Case presentation A 71 year old female presented to the emergency department complaining of right hip and flank pain that began approximately 1 month prior to arrival. Of note, she had a hysterectomy 2 years prior that was uneventful. She also stated that 15 days prior she noted redness and swelling in the same area […]
Read MoreWhat is a Cyst? A cyst is a closed sac, having a distinct membrane and division compared with the nearby tissue. It may contain air, fluids, or semi-solid material. A collection of pus is called an abscess, not a cyst. Once formed, sometimes a cyst may resolve on its own. When a cyst fails to resolve, it may need to be removed surgically, but that would […]
Read MoreAfroditi Nanou,1,* Mateus Crespo,2 Penny Flohr,2 Johann S. De Bono,2,3 and Leon W. M. M. Terstappen1,*
Read MoreCase Report We describe the case of a 90 year old patient with a giant gluteal lipoma having evolved over more than 20 years. The patient was well aware of this slow-growing painless mass on his right hip but refused any treatment. He was addressed to the surgical consultation by his family doctor for lameness […]
Read MoreThe man, who has been identified as Mr. Zhou, lost his entire left hand several weeks ago in a spinning blade machine in the factory where he was working. A surgical team, led by Dr. Tang Juyu, carried out the procedure at the Xiangya Hospital in Changsha in central China. Tang and the team decided […]
Read MoreThoracotomy is an incision into the pleural space of the chest. The procedure allows immediate direct access to the thoracic cavity, permitting rescuers to control hemorrhage, relieve cardiac tamponade, repair or control major injuries to the heart, lungs or thoracic vasculature, and perform direct cardiac massage or defibrillation Technique A left anterolateral thoracotomy is the common method of opening the chest, as […]
Read MoreCase Report An 11-year-old girl was transferred to The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, from a regional health centre with a penetrating neck injury. During recess at her school, she fell and lodged the sharpened end of a pencil into the left side of her neck. She was urgently transported by ambulance with […]
Read MorePolycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited disorder in which clusters of cysts develop primarily within your kidneys, causing your kidneys to enlarge and lose function over time. Cysts are noncancerous round sacs containing fluid. The cysts vary in size, and they can grow very large. Having many cysts or large cysts can damage your […]
Read MoreCASE REPORT A 41 year old man was referred to our center with the abdominal enlargement and stiffening due to the masses (Figure 1). Workup showed no other symptoms, and the routine laboratory tests were as follows: The patient underwent the surgery for the removal of the mass (Figure (Figure 2). After opening the abdomen, a mass […]
Read MoreCase Report A 15-year-old boy reported to emergency department with history of fall from a tree onto a wooden fence and sustained a penetrating injury from a wooden piece [Fig-1]. There was no evidence of facial nerve injury. CT scan revealed that the foreign body was superficial to the investing layer of deep cervical fascia […]
Read MoreCase Study In 2011, a 6 year old boy with orbital trauma in the form of a foreign object having penetrated his right eye attended the Ophthalmology Department of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Kermanshah. According to his parents, he suddenly fell when playing and a pencil went directly into the upper part of his right […]
Read MoreAbstract Fournier’s gangrene is a potentially fatal emergency condition characterized by necrotizing fasciitis and supported by an infection of the external genital, perineal and perianal region, with a rapid and progressive spread from subcutaneous fat tissue to fascial planes. Keywords: Fournier’s gangrene, Necrotizing Fasciitis, Surgery, Infection Case report A 52 year old man with a history […]
Read MoreAbstract Encountering a foreign object in the rectum is rare; however, the incidence has greatly increased in recent years. Treatment of these patients requires a multidisciplinary approach because this condition may have serious complications. Presently described is management of 2 cases of rectal foreign body treated in the clinic. Keywords: Complication, foreign body, perforation, rectum Case Report A 40 […]
Read MoreCase Report: A 27-year-old African-Ugandan woman of Nilotic ethnicity presented to the Accident and Emergency Department of a tertiary hospital, following a GSI to her face. The injury was the result of a ‘stray’ bullet, shot from an AK-47 submachine gun at a distance of about 70m. Resuscitation and a surgical wound toilet were done […]
Read MoreIn 2017, a boy aged 6 years who had received no immunizations sustained a forehead laceration while playing outdoors on a farm; the wound was cleaned and sutured at home. Six days later, he had episodes of crying, jaw clenching, and involuntary upper extremity muscle spasms, followed by arching of the neck and back (opisthotonus) […]
Read MoreAuthors: Sunil Munakomi, Binod Bhattarai, and Iype Cherian A 38-year-old female presented with the complaint of slowly progressive swelling over scalp since last 20 years. There was no history of trauma, loss of consciousness, headache vomiting, altered sensorium or weakness of body parts. Surgical intervention was tried twice but abandoned due to heavy bleeding on both the occasions. […]
Read MoreCLEVELAND — Five years ago, a shotgun blast left a ghastly hole where the middle of her face had been. Five months ago, she received a new face from a dead woman. Connie Culp stepped forward yesterday to show off the results of the nation’s first face transplant, and her new look was a far […]
Read MoreCase Report A 52 year old male patient contacted emergency services with abdominal and anal pain that had gradually increased over nearly 6 hours. Detailed medical history of patient revealed that he had inserted a foreign object into rectum and that he had occasionally done so to achieve sexual satisfaction over period of nearly 2 […]
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