Abdominal cocoon syndrome, a diagnostic challenge affecting the treatment. A rare case report from Somalia.

Abdominal cocoon syndrome is defined as idiopathic encapsulation of the bowel within a fibrocollagenous membrane and is considered as a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. A 15-year-old female presented complaining of right lower abdominal pain, distension and vomiting for 24 hours with previous similar attacks in the last four years. She had no another significant medical or surgical history.

Massive bleeding of a jejunal gastrointestinal stromal tumour: a rare case of a life-threatening presentation.

A jejunal gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is a rare neoplasm of the gastrointestinal tract. Massive bleeding due to a jejunal GIST is a diagnostic challenge and could present as a life-threatening situation needing urgent intervention. A 54-year-old woman presented with episodes of melaena and haematochezia for the previous 3 days.

A rare serious case of retroperitoneal paraganglioma misdiagnosed as duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a case report.

Background: Pheochromocytoma (PCC) and Paraganglioma (PGL) are rare neuroendocrine neoplasms. These tumors harbour disastrous consequences during surgery due to catecholamine hypersecretion if they are undiagnosed or prepared inadequately preoperatively.

Case Presentation: A 41- year- old lady presented with mild left flank discomfort.

A rare case report of locally recurrent hemorrhagic duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor: therapeutic challenges and review of prognostic indicators for recurrence.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor is a rare neoplasm affecting gastrointestinal tract. Duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor originating from the fourth segment is considered an extremely rare disease. Surgical challenges arise when managing locally recurrent hemorrhagic duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

A rare case report of gastro-duodenal fourth segment fistula secondary to a penetrating benign gastric ulcer.

A gastro-duodenal fourth segment fistula following a penetrating benign gastric ulcer is extremely rare to be found. To the best of our knowledge, our case is the eighth case to describe the gastro-duodenal third and fourth segment fistula, and it is the third to be diagnosed in living patients as all the other cases were diagnosed in autopsies. The case, we are presenting, is of an elderly patient with severe peptic symptoms and a primary diagnosis of gastric outlet obstruction.