COMPLETE OESOPHAGEAL STRICTURE FOLLOWING THYROIDECTOMY FOR BENIGN GOITRE: A CASE REPORT.

Oesophageal injury leading to stricture is a dreaded disease with clinical course and prognosis that are dependent on the etiology, early recognition, and prompt and effective treatment. Commonly, iatrogenic oesophageal injury occurs during endoscopic procedures, and often in a diseased oesophagus. Though uncommon, injury can occur during thyroidectomy.

HIRSCHSPRUNG'S DISEASE IN AN ADULT: A CASE REPORT.

Hirschsprung's disease in the adolescents and adults is not a common diagnosis in our environment. However this may be as a result of misdiagnosis or late presentation as is the case with other causes of recurrent constipation in older age groups. We present a case of a 19-year old male who presented with recurrent episodes of constipation from infancy with none requiring any intervention except for the index presentation that lasted for 3 weeks with associated progressive abdominal distension.

Impalement head injury with serrated meat knife.

An unsuspecting motorcycle passenger was ambushed and impaled on the right side of the head with a 30cm serrated meat carving knife during a sectarian crisis in the city of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. The patient escaped running with the knife in his head and was rescued to a military hospital from where he was promptly transferred within 90 minutes of the incident to the Emergency Department of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Jos. Prompt resuscitation and CT brain imaging facilitated a successful neurosurgical intervention and a good outcome in the management of this patient.