we report a case of a patient...