Case Report: Seaweed Bezoar Masquerading as a Malignant Obstruction

Cotton Bezoar- a rare cause of intestinal obstruction: case report

BACKGROUND Bezoars usually present as a mass in the stomach. The patient often has a preceding history of some psychiatric predisposition. Presentation could be in the form of trichophagy followed by trichobezoar (swallowing of hair leading to formation of bezoar), orphytobezoar (swallowing of vegetable fibres). Rapunzel syndrome is a condition where the parent bezoar is in the stomach and a ta...

Intestinal obstruction by a pancreatic bezoar: a case report.

CONTEXT Pancreatic pseudocysts are relatively common complications of pancreatitis. A pseudocyst can result from an episode of acute pancreatitis, exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis, or trauma. Treatment is indicated for persistent, symptomatic pseudocysts and in the case of related complications. CASE REPORT We describe the case of a 66-year-old man who referred to our department for bowel...

Neurilemmoma Masquerading as Tonsillitis: A Case Report

Vascular malformation masquerading as sialolithiasis and parotid obstruction: a case report and review of the literature.

INTRODUCTION Salivary gland obstruction caused by sialolithiasis or duct stricture is one of the more common causes of non-infectious unilateral facial selling. Vascular malformations of the head and neck are less common but may present with intermittent facial swelling. Phleboliths can be found in venous malformations of nearly all adult patients and are a key diagnostic imaging finding. The c...

Aggressive calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor masquerading as maxillary sinus tumor: a case report.

Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor is a rare odontogenic neoplasm. Its occurrence in the maxillary sinus is very rare. Maxillary tumors tend to be locally aggressive and may rapidly involve the surrounding vital structures.  We report a case of calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor involving maxillary sinus in a 48 years old female patient with the oral mucosal involvement. The purpose o...