Barotrauma-associated perforation of the colon is not common and usually occurs due to the passage of compressed air through the anus. Most of the cases are accidental and done for fun often at the victim's workplace. Therefore, it is necessary that the workers should be made aware of the dangers of the equipment they regularly use at their workplace.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Fetus in fetu (FIF) is a rare entity in which a malformed diamniotic monochorionic parasitic fetal twin develops inside a normal co-twin's body, most commonly in the abdominal cavity. FIF is differentiated from the teratoma by the presence of vertebral column often with an appropriate arrangement of other organs or limbs around it.
Case Report: A two-and-a-half-year-old girl presented with a painless abdominal swelling in the right hypochondrium.
Pancreatic lipomas are rare. We present a case of incidentally discovered pancreatic lipoma in a 45-year-old female suffering from metastatic ovarian carcinoma who was referred to radiology for follow-up imaging. Fat-containing tumours originating from the pancreas are very rare.
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