Kamli Abderrahim, Ayoub Boutahar, Othmane Alaoui, Abdelhalim Mahmoudi, Khalid Khattala & Youssef Bouabdallah·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2026
Background: Oesophageal achalasia (EA) is a rare primary motility disorder of the oesophagus characterised by absent oesophageal peristalsis and incomplete relaxation of the lower oesophageal sphincter (LES). In children, diagnosis is frequently delayed because of an atypical and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrs/2026/v9i2396
Kaid Mohamed Kaid, Zakaria Guetmy, Amina Alaoui, Othmane Alaoui, Chamsi Mouad, Dato Outban Habib, Moctar Noufou, Zouhry Ibrahim & Khedid Yahya·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2025
Background: The vermiform appendix exhibits significant anatomical variability in terms of length, position, and relationships with surrounding structures. The incidental discovery of an exceptionally long appendix is rare and usually occurs during laparotomy or laparoscopy perfo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrs/2025/v8i2321
Hatim Jabri, Mahamat Saleh Mahamat, Ayoub Khaled, Naoufal Boumahdi, Othmane Alaoui, Abdelhalim Mahmoudi, Khalid Khattala & Youssef Bouabdallah·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2024
Mesenteric cystic lymphangioma is a rare abdominal mass. Small bowel volvulus caused by mesenteric lymphangioma is exceptional but potentially fatal. We report a case of a 3-year-old boy who complained of recurrent abdominal pain for several months and was admitted to the emergen...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2024/v7i2588
Introduction: Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt (VPS) is the gold standard for the treatment of hydrocephalus. Gastrointestinal perforation is rare, and perforation above the angle of Treitz is exceptional. We report a rare case of a VPS catheter externalized through the mouth in a six-...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i2818
Mahamat Mahamat Saleh, Oumar Abakar Mahamed, Hajar Dardar, Loula Djama Miguil, Ahmat Tidjani Mahamat, Ibrahim Mahamat Ahmat, Amné Ali Sakine, Ibrahim Digo Djaafar, Moussa Gna Abba, Abdoulaye Affadine Ismail, Zineb Oudrhiri, Naoufel Boumahdi, Othmane Alaoui, Abdelhalim Mahmoudi, Khalid Khattala & Youssef Bouabdallah·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2026
Background: Pica is defined by the persistent ingestion of non-nutritive substances and may lead to gastrointestinal and haematological complications. Lithophagia, the ingestion of stones, is an uncommon form of pica and is rarely reported as a cause of subocclusive syndrome in c...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i2824