Bassam Daif

The Ileosigmoid Knot as a Rare Cause of Intestinal Occlusion: Report of Two Cases

Fatimazahra Bensardi, Bassam Daif, Ahmed Ballati, Mohamed Ouchane, Othmane Elyamine, Mounir Bouali, Abdelilah Elbakouri, Khalid Elhattabi & Abdelaziz Fadil · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2020

The ileo-sigmoid knot is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, which usually requires emergency life-saving surgery. In this condition the ileum and sigmoid colon are twisted around each other in a knot, causing strangulation. We here report 2 cases with ileo-sigmoid knot. In b...

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Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Duodenal Obstruction (Case Report)

Fatima Zahra Bensardi, Bassam Daif, Abdelillah El Bakouri, Khalid Elhattabi & Abdelaziz Fadil · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2020

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome or what is called Wiklie’s syndrome is one of the rare etiologies of duodenal obstruction. It is due to decrease in Aortomesenteric angle and Its incidence is its incidence remains unknown. We report a case of a twenty-seven-year old male...

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