Failed Colonoscopy due to Hernia

Morgagni hernia detected due to pneumothorax development during diagnostic colonoscopy.

Shock due to Splenic Injury after Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is a common and increasingly performed procedure. It is used both as a diagnostic and therapeutic modality. Splenic injury after colonoscopy is a rare, yet life-threatening complication, most often caused by traction on the splenocolic ligament or excessive manipulation during the procedure. Although non-operative treatment is preferred upon splenic injury, early surgical or radiolo...

failed dacryocystorhinostomy due to retained silicone tube: a case report

purpose : to report a case of retained silicone tube case report : we report a case of 48-year-old iranian lady who referred to the department of otolaryngology with 18 years history of epiphora and intermittent mucopurulant discharge from the left lacrimal canaliculi. she had external dacryocystorhinostomy (dcr) with silicon stenting for epiphora 18 years ago but epiphora had continued after s...

Recurrent Incisional Hernia due to Pseudomyxoma Peritonei

Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a rare but challenging neoplastic disease which is characterized with intraperitoneal mucinous-gelatinous fluid accumulation. It rarely presents as a mass mimicking abdominal wall hernias A recurrent incisional hernia due to pseudomyxoma peritonei is presented here. A 60-year-old female patient had been operated on for a left mucinous ovarian cyst 20 cm in diameter in ...

Internal hernia due to mesenteric defect

Internal hernia is one of the rare causes of small bowel obstruction. A congenital mesenteric defect is very rare, but can potentially cause internal hernia with consequent incarceration or strangulation of the small intestine. An 18-year-old woman was brought to our emergency department with sudden onset lower abdominal pain. She had no remarkable past medical history and took no medications. ...