Rapunzel syndrome is not just a mere surgical problem: A case report and review of current management.

Recurrent Rapunzel syndrome (RRS) is a rare clinical presentation with fewer than six cases reported in the PubMed literature. A report of RRS and literature review is presented. A 25-year-old female was admitted to hospital with a 4-wk history of epigastric pain and swelling.

An ingested mobile phone in the stomach may not be amenable to safe endoscopic removal using current therapeutic devices: A case report.

Introduction: This case report is intended to inform clinicians, endoscopists, policy makers and industry of our experience in the management of a rare case of mobile phone ingestion.

Presentation Of Case: A 29-year-old prisoner presented to the Emergency Department with vomiting, ten hours after he claimed to have swallowed a mobile phone. Clinical examination was unremarkable.

Removal of a sex toy under general anaesthesia using a bimanual-technique and Magill's forceps: A case report.

Introduction: Phallic objects may cause large bowel obstruction if not promptly removed. A bi-manual technique with the aid of a Magill's forceps is presented here.

Presentation Of Case: A 68-year-old man presented to the emergency department with severe lower abdominal discomfort, distension and inability to pass urine, flatus or bowel motions.

Bilateral prevascular herniae - A rare complication of aorto-uniiliac endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and femoro-femoral bypass.

A case of a 78-year-old female with bilateral groin prevascular herniae following an emergency aorto-uniiliac EVAR and femoro-femoral bypass for a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is presented. Primary repair of the herniae was achieved using a preperitoneal approach. The case emphasises a safe approach to dealing with this rare complication.

A model predicting perforation and complications in paediatric appendicectomy.

Purpose: To analyse the diagnostic value of simple clinical measurements in ensuring an early and accurate detection of advanced appendicitis (perforation, mass and peri-appendicular abscess) and possible complications.

Methods: A retrospective, single-centre study of all paediatric (age 0-14 years) appendicectomies was conducted over a 14-year period. Preoperative symptoms, signs and laboratory results, intra-operative findings and postoperative complications were analyzed.

Early rise in C-reactive protein is a marker for infective complications in laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

Introduction: Infective complications are the most significant cause of morbidity associated with elective colorectal surgery. It can sometimes be difficult to differentiate complications from the normal postoperative course. C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase reactant which has been reported to be predictive of postoperative infective complications.