The incidence of double inferior vena cava (IVC) ranges from 0.2% to 3%. Most of the cases of double IVC are diagnosed incidentally from imaging given it has a lack of symptoms and clinical findings. Embryogenesis of IVC is very complicated hence predisposing to diverse anomalies...
Background: Agenesis of the gall bladder is a rare condition, majority of which are usually diagnosed during intraoperative procedure because of low incidence of suspicion and high rate of false positive results for cholecystitis on ultrasound imaging. Methodology: A 25 years ol...
Angiomyolipomas (AML) are the most common benign renal tumors, occurring sporadically or as a part of tuberous sclerosis syndrome. Even though there are several histological subtypes for renal AML with rare occurrences of calcification, gross ossification has not been identified...
Mohamed Amine Karmouch, Hamza Benghaleb, Walid Bijou, Youssef Oukessou, Sami Rouadi, Redallah Abada, Mohamed Roubal & Mohamed Mahtar·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2024
Canalicular adenoma (CA) is an exceedingly uncommon and unique benign neoplasm of the salivary glands. This particular neoplasm characteristically affects the minor salivary glands located in the upper lip, buccal mucosa, and palate. It is most frequently observed in individuals...
Aims: Inflammatory pseudopolyp (IPP) is a rare and usually isolated benign lesion arising from the submucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. It is often revealed by an invagination or occlusion when it is located in the small intestine. An inflammatory polyp revealed by an occlusi...
Hemobilia is a rare but important cause of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage that refers to bleeding from and/or into the biliary tract. Hepatic artery aneurysmal rupture is one of cause for the hemobilia. The common visceral aneurysm with the highest reported rate of rupture is...
Introduction: Acute pancreatitis is a common condition with significant morbidity and mortality. While the most common causes are gallstones and alcohol, there are rarer causes such as primary hyperparathyroidism. Most patients with primary hyperparathyroidism are asymptomatic wh...
Ossifying fibroma (OF) is a rare fibro‑ osseous lesion that occurs mainly in the cranio-facial bones, found more in the mandible than maxilla. It is characterized by fibrous connective tissue matrix with varying amount of osteoid, mature and immature bone. This benign bone tumor...
Large incisional hernias are challenging to manage even with techniques like Component Separation (CS). Although chemical component separation with botulinum toxin A (BTA) prior to surgical repair has gained popularity over the years, it still remains poorly described in Southeas...
Abdominal cocooning syndrome-related acute intestinal blockage without any underlying co-morbidities is reported in this instance. One month of abdominal pain was the main complaint of a forty-year-old man who came to the emergency room. Since two days ago, he has also complained...