Anal abscesses or fistulas as an initial presentation of cancer are exceedingly rare. This delay in diagnosis often results from an initial presumption of benign conditions, leading to advanced tumor stages upon initial detection. The scarcity of such cases has resulted in the ab...
Intestinal Neuronal Dysplasia (IND) is a rare and complex gastrointestinal disorder that affects the enteric nervous system. It is described as a congenital malformation of gastrointestinal innervation and is caused by dysplastic embryonal development of the enteric nervous syste...
Advanced lower rectal cancer may present with malignant perianal fistulae. When the fistulous tracts are extensive, achieving an adequate margin and covering the soft-tissue defect following perineal resection present a significant challenge. We managed a male patient with locall...
Mutilating hand injuries are rare in developed countries but it is not uncommon in developing countries. The ultimate goal of management is salvaging the injured hand with adequate functional status. Early radical debridement with intravenous antibiotics, good soft tissue handlin...
Prostate is an accessory male sexual organ, which can produce clinical illnesses in the elderly, in the form of benign enlargement, cancers or infections. Although giant prostatic hyperplasia has been described as an entity in literature, prostate cancers reaching such giant prop...
Conde Abraham Youssef, Ouhammou Yousra, Kaba Ibrahima, Bakunda Cristian, Yakka Mbarek, Fahsi Mohammed, Abouelalaa Khalil, Elhjouji Abderrahmane & Ait Ali Abdelmounaim·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2023
Insulinoma is a rare endocrine tumor of the pancreas. cause of organic hypoglycemia, and is life-threatening if left untreated; The diagnosis is made in the presence of more or less characteristic but non-specific symptoms. Confirmation of the diagnosis is biological. However, mo...
Abdominal Cocoon is an uncommon cause of intestinal obstruction characterized by the complete or partial encapsulation of the small bowel due to the formation of a fibro-collagenous membrane. This condition is predominantly observed in young adolescent girls. It is also known by...
Aims: To elucidate the potential complications and management strategies for Haemocholecyst (HC), particularly in a patient with concurrent conditions such as end-stage renal failure (ESRF) and COVID-19, and to stress the importance of recognizing and addressing this rare conditi...
Internal hernias can be either congenital or acquired. Meyers described several main types of internal hernias, including paraduodenal, pericecal, foramen of Winslow, transomental, transmesenteric, transmesocolic, intersigmoid, and retroanastomotic hernias. While the overall inci...
Internal abdominal hernias are a rare condition, making up only 0.9% of all cases of intestinal obstruction. Among these, Paraduodenal hernias are exceptionally rare, comprising approximately 53% of all internal hernias. They are more frequently found in the left Paraduodenal fos...