Penetrating chest wall injuries are life threatening necessitating prompt surgical management. Impaled foreign body in thorax requires major intervention and removal under direct vision. We report a 14 year old boy presenting to emergency department with impaled metallic foreign...
Isolated penetrating neck injuries involving cervical trachea are rare. Cervical tracheal transection is life-threatening and may result in immediate death due to asphyxiation. Early recognition and maintenance of the airway followed by definitive repair are essential for surviva...
Missed iatrogenic cervical esophageal injury after thyroidectomy is a rare complication. Post-operative painful deglutition, subcutaneous emphysema or local swelling should raise the alarm. Seven days after thyroidectomy, a patient was referred to us with copious purulent dischar...
Gossypiboma (GP) is a feared complication for all surgeons. Transmural migration of gauze presents with gastrointestinal symptoms, rarely does it remain asymptomatic. It may require surgical intervention or rarely gauze is expelled per rectally. We would like to report a case of...