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Abdulaziz Aldhafar

Publications (3)

A Strangulated Right Inguinal Hernia Containing the Transverse Colon: An Unusual Case Report

Abdulaziz Aldhafar, Adel Mohammed, Mufeed Alwabari & Raghad Aldhafar · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2020

A strangulated inguinal hernia is a common diagnosis in patients presenting with a painful groin mass. The sac of inguinal hernia mostly contains omentum or the small bowel. However, It may sometime contain an unusual content that affects surgical management. This is a rare case...

Open access Research Article

Knowledge and Awareness of Organ Donation and Brain Death among the Population in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

Abdulaziz Aldhafar & Sameh Arafa · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2017

Background: Organ donation plays an important role in the treatment of cases of end organ failure and it has saved thousands of lives in the world. There is a worldwide shortage of donors in comparison to the need for transplantation. In Saudi Arabia, inadequate knowledge and ina...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMMR/2017/34843

Intrathoracic Gastric Volvulus: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Fatimah Al-Saeed, Dhuha N. Boumarah, Abdulaziz Aldhafar, Khalid Babieker & Mohamed Abdalla · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2023

Background: A volvulus has been defined as a rotation of a hollow organ more than 180 degrees around its axis leading to an obstruction of variable degrees, ischemia, perforation, and necrosis. Gastric volvulus, in particular, is an uncommon entity, associated with high mortality...

Open access Research Article