MORGAGNI CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA IN A 7-MONTHS-OLD BOY. A CASE REPORT. (Abstract): Congenital diaphragmatic abnormalities occur in 1/2000 to 1/4000 births. Congenital diaphragmatic hernias are relatively common, with a majority forming posterolaterally through the foramen of Bochdalek. The incidence of Morgagni hernia is about 2% from all the others diaphragmatic hernias. Patients are u...

An internal hernia may be either congenital or acquired. The reported incidence of such hernias is 1-2%. In rare cases, internal hernias are the cause of small bowel obstruction, with a reported incidence of 0.2-0.9%. Transmesocolic hernia of the ascending colon is especially rare. We report a case of transmesocolic hernia of the ascending colon with intestinal obstruction diagnosed preoperativ...

INTRODUCTION The mesodiverticular band (MDB) is an embryologic remnant of the vitelline circulation, which carries the arterial supply to the Meckel diverticulum. In the event of an error of involution, a patent or nonpatent arterial band persists and extends from the mesentery to the apex of the antimesenteric diverticulum. This creates a snare-like opening through which bowel loops may hernia...

BACKGROUND Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is a rare imaging finding in children. It can be an important manifestation of severe diseases such as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in neonates or bowel wall rupture in older children. However, there are many other diseases presenting with HPVG that do not necessarily require a surgical intervention. CASE REPORT In the period between 2011-2015, t...

Strangulation is a form of death due to asphyxia. Suicide by ligature strangulation is rare & very unique. In suicidal strangulation, the signs of venous congestion are very well developed above the ligature mark. The above said feature is seen where the ligature is twisted several times round the neck, which is followed by a knot. In suicidal strangulation the marks of violence, struggle on ot...

BACKGROUND Female strangulation in South Africa occurs in a context of pervasive and often extreme violence perpetrated against women, and therefore represents a major public health, social and human rights concern. South African studies that provide accurate descriptions of the occurrence of strangulation incidents among female homicide victims are limited. The current study describes the exte...

DESCRIPTION A 49-year-old male, status postresection of melanoma 2 years ago, presentedwith constipation, abdominal pain and abdominal distension for the last 1week.CT abdomenwith contrast showed small bowel obstruction and a transition point was identified in the central abdomen (figure 1). Also noted were innumerable hepatic and splenic metastases (figure 2), and innumerable abdominal lymph n...