Chicken bones: An etiology of a misleading clinical presentation of a rare case report of appendicular perforation.

Foreign body (FB) ingestion leading to appendicular perforation, although rare in adults, presents a complex clinical challenge. The clinical presentation may not always be straightforward, necessitating a comprehensive array of diagnostic examinations. In fact, accurate and timely diagnosis is crucial to prevent severe complications.

Digestive bleeding due to jejunal stromal tumor: A train can hide another-A case report.

Gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumors (GIST) are the most prevalent sarcoma tumors affecting the digestive tract. GIST originates from Cajal cells located within the digestive tract's wall. These cells play a crucial role in regulating digestive peristaltism as they are considered pacemaker cells.

Quality assessment of rectal cancer surgery: How are we doing?

Introduction: Surgery remains a cornerstone in the treatment of rectal cancer. Optimal surgical resection implies respect for carcinologic principles. The best way to evaluate a good quality of resection requires certainly an exhaustive evaluation of the surgical specimen by the surgeon and the pathologist.

Is there a route for metachronous inguinal lymph node in colonic cancer? A case report.

As the inguinal lymph nodes do not serve as the primary route for the lymphatic drainage of the colon, inguinal metastasis from colorectal carcinomas is considered an unusual finding, especially in the 2nd year follow-up. A 76-year-old male patient, operated on for non-metastatic right colic adenocarcinoma, consulted 2 years after for a right inguinal swelling. A biopsy was performed.

Paraduodenal hernia: An exceptional cause of acute bowel obstruction.

Internal hernias represent only 0.2%-0.9% of all causes of bowel obstruction.

Predictive factor of recurrence after curative resection for stage I-II colon cancer.

Background: Colon cancer has become a common malignant neoplasm in Tunisia. Patients with negative lymph node have a 5 years recurrence rate of 21.1%.