Introduction And Importance: Schwannomas are rare benign tumors that develop from Schwann cells that represent 0.3 to 0.4 cases per 100,000 persons per year.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Glucagonoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor (NET). Most glucagonomas are in the tail or body of the pancreas and are diagnosed at a metastatic stage. We report a case of an early recurrence after surgical resection of a glucagonoma and its management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTuberculous (TB) disease remains an endemic pathology in Tunisia. the ileocecal region is the predominant site of involvement while gastroduodenal tuberculosis is very rare, this form is often presenting as one of the complications, mainly upper gastrointestinal stenosis or exceptionally as a perforation. We describe a case of female patient aged 33 years-old presented with a 2-day history of acute abdominal pain, with a tenderness of the right hypochondrium and the epigastrium, ultrasound of the abdomen revealed gallbladder distension with a wall thickening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: and importance: Caecal volvulus represents 30% of colonic volvulus. It happens due to torsion or hyperflexion of a hypermobile caecum. Usually it is secondary to an axial rotation of the caecum and the ileum around the mesentery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPancreatic metastasis (PM) of renal cancer is a rare condition. It is characterized by a long period after initial nephrectomy and a favorable prognosis compared to other pancreatic malignancies. Its diagnosis may confuse clinicians if the medical history is not known.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The surgery is required in more than 80% of patients with Crohn's disease (CD). Studies before confirm the specific genetic variation of CD in the Tunisian population compared with the others ethnic groups.
Aim: This article aims to study the epidemiological, anatomical and therapeutic principles of surgical forms of CD in a cohort of Tunisian patients.
Background: Despite the establishment of effective medical therapies in peptic ulcer disease, gastric outlet obstruction remains one of the most common health problem in Tunisia. Various operations have been attempted, which may lead to postoperative morbidity. Gastrointestinal (GI) motility dysfunction is the most common complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransposition of the gallbladder to the left side without situs inversus viscerum is rare. These gallbladders are situated under the left lobe of the liver between Segment III and IV or on Segment III to the left of the falciform ligament. This is a report of a 50-year-old woman who was admitted to our department with a history of pain in her right upper abdomen.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite the growing number of therapeutic methods and the recent introduction of new drugs more active in the therapeutic arsenal, lesions of the ano-perineal Crohn's disease remains difficult to support. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) was made before the era of infliximab, an interesting therapeutic approach in which the current position remains unclear.
Aim: To assess HBO efficacy in the treatment of anal fistulas refractory Crohn's disease.
Background: Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the duodenum is rare and a distinct clinical entity.
Case Report: A 55-year-old man presented with a history of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, vomiting and decreased body weight over the past 2 months. Abdominal exam showed an epigastric mass of 10 cm.