Simultaneous acute cholecystitis and acute appendicitis treated by a single laparoscopic operation [0.03%]
单孔腹腔镜治疗急性胆囊炎和急性阑尾炎患者
Jonas P Demuro
Jonas P Demuro
While acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis are both common, they are only rarely seen simultaneously. The clinical presentation and hospital course of a 45-year-old female with concurrent acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis is ...
Victor W Wong,Arvin Gee,Paul Hansen et al.
Victor W Wong et al.
Isolated extrahepatic biliary tract injury following blunt abdominal trauma is rare. The underlying pathogenic mechanisms remain obscure, but include shear and/or compression forces on the biliary system. Associated morbidity rates are high...
Sudipta Saha,Ashesh Jha,Navneet Kaur
Sudipta Saha
A case of orocutaneous fistula secondary to submandibular sialolithiasis, which was masquerading clinically as branchial fistula is presented. This case highlights the importance of conducting fistulogram in the evaluation of discharging le...
Suhail Yaqoob Hakeem,Arshad Rashid,Suhail Khuroo et al.
Suhail Yaqoob Hakeem et al.
We report a case of biliary peritonitis caused by gall bladder perforation due to Taenia saginata induced gangrenous cholecystitis. Although parasites are not unusual causes of biliary tract disorders, especially in disease endemic areas, b...
Shamita Chatterjee,Souvik Chatterjee,Sanjeev Kumar et al.
Shamita Chatterjee et al.
Internal herniation of small intestine is a very rare entity, and it poses a real diagnostic challenge clinically. Recurrent entrapment of the bowel may lead to partial to complete intestinal obstruction and eventually strangulation of the ...
Acute gastric dilatation resulting in gastric emphysema following postpartum hemorrhage [0.03%]
产后出血导致急性胃扩张合并胃气肿
Suhail Aslam Khan,Edmond Boko,Haseeb Anwar Khookhar et al.
Suhail Aslam Khan et al.
Acute gastric dilatation is a rare entity, with varying aetiologies the majority of which are benign. Delay in diagnosis and treatment could result in sequelae such as gastric emphysema (pneumatosis), emphysematous gastritis, gangrene, and ...
Case Reports
Case reports in surgery. 2012:2012:230629. DOI:10.1155/2012/230629 2012
Stercoral perforation requiring subtotal colectomy in a patient on methadone maintenance therapy [0.03%]
美沙酮维持治疗患者的粪便性肠穿孔行结肠次全切除术病例报告
A Sakharpe,Y K Lee,G Park et al.
A Sakharpe et al.
Stercoral perforation of the colon is a rare but serious complication of chronic constipation. We present a case of stercoral perforation requiring subtotal colectomy in a 41-year-old female who had been on methadone maintenance for a histo...
Nicole Lightfoot,Mehrdad Nikfarjam
Nicole Lightfoot
Undifferentiated embryonal sarcomas (UESs) are uncommon tumours that are seen predominantly in late childhood. Cases in adults are rare and generally present once a large mass develops and may be mistaken for other tumours. A case of an UES...
Case Reports
Case reports in surgery. 2012:2012:382723. DOI:10.1155/2012/382723 2012
S Sanyal,F Khan,Prashanth Ramachandra
S Sanyal
Anorectal abscesses are commonly encountered in clinical surgical practice. These abscesses require surgical management. Supralevator abscesses are thought to originate either from an ischiorectal or intersphincteric abscess extension or fr...
Case Reports
Case reports in surgery. 2012:2012:871639. DOI:10.1155/2012/871639 2012
Michael S Firstenberg,Karen Nelson,Erik Abel et al.
Michael S Firstenberg et al.
With growing experience, the indications for salvage extracorporeal membrane oxygenation continue to expand. We describe a successful application of extracorporeal support in a polytrauma patient presenting with profound hypothermia, respir...
Case Reports
Case reports in surgery. 2012:2012:897184. DOI:10.1155/2012/897184 2012