Mohamed M. Elgeldawy, Rami Al-Bikay & Husain Aldukhi · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2022
A 43-year-old male patient who was previously healthy, presented at the surgical outpatient clinic with a right inguinal hernia. On laparoscopy, a free lipoma was found inside the hernial sac.
Sourabh Padmanabhan, Y. Mounika Reddy, A. Khabeer & Shobhan Babu · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2022
Background: Lymphangiomas are uncommon benign lymphatic malformations most commonly seen in the head and neck region. Cervical lymphangiomas with intrathoracic extension are very rare clinical entity and comprise only 1% of the cases. Case Report: We report here a rare case of a...
Noor AlHashimi & Saeed Al Hindi · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2022
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders affecting preterm infants. Initially, NEC can be managed both medically and surgically, with surgical intervention becoming inevitable in the context of intestinal perforation. Surgical managemen...
Mihir K. Shah, Shivani R. Chaudhary & Llai Barai · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2022
Introduction: Rapid and accurate diagnostic work-up and surgical management is important for retained Foreign Bodies (FB) in the chest wall following a penetrating chest trauma. While hemothorax is very common due to traumatic injuries, not much has been discussed about presentin...
Rajashree S. Purohit, Gauri S. Jadhav, Geet Adhikari & Ravindra S. Patwadkar · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2022
Aim: Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis is a rare variant of inflammatory disease of gallbladder which is marked by the presence of lipid-laden macrophages along with extensive fibrosis. It is frequently confused with carcinoma of the gallbladder preoperatively on imaging or on gr...
Adam Bin Amir · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2022
Undescended testis is a common urogenital disorder whereas testicular torsion is a well-recognized urological emergency. However, torsion of an undescended testis remains a rare clinical entity. We present a case of torsion of an undescended testis located in the inguinal canal i...
K. M. Onuoha, I. J. Owolabi, O. A. Alade & I. Adeyinka · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2022
Terrible triad of the elbow joint is a rare condition that usually follows a traumatic episode to the elbow joint. Classically the components of a terrible triad of the elbow involves posterior dislocation of the elbow joint ,coronoid process fracture and a radial head fracture a...
Anusha Taarinie Jha & Avinash Odugoudar · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2022
Background: Heterotopic pancreas is most commonly found in the upper gastrointestinal tract, and is often asymptomatic and detected incidentally. A uncommon disorder known as intussusception with heterotopic pancreatic tissue occurs when a part of the colon telescopes into a neig...
Sze Yuen Lee, Fui Tin Pang & Umarani Ann Ranjini Sivarajan · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2022
Background: Retained surgical sponges, also known as gossypibomas or textilomas are seldom reported due to medico-legal implications, especially for the surgical team. Some are discovered in the early post-operative period, while others are discovered many years later with varied...
Rajashree S. Purohit, Geet Adhikari & Gauri S. Jadhav · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2022
Patent vitellointestinal duct (PVID) presenting with an umbilical abscess is a rare entity. PVID occurs as a result of the failure of regression of the omphalomesenteric duct by the ninth week of the gestational period. At birth, it may present as a bulky umbilical cord, umbilica...
Y. M. Y. Michelle, M. Devalagan, M. Norazizah & Sadhana Mahamad · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2022
Spindle epithelial tumour with thymus-like differentiation (SETTLE) is a rare tumour of the thyroid. It is even rarer when it occurs in pregnancy. In this case report, we present a case of a 30 year old pregnant patient diagnosed with SETTLE tumour. She initially presented a l...
Amalu Joy & T. M. Jose · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2022
Introduction: Giant cell tumour is a locally aggressive tumour. Most common age group affected is 20 to 55 years. It is more common among females. Most common sites are the distal end of radius and the proximal tibia. 5% of primary bone tumours represents giant cell tumour. Case...
Nur Zulaika Riswan, Nik Mohd Nurhafizi, Noor Ashani Md Yusoff, Mohana Raj & Rosna Yunus · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2022
Multiple primary tumors (MPT) defined as the development of 2 or more tumors with different histology characteristic which arise from difference organ and metastasis must be excluded. MPT can divide to synchronous or metachronous. Prostate cancer with synchronous rectal cancer ar...
Gopalakrishnan Chandrasekaran, Chelian Mathirajan, Suresh Madasamy & Rajasabai Pandiarajan · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2022
Introduction: Acute appendicitis is a very common emergency encountered in surgical practice. The common cause of acute appendicitis is obstruction to the lumen of the appendix due to fecolith, lymphoid hyperplasia or worms. Very rarely an uncommon cause of appendicitis is encoun...
Rajashree S. Purohit, Gauri S. Jadhav & Geet Adhikari · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2022
Mucocele of the appendix is a rare condition. It is characterized by an abnormal dilatation of gland due to accumulation of large quantity of mucus. It may be caused by epithelial proliferation of appendix which a be either benign or malignant. It is often incidentally found on r...