Background: Effective opioid-sparing postoperative analgesia following paediatric thoracotomy is essential to reduce respiratory complications and facilitate early recovery. Aim: We report a case demonstrating a combined regional analgesic strategy when conventional neuraxial tec...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i1803
Background: Adenomyoepithelioma is a rare biphasic breast tumour with diagnostic and management challenges due to its variable clinical, radiological, and pathological features. AIM: To highlight the diagnostic challenge of adenomyoepithelioma of the breast, a rare biphasic tumou...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i1801
Scrotal lymphangiomas are rare benign lesions arising from congenital malformations of the lymphatic system. They typically present as painless scrotal swelling and are often misdiagnosed as a hydrocele or other scrotal pathologies. These lesions are non-encapsulated and result f...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i1802
Background: Rare congenital anomaly of the biliary system, gallbladder duplication has significant clinical and surgical implications, making accurate preoperative imaging and anatomical identification essential to prevent bile duct injury and incomplete cholecystectomy. Aims: To...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i1800
Background: Duodenal adenocarcinoma is a rare gastrointestinal malignancy with an aggressive clinical course and often nonspecific symptoms, leading to delayed diagnosis. This disease accounts for a small proportion of gastrointestinal and is often diagnosed at an advanced stage...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i1799
Lemmel syndrome is a rare but clinically important cause of obstructive jaundice, arising from external compression of the common bile duct (CBD) by a periampullary duodenal diverticulum, typically in the absence of choledocholithiasis or underlying malignancy. Although infrequen...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i1796
Background: Late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare condition in adolescents, often manifesting with non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms that mask the underlying diagnosis. The simultaneous occurrence of gastric volvulus, pancreatitis due to herniation,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i1797
Z. Koulibaly, Boujdaine Tsouli, S. EL HASSOUNI, Z. Bellamlik, I. Elazzaoui, I. El Messaoudi, M. Bouzroud, M. Najih, H. El Kaoui, M. Moujahid & S. M. Bouchentouf·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2026
Retroperitoneal paragangliomas, which are rare (<3% of pheochromocytomas/paragangliomas), are non-secreting in 40–60% of cases and are often discovered incidentally due to mass effect. We report the exceptional case of a 66-year-old woman (outside the peak incidence age of 40–...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i1798
Gallstone ileus predominantly affects older adults, particularly women, and is regarded as a late complication of chronic gallstone disease. We report the case of a 60-year-old Malay woman with no known comorbidities who presented to the emergency department with a one-week histo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i1795
Background: Donor site metastasis following reconstructive surgery for oral cavity carcinoma is a rare and underrecognized phenomenon. It challenges conventional pathways of tumour spread and raises concerns regarding iatrogenic tumour seeding during oncologic surgery. Case Prese...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i1794
Youssef Ouazzani Touhami, Amine Maazouz, Karima Sif Nasr, Mohamed Allaoui, Mohamed Bouzroud, Mountassir Moujahid, Ahmed Bounaim, Sidi Mohamed Bouchentouf & Hakim EL Kaoui·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2026
Background: Primary thyroid lymphoma (PTL) is a rare extranodal lymphoma often associated with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis and may mimic other thyroid neoplasms, predominantly affecting elderly patients. Aim: This report aims to highlight the diagnostic challenges, imaging fea...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i1793
A giant Meckel’s diverticulum, typically defined as measuring more than 5 cm in length, is a rare entity and is more prone to complications, particularly small bowel obstruction in adults. Such obstruction may occur due to torsion, volvulus, or entrapment of adjacent bowel loops....
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i1792
Penetrating injuries of the lower limb from unusual foreign bodies are uncommon and can be alarming at presentation, especially when the object lies close to important neurovascular structures. We present the case of a 62-year-old female patient who presented 3 hours after being...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i1791
Microvascular reconstructions after head and neck cancer are among the most complicated procedures in plastic surgery. Postoperative complications are common, which often leads to prolonged hospital stay. Fibrosarcomas are rare malignant tumor of fibroblasts, known for its abilit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i1790
RAHIOUI Yousra, Babana El Alaoui Amina, Kaid Mohamed Kaid, Djogbe Rogelli Michael Gnide, Tbez Soukaina, Yasser Elbrahmi & Abdelmounaim Ait Ali·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2026
Background: Primary adhesive bands are thought to arise from aberrant embryological peritoneal attachments or de novo fibrous formations and can lead to luminal obstruction, vascular compromise, or closed-loop obstruction if they entrap bowel segments. Case Report: A 72-year-old...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i1786