The case report presents the case of 45 years old female patient with multiple associated diseases sent for treatment to the Plastic Surgery Department, for multiple, extensive and infected left leg ulcer. In addition to systemic treatment, the patient has undergone multiple surg...
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...
Mohammed Alshamali, Mariam Kenawy, Latefa Almazroui, Majdah Al- Zoabi, Dhari Alzaid, Sanaa Sallam, Fatima Bulbul, Joud Abdulraheem & Khaleel Mohammad·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2020
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a treatment in which 100% oxygen at a pressure greater than one atmosphere is administered to the patient. It can be used as an adjunctive therapy in many wound care settings. We present a 41-year-old female, who had a prolonged hospital stay w...
Background: Spontaneous perforation of hollow viscous, following prolonged periods of fasting is usually seen in the first part of the duodenum. Surgical treatment is the gold standard therapeutic option. Mortality of around 8 to 25 % is seen and is usually associated with delaye...
Introduction: Although patients presenting with retained colorectal foreign bodies are uncommon, yet various incidences of it are well documented in the literature. The reasons related to it are homosexual practices, anal autoerotism, physical assault or can be a result of body p...
Background: A hyena bite to the face of a live adult human is one of the rarest cases and is hardly reported in India. The central face is an intricate 3-Dimensional structure and is a dominant feature of a human being. A complex central facial defect can severely affect a person...
Samson Olori, Philip M. Mshelbwala, Olabisi O. Osagie, Y. John Chinda, Babatunde Odeyemi, A. M. Mustapha, Alfa Yakubu, Ndubisi Mbajiekwe, Joshua Aiyekomogbon, Kudirat E. Olateju & Stella Omokaro·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2020
This case report describes the management of Xipho-omphalopagus conjoint twins in North central Nigeria. Conjoint twins have been reported in literature and they present very enigmatic and grotesque appearances. The aim of management of most cases is to separate them into two ind...
COVID-19 can present in many ways that need to be recognized early, to protect the medical staff from exposure/infection, by isolation of affected patients. We report a case, who presented with acute abdominal pain and on investigations was found to have features of acute appendi...
Placements of peripheral intravenous (IV) catheters are very common in hospital admitted patients. Rarely, fracture or accidental cutting can lead to embolization of the distal segment. Difficult decision-making situations can arise while considering between open surgical or inte...
Parathyroid adenoma is the common etiology for primary hyperparathyroidism which results in hypercalcaemia. Fractures of bone are generally rare and tend to involve the vertebra commonly. Women are affected more than men. We present a 41-year-old female who suffered a pathologica...
Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common surgeries performed overall. However, sliding variety is rare with an incidence of less than 5% of all inguinal hernia. Intestinal obstruction is extremely rare with an incidence of 12% of all sliding types of inguinal hernia. We r...
Pilonidal sinus is a chronic and commonly recurrent disorder that is usually seen in the natal cleft in the sacro-coccygeal area although very few cases involving the umbilicus, axilla or interdigital area have also been reported. Although not very rare the cases reported are few...
The ectopic thyroid gland is a rare clinical entity originates from the failure of the thyroid gland to descend from the foramen caecum to its normal eutopic pre-laryngeal site. It is further uncommon for two distinct ectopic thyroid tissues to be present simultaneously. We prese...
Accessory breasts, also known as polymastia, supernumerary breasts, or mammae erraticae, is the condition of having ectopic breast tissue in addition to normal breasts. This may appear with or without nipples or areolae. The condition is more predominately seen in women, and less...
Fournier’s gangrene is a rare, rapidly progressive, necrotizing fasciitis of the external genitalia and perineum. It is predominantly a disease of males but very rarely can occur in females also. It is a surgical emergency. An early diagnosis including evaluation of predisposing...