BACKGROUND Paraesophageal hernias are uncommon in children and are distinctively different from the more common sliding hiatus hernias and those occurring after antireflux surgery in anatomy, pathology, symptoms, complications, and management. We reviewed a single institution's experience with the pathology of paraesophageal hernias. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of patient re...

Obturator hernia is a rare type of pelvic hernia which generally occurs in elderly patients with accompanying diseases. Because it is difficult to diagnose before surgery ,the morbidity and mortality rates are high. The most common clinical presentation is intestinal obstruction with or without features of strangulation. We operated a case of 60 year old, multiparous, female patient admitted in...

OBJECTIVES To determine the frequency of readmission for early postoperative small-bowel obstruction (SBO), to highlight factors that may predispose to this condition, to define the risks of strangulation and to compare the immediate and long-term risks and benefits of operative versus nonoperative treatment. DESIGN A chart review. SETTING The Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, ...

Background Enterocele is an uncommon, serious condition that requires accurate and early diagnosis to prevent complications such as intestinal obstruction, incarceration, strangulation, with consequent ischemia, necrosis, evisceration. We report a rare case of patient voluminous enterocele initial signs ischemia who underwent urgent vaginal surgery. Case description An 80-year-old woman present...

Penile strangulation caused by foreign bodies mostly occurs in adolescents and adult males. When it happens, foreign bodies are often not easy to be removed. Penile strangulation is a rarely described urological emergency, especially in the adolescent population. This paper demonstrates the successful removal of a metal axletree causing penile strangulation in a 19-year-old male with the help o...

Bowel obstruction caused by chronic or acute inflammation of the caecal appendix is an extremely rare cause of intestinal obstruction with few cases described in literature. Acute appendicitis is a clinical entity that presents with typical characteristics in young patients. However, in older patients the symptoms and laboratory tests can be non-specific. The diagnosis is difficult to suspect i...

Abdominal contouring procedures are frequently performed following massive weight loss after a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. This last procedure can be associated with late complications like the development of internal hernias (e.g., Petersen hernia). The purpose this article is to present case hernia complete abdominoplasty. A 42-year-old female presented emergency department acute abdominal pain...

Few studies attempt to examine individual methods of domestic abuse. The objectives of this study are to evaluate strangulation as a method of domestic violence abuse: to determine the incidence of strangulation occurrence within the cycle of domestic violence, the subjective medical symptoms experienced by victims of intimate partner strangulation, and the elective utilization of health care f...