Intestinal obstruction caused by a laxative drug (Psyllium): A case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Psyllium in granular dosage form is used as an over - the counter safe laxative drug. It has a considerable hygroscopic propriety which allows it to retain water and expands rapidly to become many times of its original size.

Presentation Of The Case: 21-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department complaining of lower abdominal pain and constipation for five days.

Management of computed tomography-detected pneumothorax in patients with blunt trauma: experience from a community-based hospital.

Introduction: Diagnoses of pneumothorax, especially occult pneumothorax, have increased as the use of computed tomography (CT) for imaging trauma patients becomes near-routine. However, the need for chest tube insertion remains controversial. We aimed to study the management of pneumothorax detected on CT among patients with blunt trauma, including the decision for tube thoracostomy, in a community-based hospital.

A rare case of first-trimester ruptured bicornuate uterus in a primigravida.

Introduction: Bicornuate uterus (BU) is a rare uterine anomaly result from incomplete fusion of the two Müllerian ducts during embryogenesis. BU very rarely can lead to rupture of the uterus during the early pregnancy with high mortality and morbidity rates.

Presentation Of Case: A primigravida in the first trimester (9 weeks) presented complaining of epigastric pain and vomiting for one day.

Usefulness of free intraperitoneal air detected by CT scan in diagnosing bowel perforation in blunt trauma: experience from a community-based hospital.

Introduction: Computed tomography (CT) scan has increasingly become the diagnostic modality of choice for the evaluation of patients with blunt abdominal trauma. CT scan is highly sensitive in the detection of small amounts of free intraperitoneal air (FIA). We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of FIA detected by CT scan in diagnosing bowel perforation in blunt trauma patients.

An unusual stab wound to the buttock.

Stab wounds to the buttock are uncommon injuries that are rarely seen in surgical civilian practice. Although, the wound appears trivial, it may cause major life-threatening visceral and vascular injuries. Failure to detect these injuries may lead to serious morbidity and mortality.

Camel-related injuries: prospective study of 212 patients.

Background: Camel-related injuries have been less well studied than other animal-related injuries. We aimed to study prospectively the incidence, mechanism, distribution of injury, and outcome of patients admitted to hospital with camel-related injuries in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Methods: All patients who were admitted to Al-Ain Hospital with a camel-related injury were prospectively studied during the period of October 2001 to January 2010.

Camel bite injuries in United Arab Emirates: a 6 year prospective study.

Purpose: To prospectively study the incidence, mechanism, distribution of injury, and outcome of patients admitted to Al-Ain Hospital with camel bite injuries in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Methodology: All patients admitted to Al-Ain Hospital with a camel bite were prospectively studied during the period of October 2001-October 2007. Patient's demography, mechanism of injury including behaviour of the camel, distribution and severity of injury, and outcome were studied.

Motor vehicle collisions with large animals.

Motor vehicle collisions MVC with large animals are a worldwide problem. In this review, we aim to analyze the mechanisms and patterns of human injuries caused by MVC with large animals and various ways to prevent them. Reported studies on large animals that can cause such accidents include the moose, camels, deer, and kangaroos.

Stromal sarcoma of the breast: a case report.

We report a case of a 36-year-old lady who presented with a huge fungating tumour that involved the entire right breast. The tumour was diagnosed histologically as undifferentiated primary stromal tumour of the breast with axillary lymph node metastasis. We review the literature of this rare malignant tumour.

Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis complicating appendicular masses.

Mesenteric vein thrombosis (MVT) is rare. Its diagnosis is usually difficult and delayed. Herein, we report 2 patients who developed MVT as a complication of an appendicular mass.