Am J Surg Case Rep. 2021;2(4):AJSCR-02-1023 | Open Access
Arad Abadi, Madison Huffman, Jade Nguyen and Claudia Emami
The term intestinal web refers to partial or complete obstructions of the intestine by a mucosal membrane Intestinal web are a congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract. The term intestinal web refers to partial or complete obstruction of the intestine by a mucosal membrane. Affected infants often present with bilious emesis and abdominal distention within the first few days of ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Dec 08, 2021 PDF
Am J Surg Case Rep. 2021;2(4):AJSCR-02-1022 | Open Access
Alice S Wang, Lana Wang, Sarvenaz Nouri, James Pollack, Michael Cross, Festus B Dada and Shlopov Boris
Background: Calcifying Fibrous (pseudo) Tumor (CFT) is a rare, benign, mesenchymal lesion that has been documented throughout the gastrointestinal tract and may be associated with gastric ulcers, obstruction, intussusception, and volvulus but not short bowel syndrome. Here, we describe the first case.
Case presentation: A 77-year-old male with a history of exploratory laparotomy for an “infection” of the ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Oct 20, 2021 PDF
Am J Surg Case Rep. 2021;2(4):AJSCR-02-1021 | Open Access
Nzegwu MA, Enemuo VC, Nzegwu VI, Nzegwu CO and Osigwe C
We report the case of Oncocercoma situated in the anterior sternum of a 36-year-old Nigerian Female as a novel report from Nigeria. She was seen a month ago in our outpatient department. Differential diagnosis included Lipoma and Oncocercoma. Histology was specific and confirmed an Onchocerca Mass. Surgery was done with complete excision followed by ivermectin therapy. She recovered well.
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CASE REPORT Updated Oct 14, 2021 PDF
Am J Surg Case Rep. 2021;2(3):AJSCR-02-1020 | Open Access
Basil Chukwuemeka Ezanolue and Martin A Nzegwu
This is a case report of a 36-year-old Nigeria with the rare disease of Riedel’s thyroiditis. He was treated surgically with good effect. This report is significant being the first report from this part of the world and its contribution to the body of knowledge.
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CASE REPORT Updated Sep 22, 2021 PDF
Am J Surg Case Rep. 2021;2(3):AJSCR-02-1019 | Open Access
Adil A Malik, Andrew A Serdiuk, David N Thrush, Evan S Glazer, Puya Alikhani, Arnold B Etame, Carla C Moodie, Joseph R Garrett, Cheryl Goodman, Robert Koss, Livingstone S Dore, Michael L Steighner, Eric M Huss, Philip J Werner, Keming Yu, Mihaela Druta and Eric M Toloza
Aortic thromboembolism is a rare, yet devastating complication in cancer patients, particularly in those with no prior history of atherosclerotic disease. Thrombotic events have been widely reported in cancer patients, especially within the venous system, and have been suggested to be a result of the hypercoagulable state of cancer patients. However, arterial thrombotic events are much more uncommon, yet present ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Jul 29, 2021 PDF
