Appendectomy is one of the most common procedures in surgical emergency practice and also the most common cause of abdominal exploration. Hemangiomas of gastrointestinal tract are significantly rare. They are dangerous since they may cause massive or occult gastrointestinal bleeding. Patients may also present with abdominal pain, bowel obstruction, intussusception or perforation. Here we presen...

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Paraduodenal hernia is a rare etiology of intestinal obstruction. Its preoperative diagnosis can only be made by a well-performed upper gastrointestinal series. We report a case of a 19 years old man with abdominal pains and recurrent Koenig's syndromes. The upper gastrointestinal series and CT scan showed a right paraduodenal hernia. we reviewed the anatomy. physiopathology, symptoms and radio...

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs), are relatively common tumours of the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly found in the stomach. Previously they were termed as leiomyomas and leiomyosarcomas. Clinically, they are asymptomatic but may cause abdominal pain or bleeding from ulceration of the overlying mucosa. We present a case of gastroduodenal intussusception secondary to large gastric ...

An 80 year old lady presented with signs and symptoms of sub-acute intestinal obstruction which failed conservative management. CT scan abdomen revealed circumferential ileum thickening with proximal bowel dilatation. Laparotomy and segmental resection was done. Pathological findings were suggestive of chronic granulomatous ileits with differential of Crohn's disease and gastrointestinal tuberc...

A bezoar is a hard, and solid, foreign body located in the gastrointestinal tract that may recur. Bezoar is classified according to its origin. Pharmacobezoars develop in the gastrointestinal tract due to alterations in anatomical structure and/or intestinal motility. In this paper, a case, not yet defined in the literature, of a pharmacobezoar causing a mechanical obstruction that is accompani...

Gastrointestinal liposarcomas are extremely rare with the most common reported morphological subtype being dedifferentiated liposarcoma and well-differentiated liposarcoma. These tumors rarely diagnosed preoperatively diagnosis is only confirmed on histopathological analysis. Treatment of gastrointestinal consists surgical excision widely negative margins followed by post-operative irradiation ...

Endoscopic stenting is increasingly being used in the management of gastrointestinal luminal obstruction, and has become the current treatment of choice for the palliation of blockage caused by malignant or benign growths. A variety of stents have been developed to enhance the efficacy of the procedure, and improvements are ongoing. In this article, we review the history of, and recent advances...

Phaeochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumours with variable clinical signs and symptoms. Hypertension, tachycardia, sweating and headaches are cardinal manifestations. Although nausea and abdominal pain are the more common gastrointestinal features, rare gastrointestinal spectrums have been reported that can mimic abdominal emergencies. Metabolic effects of hypercatecholaminaemia are vast ...

INTRODUCTION Gallstone ileus is a mechanical obstruction caused by the impaction of one or more gallstones within the lumen of any part of the gastrointestinal tract. Although the disorder is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction (1% to 2%), it has been reported to cause up to 25% of cases of non-strangulated small bowel obstruction in patients over 65 years of age. CASE PRESENTATION We rep...