Bezoars are rare causes of gastrointestinal obstruction. Basically, they are of four types: trichobezoars, phytobezoars, pharmacobezoars, and lactobezoars. Some rare types of bezoars are also known. In this article a unique case of plastic bezoars is presented. We describe a girl aged 14 years who ingested large amounts of plastic material used for knitting chairs and charpoys. The conglomerate of plastic threads, entrapped food material and other debris, formed a huge mass occupying the whole stomach and extended into small bowel.
Post-appendectomy faecal fistula is a rare surgical complication, associated with significant morbidity. Taenia saginata infestation is one of the most common cestode infestation in the gastrointestinal tract. It makes many complications as obstruction, perforation, anastomotic leakage or appendicular stump dehiscence. The objective of our study is to report a very rare case of post appendectomy faecal fistula caused by taenia saginata infestation and was successfully treated conservatively.
Les kystes dermoïdes sont des lésions bénignes fréquentes. Ils peuvent être volumineux et entrainer une destruction des tissus avoisinants surtout au niveau du crâne. Ces kystes dermoïdes sont le plus souvent de localisation ovarienne ou testiculaire mais d'autres localisations, principalement axiales, sont décrites. Le kyste dermoïde de la paroi abdominale est rare. Quant aux volumineux kystes, ils sont encore plus rares. La possibilité de leur dégénérescence impose une exérèse chirurgicale. Nous rapportons un cas rare de kyste dermoïde géant de la paroi abdominale antérolatérale, qui peut poser un problème de diagnostic différentiel avec le un kyste hydatique, surtout dans un pays endémique comme le Maroc.
We describe a rare case of retrosternal goiter that developed on the left side of the trachea, squeezing between the trachea and the left supra-aortic vessels, and causing signs of compression and acute left upper limb ischemia in a 35-year-old woman. Her symptoms disappeared after an emergency total thyroidectomy was performed.
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