A 62-year-old housewife was seen in May 1967 with attacks of dizziness and loss of consciousness. A diagnosis of complete heart block with Stokes-Adams syncope was made. Anterolateral thoracotomy was performed and myocardial electrodes were inserted over the left ventricle and were connected to a Devices fixed-rate pacemaker, inserted in the rectus sheath posterior to the rectus muscle. Postope...

Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a very rare complication post-caesarean section (CS). Herniation of small bowel through the rectus muscle with an intact sheath is extremely rare. We present a case of SBO after an uncomplicated c-section and an uneventful early postoperative course.

Introduction: Rectus sheath hematoma (RSH) is an uncommon cause of acute abdominal pain that often misinterpreted. Only about 2% patients who present with display this condition. Damage to the superior or inferior epigastric arteries their branches, as well direct rupture rectus abdominis muscle, causes bleeding into sheath. In hospitalized COVID-19 patients, anticoagulant prophylaxis heparin h...

Background Rectus sheath hematoma is a rare condition. It encompasses a wide spectrum of severity (self-limiting to fatal) depending on its size, etiology, and the development of complications. It has multiple possible etiologies including, frequently, coagulation disorders or anticoagulation therapy. It enters into the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain but it’s frequently difficult to d...

PURPOSE This study presents a detailed anatomic analysis of the undisturbed connective tissues that surround the horizontal extraocular muscles (EOMs) of humans. Emphasis is placed on those EOM orbital side tissues that, in previous MRI studies, were assumed to couple the muscle to the pulley. METHODS Serial 5-mum sections were prepared from paraffin-embedded blocks of the lateral and medial ...

INTRODUCTION Rectus sheath haematomas associated with anticoagulation are often self limiting. When large, however, they can even extend into the pelvis and cause compression of adjacent organs such as the bladder. A combined endovascular and surgical approach can decrease the operative exposure necessary to treat this occurrence. REPORT A 42 year old morbidly obese African American female on...