Hydatidosis is a pathology that is still common. The hydatid cyst commonly involves the liver and lung. Cases of multi visceral echinococcosis with atypical localization are rare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a neurocutaneous condition with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. This congenital disease is characterized by a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations and degree of severity. This case report describes a female patient in her early 20s who presented with a complaint of lumbosciatica-like pain evolving for several months.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCeliacomesenteric trunk (CMT) refers to the common origin of celiac trunk and superior mesenteric artery which is a very rare anatomical variation. CMT is incidentally diagnosed during angiography or abdominal computed tomography scanning. The diagnosis of CMT may inform surgical practice and prevent damage during invasive radiologic procedures, lowering thus the rate of iatrogenic errors.
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September 2021
Background: Hepatic hemangiomas are the most typical benign mesenchymal lesions of the liver. Most of these lesions are asymptomatic. Giant hepatic hemangiomas (GHH) (>10 cm) are often symptomatic and require surgical intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLeft paraduodenal hernia is a congenital internal hernia rarely complicated by acute intestinal occlusion and resulting, sometimes, in life-threatening loops ischemia. We report the case of a 28-year old man treated for occlusive syndrome. Abdominal computerized tomography (CT) scan objectified acute upper intestinal obstruction; intraoperative exploration found jejunal loops incarcerated into left paraduodenal hernia.
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November 2020
Ectopic pancreas (EP) is a rare entity characterized by the development of pancreatic tissue in areas other than the pancreas. We present the case of a 16-year-old female with a heterotopic pancreas in the jejunum revealed by occult gastrointestinal bleeding. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed a 2 × 3 cm enhancing nodular jejunal mass suspicious of a neuroendocrine or gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClip migration following laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is a rare and late complication of LC. The first case of surgical clip migration after LC was reported in 1992, and since then less than 100 cases have been reported in the literature. We report the case of cholangitis secondary to a surgical clip migration in an 83 years old male patient, 8 years after LC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOsteoclastic giant cell tumor of the pancreas is a rare aggressive tumor, counting for 2-7% of all pancreatic cancers. Surgery is considered the most appropriate treatment. We report a case of a 84-year-old man with incidentally detected 11cm tumor in the pancreatic tail and another 6 cm tumor located in the jejunum on abdominal computed tomography.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Solid pseudopapillary tumour of the pancreas (SPTP) is a rare pancreatic tumour characterized by a non-specific clinical presentations and vague radiologic features. The aim of this study is to identify these tumours from other pancreatic neoplasms because complete resection is curative in most cases and provides long-term survival.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients operated for SPTP between January 2000 and December 2018 was conducted.
Primary hepatic tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis even in highly endemic countries. The incidence of hepatic tuberculosis has increased in the recent years due to high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. Radiological imaging is an important tool for making the diagnosis, but often the imaging findings are non-specific and may mimic other benign or malignant hepatic diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The recurrence after curative surgery of the rectal adenocarcinoma is a serious complication, considered as a failure of the therapeutic strategy. The aim of this study was to identify the different prognostic factors affecting the recurrence of adenocarcinoma of the rectum.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients operated for adenocarcinoma of the rectum between January 2000 and December 2015 was conducted.
Intussusception is a well-known cause of acute abdomen in the pediatric population. Traumatic intussusception is exceedingly rare, with only 22 cases reported in the English language literature. We report a case of jejunojejunal intussusception that happened after blunt trauma to the abdomen in a 10-year-old boy.
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