Aims: In current period of Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there have been concerns regarding safety of surgeons and operation theatre staff during laparoscopic procedures. Most of the concerns are regarding surgical fumes/aerosol generated during the procedures which may...
Necrotising fasciitis of the neck is a soft tissue infection which vigorously affects fascia and superficial fat tissue with necrosis of the overlying skin. It commonly affects the perineum, extremities, abdominal wall and rarely occurs in the neck. We reported a case of neck nec...
Arteriopathies due to drug-administration have been described. However, the data is insufficient. Ergotism is caused by ergotamine derivatives intake. It can lead to arterial spasms, causing limb claudication and even distal necrosis in some cases. We report a 42-year-old female...
Hyperhidrosis is defined as an excessive sweating beyond what would be expected for thermoregulation. This condition can be categorized as idiopathic or secondary to a related disease. Facial hyperhidrosis, usually idiopathic, is rare affecting up to 10% of patients with focal hy...
Burn patients represent the most severe model of trauma and require special attention: disinfection, systemic support, and local site care. Thus, a special care unit of burn patients is required and many developed countries employed this system. However, in many developing countr...
Kabura Sylvestre, Abdellah Fatene, Najat Idelhaj, Souheil Boubia, Mohamed Ridai, Elabbassi Taoufik & Rachid Lefriyekh·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2020
Bochdalek hernia (BH) is a congenital diaphragmatic hernia through the posterolateral diaphragmatic defect. It is rare in adult. Only 5% are detected in adulthood and the patients may present chronic symptoms, such as chronic dyspnoea, chest pain and pleural effusion. The diagnos...
Cystic lesions of the carpal bones represent a rare etiology of wrist and hand pain. The localization in the scaphoid is exceptional. Its pathophysiology is not well understood and its clinical presentation is not unequivocal as it can cause pain and swelling of the wrist or be t...
Mohamed Salah. Abdelhamid, Hesham Ahmed Nafady, Ahmed Mohamed Rashad, Tamer Mohamed El–Gaabary & Eman Abdallah. Mohamed·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2020
Background: In an attempt to simplify the effective BPD-DS procedure- the same way Rutledge simplified RYGB by doing one loop end-to-side anastomosis – and to preserve its principles, the single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S) was first described...
The male breast is a vestigial organ; it is rarely the site of malignant lesions. Male breast cancer accounts for only 1% of male cancers, and 1 to 2% of all breast cancers. The diagnostic is made later and the prognosis is worse than breast cancer in women. From January 1980 to...
Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is a type of lymphoma which originates from lymphocytes. Most often, painless swollen lymph nodes may occur in the neck, under the arm, or in the groin. Symptoms can include pyrexia, night sweats and weight loss. Those affected may experience tiredness or...
Introduction: Reasons for acquiring and the subsequent desire for removal of tattoos are quite variable. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether there are significant motivational differences for seeking tattoo removal between Asian and non-Asian women in particular. Me...
Marjolin's ulcer is a situation describing the malignant transformation of chronic unstable scars, especially in chronic burn scars. From all burn scar malignancies, carcinomas are the most common reported cases with an invasive majority of squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). As surg...
Aim: To report the usefulness of an under-utilized drug in surgical practice. Postoperative ileus is a troublesome complication of abdominal surgeries. Over the years surgeons have found it difficult to avoid the ileus and treat it when it occurs. Watchful waiting seems to be the...
Amyloidosis is a group of diseases in which abnormal proteins, known as amyloid fibrils, build up in tissue. Primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis is a form limited to the skin without involving any other localization. An amorphous material composed of amyloid is produced and d...
Background: The larynx is an intrinsic organ of the body which has to perform very composite function like protection, respiration, phonation. To carry out the function larynx should be adaptable and flexible. Any structural disorder like vocal cord polyp alter these specialized...