Extra-pleural pneumonectomy (EPP) is an extensive surgery for management of pleural mesothelioma that is associated with perioperative morbidity of 60-63%. Extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) or pleuropneumonectomy for diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma is a radical surgery whic...
Acute diaphragmatic injury (DI) is reported in less than 10% of all the patients with penetrating trauma to lower chest. Rupture of the diaphragm mostly occurs following major trauma (blunt or penetrating) or iatrogenic injury, the latter being infrequently diagnosed earlier. The...
Aims: We report an unusual case of firework blast injury to the trunk and left lower limb in a one-week-old neonate and reviewed relevant literatures. Study Design: Case report. Presentation of Case: Different types of injuries could be sustained following explosives used for fir...
Introduction: Supravesical hernia (SVH) or paravesical hernia is a rare condition and it is believed to be caused due to Weakness between the transversus abdominis aponeurosis and the transversalis fascia. They are mainly acquired and usually associated with inguinal hernia. The...
Introduction: Barium peritonitis is a rare but life threatening complication of contrast examination of the gastrointestinal tract. The chemical peritonitis due to barium contamination is characteristically severe and difficult to treat. Such a complication has a high morbidity a...
Sodium or calcium polystyrene sulfonate (Resonium) is commonly used in hospitals to treat hyperkalaemia. Intestinal necrosis and perforation have been scarcely reported as a serious and potentially life-threatening complication following the use of this drug. We present a rare ca...
We report a case of a 60 year old male, who presented to our emergency with history of accidental spoon ingestion causing gastric outlet obstruction. Patient had undergone endoscopic extraction which was unsuccessful. He underwent exploratory laparotomy to retrive the spoon and w...
Gallstone ileus is condition where small bowel is mechanically obstructed by gallstones. It’s a true mechanical obstruction. It is uncommon entity which accounts for one to three percent of all small bowel obstruction [1]. Elderly people are usually affected [2]. X-ray, USG, CT S...
Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the aorta and its major branches. Aortic aneurysm is a severe complication of TA, with an estimated mortality rate of 50% in patients that undergo surgery for a rupture [1]. We herein reviewed the clinical, paraclinic...
Introduction: Liver haemangiomas are often asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally. Kasabach-Merritt syndrome (KMS) or consumptive coagulopathy is a rare but life-threatening complication of liver haemangioma occurring during observation. Surgery is an appropriate treatment optio...
Aims: Diverticular disease is common in the ageing population, and this trend is also seen in Asians. A rare manifestation of this condition is a giant colonic diverticulum, defined as a sac-like protrusion of the colonic wall larger than 4 cm. Here we report a case of a patient...
Aims: A skull parosteal lipoma is extremely rare with only 4 cases reported in the recent literature. This is in contrast to other parosteal lipomas that occur more commonly in the long bones of the upper and lower limbs. In this report, we present the fifth case of skull paroste...
Introduction: Inguinal hernias are the commonest hernias in males and females. However, direct hernias are rare in females. Pantaloon hernia (combined direct –indirect hernia) is even rarer and there has been a single study reporting the incidence of pantaloon hernia to be 1.6%....
A 32-year-old male police officer was brought to Accidents and Emergencies on account of ingestion of a denture while trying to drink his medications, 4 hours prior to presentation in our facilities. He reported immediate painful distress, a choking sensation, cough and mild diff...
The groin flap is currently considered one of the main strategies and surgical procedures for flap reconstruction and defect coverage. Traumatic skin defect of forearm and hand with exposed bone or tendon must be covered with a flap. Based on the surgeon preference and condition...