Actinomycosis is an uncommon chronic granulomatous infection caused by gram-positive anaerobic bacterium, Actinomyces israelii (A. Israelli).There are a very few cases of renal actinomycosis (RA) as clinical findings of genitourinary actinomycosis are usually non-specific. Here w...
Thyrotoxicosis occurs in approximately 2% of women and 0.2% of men (1) Patients with thyrotoxicosis usually present with heat intolerance, palpitations, anxiety, fatigue, weight loss, muscle weakness, diarrhea, and in women – irregular menses. Clinical findings may include tremor...
We present to you the case report of a 48 year old male who came to us with swelling in left lower abdomen, left scrotal swelling and pain in left inguinal area. It was a rare, non-resectable, pleomorphic Rhabdomyosarcoma. A multidisciplinary approach was taken and Cytoreduction...
Introduction: T-tube has long been used to drain the biliary tract after choledochotomy. It is generally removed 10-14 days after the surgery by means of gentle traction. Here we report a rare cause of retained T-tube due to plastering and peritonialisation of the tube to the par...
Fibroadenoma is one of the most common breast lesion. It can usually be found in the upper outer quadrants where most breast parenchyma is located. The location of fibroadenomas involving the accessory breast is, however, uncommon. There are clinical significance in accessory bre...
Appendiceal diverticuli are strongly associated with appendiceal malignancy, and are usually only identified incidentally on histopathology or uncommonly present as acute appendiceal diverticulitis. Due to their rarity and mixed histological features, there has been significant i...
Background: Non-traumatic splenic rupture is a dramatic abdominal emergency that requires immediate diagnosis and surgical treatment for patient survival. We report a case of non-traumatic splenic injury in a 23 years male who presented with fever and tested positive for NS-1 (De...
Salaheddine El Massi, Amal hajri, Karim Yaqine, Driss Errguibi, Rachid Boufettal, Saad Rifki El Jai & Farid Chehab·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2022
Abdominal wall endometriosis is the most common site of extra-pelvic disease, the pathophysiology of which remains unclear. Most of the cases are secondary to gynecologic surgery or obstetrical care. We report a case of a young woman suffering of cyclic right iliac fossa pain. Cl...
Cholecysto-cutaneous fistula (CF) formation following cholecystectomy is a rare surgical condition. We report a case of post cholecystectomy CF in a 37-year-old male who presented with bile-like mucous discharge from the healed cholecystectomy scar. He was previously treated for...
Desmoid tumours are slow-growing tumours derived from musculo-aponeurotic tissue. Desmoid tumours are considered among the rarest of the soft tissue neoplasms and histologically benign with no metastatic potential but locally aggressive. They are known for recurrences. Here we ar...