Showing papers in "International Journal of Surgery Case Reports in 2018"

TL;DR: Botox injections considered as an alternative treatment for sever gummy smile and the combination of crown lengthening procedures and Botox injections give satisfactory results for g mummy smile patients.

TL;DR: Midgut volvulus secondary to intestinal malrotation is a rare cause of acute abdomen in adults and is associated with a high risk of ischaemia and necrosis of bowel supplied by the SMA.

TL;DR: Preoperative upper endoscopy should be performed in order to detect gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett’s esophagus, before undergoing bariatric surgery, and post operative monitoring of the upper gastrointestinal tract after sleeve gastrectomy is essential.

TL;DR: Torsion of wandering spleen is a rare but important differential diagnosis in patients presenting with acute abdomen and should be made promptly before development of life-threatening complications.

TL;DR: The case that is described is particularly unique because apart from being an example of intussusception in adults, it occurred in the sigmoid colon and was not associated with a malignant lesion.

TL;DR: A simple, safe option with sustained decompression of subcutaneous emphysema with large-bore drain, maintained on low suction is presented.

TL;DR: Priapism is a condition characterized by ≥4 hr continues penile erection, without sexual stimulation, and the main step is establishing specific treatment of the underlying disease.

TL;DR: ECMO has emerged as a valid tool to maintain adequate oxygenation during tracheal surgery and Veno-venous ECMO allows a safer peri and intraoperative management of iatrogenictracheal injuries.

TL;DR: It may be beneficial for patients with type 2 Amyand’s hernia to have an appendectomy with a tension free hernia repair using mesh, according to this study.

TL;DR: Two cases of pyogenic lumbar discitis due to Escherichia coli and Candida albicans pathogens are presented and resolution of discitis, and successful arthrodesis without hardware are achieved in both cases with a silicon nitride spacer.

TL;DR: No inguinal hernia repair is routine and preoperative imaging is warranted in select patients, including those with renal impairment, because of the rare possibility of entrapment of ureter in the ingUinal canal.

TL;DR: Pneumatosis Intestinalis is a rare condition that may manifest with a wide range of symptoms from mild abdominal pain to acute peritonitis, and treatment with oxygen or hyperbaric oxygen has been shown to be effective.

TL;DR: This document aimed to present the rare case of a Nuck canal cyst, and the differential diagnosis often includes more common causes of inguinal masses.

TL;DR: Gastrointestinal spread of previously treated malignant melanoma should always be considered in patients with digestive symptoms or ferropenic anemia, and small bowel intussusception and gastrointestinal bleeding are unusual presentations of intestinal melanoma metastases.

TL;DR: Intrauterine devices are effective, safe, and widely used contraceptive devices and their use is about 14.7% in the developing countries and 8.9% in developed ones.

TL;DR: AlK-rearranged inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the bladder is a rare tumor and crizotinib is a promissing treatment for unresectable IMT with ALK rearrangements.

TL;DR: A rare case of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on a patient with situs inversus totalis (SIT) and Gastric bypass can be safely performed in SIT without the need for major adjustment to the surgeon’s position, trocar placement or instruments used.

TL;DR: A forgotten cause of bowel occlusion due to cholecystoduodenal fistula is highlighted to highlight the importance of knowledge of this rare entity and its clinical manifestation.

TL;DR: Endoscopic thyroidectomy is a favorable approach to treat patients with benign nodules and Grave’s disease and TOETVA is an excellent choice for select patients requiring thyroid surgery who desire to avoid a neck incision.

TL;DR: Gallbladder agenesis presented with symptoms similar to biliary colic can be diagnosed without the need for surgical intervention.

TL;DR: Ectopic Thyroid Tissue in the mediastinum is very rare and can be associated with normal thyroid function and normal thyroid anatomical location and should be differentiated from substernal goiter.

TL;DR: PG remains a diagnosis of exclusion and one not often seen by surgical specialties outside of Dermatology, and can mimic many other cutaneous conditions including bacterial infection, vascular occlusive disease and chronic non-healing wounds.

TL;DR: The patient’s condition was further compounded by splenic rupture, and recovery was complicated by post-op sepsis and intraabdominal abscesses.

TL;DR: Definitive surgical management is needed for endometriosis causing acute large bowel obstruction and diagnostic challenges still remain in recognising intestinal endometRIosis with or without intestinal obstruction.

TL;DR: A case of gastric glomus tumor that was removed by laparoscopy endoscopy cooperative surgery (LECS) is presented and it is shown that these tumors are rare submucosal tumors of the stomach, and they are resembling other gastric submUCosal tumors.

TL;DR: The application of Irreversible electroporation (IRE) on locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) and a minimally invasive surgical approach supported by laparoscopic ultrasound are reported on.

TL;DR: Femoral nerve lesions are uncommon but severely disrupting at the functional level and transfer of anterior branch of the obturator nerve is a low morbidity-procedure.

TL;DR: Retroperitoneal schwannomas are rare, benign tumors that originate in the neural sheath that can be misdiagnosed preoperatively, especially when they stick to other structures.

TL;DR: While rare, pancreatitis from intra-gastric balloon (IGB) insertion does occur and appears to be directly related to pressure effects from balloon.

TL;DR: HAM can be a useful, potential scaffold for treatment of infected, irregular, deep wounds due to the promotion of epithelial regeneration, elastic and antibacterial characteristics and the preliminary results support the initiation of prospective trial and registry according to IDEAL.