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Colo-colonic intussusception secondary to a giant lipoma
BackgroundIntestinal intussusception is rare in adults, with colo-colonic intussusception accounting for 17%. While most cases are due to malignant...
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Torsion of Giant Meckel’s Diverticulum
Images in surgery: Torsion of Giant Meckel's Diverticulum
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Pop** the Balloon: A Giant Colonic Diverticulum Complicated by Bladder Neck Compression
Giant colonic diverticulum, defined as a single diverticulum ≤ 4 cm, is rarely encountered. Due to the high incidence of complications related to the...
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Acute abdomen in children due to different presentations of complicated Meckel’s diverticulum: a case series
BackgroundMeckel’s diverticulum (MD) is the commonest congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract that occurs in 2% of general population....
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Like a Rolling (Gall)Stone: Optimal Treatment of Gallstone Obstruction of the Sigmoid Colon
BackgroundSigmoid gallstone ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis, accounting for 1–4% of all cases of large-bowel obstruction. This is a...
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Persistence of a vitelline artery on a Meckel’s diverticulum as a cause of bowel infarction
Meckel’s diverticulum is a congenital anomaly, resulting from incomplete obliteration of the most proximal portion of the omphalomesenteric duct. It...
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Development of an enterocutaneous fistula from an intestinal perforation in a patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
We herein report a case of enterocutaneous fistula in a patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). A 37-year-old Japanese man...
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Intussusception caused by an inverted colonic diverticulum: a case report
BackgroundIntussusception is an unusual disorder among the complications of diverticula in adults. This study aimed to report intussusception due to...
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Infantile inflammatory bowel disease in three Syrian infants: a case series
BackgroundInflammatory bowel diseases, consisting of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic bowel relapsing inflammatory disorders....
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Incidental findings on FDG-PET/CT in large vessel vasculitis
This study aims to determine the number and type of incidental findings detected on positron emission tomography (PET)/CT in a cohort of patients...
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The CT scout view: complementary value added to abdominal CT interpretation
Computed tomography (CT) scout images, also known as CT localizer radiographs, topograms, or scanograms, are an important, albeit often overlooked...
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Choledochal cyst
Choledochal cyst (CC) or congenital biliary dilatation, has a skewed distribution with hereditary features that is far more common in East Asian...
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“Stranger things” in the gut: uncommon items in gastrointestinal specimens
Organic (such as parasites or vegetable remnants) and inorganic substances may be encountered during routine pathology diagnostic work up of...