Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is a rare slow-growing retroperitoneal tumor.
Two percent of leiomyosarcomas are vascular in origin, and tumors of the IVC account for …

Purpose Although appendix mass occurs in 10% of patients with acute appendicitis, its
surgical management is surrounded with controversy. This article reviews some of the …

INTRODUCTION: The clinical manifestations of abdominal ‘cocoon’ are non-specific and
hence its diagnosis is rarely made preoperatively and the management is often delayed. …

Obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding poses a diagnostic challenge and is associated with
high mortality. We report a case of life-threatening obscure GI bleeding precipitated by the …

Over a one year period (June 1992-June 1993), 260 patients (208 females and 52 males)
with mean age of 37 years (range 13-80), underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for …

Surgeons are often accused of lagging behind their medical colleagues in embracing evidence
based medicine and utilizing new research tools to conducting high quality randomized …

The need for interval appendicectomy (IA) after successful conservative management of
appendiceal mass has recently been questioned. Furthermore, emergency appendicectomy for …

Laparoscopically assisted colorectal procedures are time-consuming and technically demanding
and hence have a long steep learning curve. In the technical demand, surgeons need …

Open surgical resection is the mainstay treatment for desmoid tumors. Laparoscopic resection
is rarely used and not well described in the literature. We report a case of a single, 35‐year…

Diaphragmatic hernia in the absence of trauma in adults is very rare. It occurs as a result of
unilateral diaphragmatic agenesis. The diagnosis of this rare condition is typically made in …