Introduction: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women globally and a leading cause of cancer-related death. In Nigeria, late-stage presentation of breast cancer is common due to poor health-seeking behavior and limited access to treatment. This retrospec...
Desmoid tumors are benign, tumors arising from connective tissue within musculoaponeurotic structures. Classically these tumors do not metastatic but locally invasive and high rate of recurrence. Desmoid tumors, also known as aggressive fibromatosis, deep fibromatosis or musculoa...
The intensive care unit (ICU) is a place of acute care, where patients' vital prognosis, substitution techniques, and family anxiety are intertwined. A prolonged ICU stay often has a negative connotation, raising numerous questions about patient management, functional prognosis,...
Gastric leiomyosarcoma accounts for 1% of all gastric tumors. This type of tumor typically arises from the muscularis propria and is most often found in the body, fundus, cardia, and pyloric antrum of the stomach. Gastric leiomyosarcoma commonly presents as a polypoidal mass, exo...
Introduction: Following injury to the extremities and head, abdomen is the third most commonly injured part of the body. Blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) is particularly deceptive because of the delay in clinical manifestations for hours or even days, even though the damage to the in...
Purpose: compression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow is the second nerve entrapment syndrome of the upper limb, often idiopathic, neurofibroma of the ulnar nerve is an exceptional cause of this syndrome. Case Report: A 55-year-old man presented with progressive numbness and weakn...
Offiong A. A, Nzomiwu D. C, Andibanbang. F, Nsodukwa C. O, Udemba T. J, Joel C, Iheonu U. C, Onyima S. C & Bassey B. O·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2024
Background: Tendon injuries of the hand are one of the commonest presentations of hand injuries which itself bears a social and economic burden to the society as the most commonly affected are the active and working age groups. Most of these injuries will require surgical interve...
Introduction: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a standard procedure in the surgical management of early-stage breast cancer. While the Tc99m radioisotope technique is the gold standard for SLNB, indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging has emerged as a potential alternati...
Subtotal cholecystectomy (STC) is a promising alternative to total cholecystectomy (TC) for gallbladder procedures, with research showing a reduced incidence of bile duct damage. However, concerns persist regarding residual gallbladder tissue post-STC, potentially leading to seri...
Background: Surgery is the best therapy for extreme obesity. Operating on severely obese individuals (BMI > 60 kg/m²) Patients who are at increased risk with other health issues increases the chances of complications and death after Weight loss surgery. Sleeve gastrectomy is a...
Membranous Cystic Lipodystrophy (MCL) is a rare form of panniculitis diagnosed histologically by the presence of cystic cavities bordered by eosinophilic crenated hyaline membranes, which stain positively with Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS). It was first described as a morphological...
Cristina Davó Pérez, Virginia Pellicer Sánchez, Edelmira Soliveres, Julio Sánchez Corral, Carolina Curtis Martínez & Miguel Ángel Morcillo Rodenas·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2024
In patients with appendiceal fistula undergoing conservative management, the main complication is inadequate or incomplete drainage of the fistula, which often leads to the consideration of more aggressive measures. We describe an extremely rare complication with an abdominal dra...
Mohammed Dady, Imad Laamri, Younes EL Allami, Yousra Ouhamou, Sanae Lakhdar, Abderrahman EL Hjouji & Abdelmounaim Ait Ali·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2024
Synovial sarcoma is a primary malignant mesenchymal tumor first described in 1893, which accounts for 2.5 – 10.5% of all primary soft tissue cancers. Abdominal synovialosarcoma is a rare and aggressive tumor that presents diagnostic and treatment challenges, as well as a difficul...
Mohammed Dady, Imad Laamri, Younes EL Allami, Yousra Ouhamou, Sanae Lakhdar, Abderrahman EL Hjouji, Mohammed Elfahssi, Mbarek Yaka, Aziz Zentar & Abdelmounaim Ait Ali·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2024
Cystic pancreatic lymphangiomas are rare benign lesions that arise from the lymphatic vessels, representing only 1% of abdominal lymphangiomas and less than 0.5% of all cystic pancreatic lesions, generally affecting women. Its clinical presentation is polymorphic, its positive di...
Bouali Mounir, El Kinani Siham, El Azhari Ilias, Majd Abdessamad, Kamal Khadija, El Bakouri Abdelilah, El hattabi Khalid, Bensardi Fatima Zahra, Fadil Abdelaziz, Khadija Rebbouh, Houria Tabakh, Abdellatif Siwane, Najwa Touil, Omar Kacimi & Nabil Chikhaoui·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2024
Three main histological types of appendicular tumor have been described: adenoma, carcinoma and endocrine tumor. Endocrine tumors are the most common, accounting for almost two-thirds of appendicular tumors. Adenomas and adenocarcinomas are rare and present two particularities: A...