Left mesocolic hernia presenting as an abdominal lump in an adult

Distal ureteric atresia presenting as an abdominal lump in an adult

A 26-year-old female, presented with discomfort and a lump in the left side of abdomen. Examination showed a non-tender cystic mass in the left lumbar region extending down to the pelvis, the lower limit being palpable through the left fornix. Investigations revealed a cystic mass extending from the left renal area to the pelvis and a nonvisualized left kidney. Cystoscopy could not identify the...

Abdominal cavity myolipoma presenting as an enlarging incisional hernia

We present a case of an abdominal cavity myolipoma which herniated through a low transverse abdominal (Pfannenstiel) incision, and presented as an enlarging abdominal wall mass. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) prior to surgery demonstrated an encapsulated solid tumor mass demonstrating fat signal and and increased T2-weighted signal. Postsurgical histological tissue diagnosis was myolipoma. Re...

Spigelian Hernia Presenting As Abdominal Wall Abscess

Dear Editor, Spigelian hernia can be described as a protrusion of a peritoneal sac, organ, or preperitoneal fat through a congenital or acquired defect in the Spigelian fascia, which is the part transeversus abdominis aponeurosis that lies between the semilunar (Spigelian) line and the lateral edge of the rectus muscle, often above the inferior epigastric vessels, at the level of the arcuate li...

spigelian hernia presenting as abdominal wall abscess

Laparoscopic repair of an excessive Morgagni hernia in an adult presenting as upside-down stomach

Introduction Morgagni hernia is defined as the intrathoracic protrusion of abdominal viscera through a defect in the anterior diaphragm. It represents an uncommon type of diaphragmatic congenital hernia. Case presentation A 68-year-old female patient was admitted in our department due to progressive epigastric discomfort for the past four months. A preoperative diagnosis of a paraesophageal h...