Am J Surg Case Rep. 2024;5(3):AJSCR-05-1123 | Open Access
Aarohi Gandhi and Jignesh Rathod
Purpose: The closure of the appendiceal stump, a crucial step in the process, has generated controversy and concerns despite the well-established surgical method of laparoscopic appendectomy. Several modifications to the original technique with new materials have been introduced for enhancing and controlling the appendiceal stump closure, such as endoloop, double endoloop, ultrasonically activated scalpel, instrument-assisted knotting, bipolar coagulation, slipknot tying, ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Mar 22, 2024 PDF
Am J Surg Case Rep. 2024;5(3):AJSCR-05-1122 | Open Access
Srishti Bhowmik, Anurag Mishra and Chandra Bhushan Singh
Background: Enterocutaneous fistula is an aberrant epithelialized communication between the bowel and the skin occurring mostly as a complication of abdominal surgery. Enterocutaneous fistula may present as chronically discharging sinus and like any other chronic non healing wound, malignant transformation has rarely been reported in such gastrointestinal fistula. Herein we report an additional case of malignant transformation of enterocutaneous fistula ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Mar 11, 2024 PDF
Am J Surg Case Rep. 2024;5(3):AJSCR-05-1121 | Open Access
Patricio Centurion, Melissa Delgado Castro, Jesus ETalavera and Johnydela Cruz
Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF) harvesting using a conventional liposuction technique is a traumatic technique that increases cellular apoptosis of regenerative components and requires the use of enzymes and cell culture. The study describes and assesses, the effectiveness in the number and viability of total Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF) cells obtained, using an innovative single-step photo stimulation technique, the One STEP&... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Mar 04, 2024 PDF
Am J Surg Case Rep. 2024;5(3):AJSCR-05-1120 | Open Access
Fitsum Solomon Bekele, Tsiyon Nigusie, Mezgebe Degefe, Samuel Almaw and Abiy Tadele
Introduction and importance: Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) is commonly used for contraception. Migration into the bladder is a rare complication. We present a case of a 38-year-old woman with a history of an Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) insertion presenting with device migration into the bladder complicated with stone formation. This report aims to contribute to the understanding of IUCD-related complication ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Mar 02, 2024 PDF
Am J Surg Case Rep. 2024;5(2):AJSCR-05-1119 | Open Access
Borrego AF, Jaime BM, Alberto RG, Andrés BT and Virginia PL
We present the treatment of a prosthetic dislocation with a Paprosky IIIB bone defect using a customized acetabular implant, which allows the reconstruction of bone defects, including the prosthetic acetabulum, providing immediate postoperative stability. Customized implants enable precise adaptation and reconstruction of defects, ensuring their proper placement by using guides for fixation to the native bone. These custom implants contribute ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Mar 02, 2024 PDF
