Surgery has the potential to address one of the largest, neglected burdens of disease in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) has provided a blueprint for a systems approach to making safe emergency and elective surgery accessible and affordable and has started to enable African governments to develop n...

INTRODUCTION Shoulder joint is the most frequently dislocated joint. However, it is rarely neglected and treatment is sought immediately. Delayed or neglected shoulder dislocations are difficult to manage and require extensive procedures to obtain good functional outcome. Very few cases are described in literature showing neglected shoulder dislocation with good functional range of movement. We...

basal cell carcinoma (bcc) is the most common cutaneous malignancy among caucasians. rare examples of aggressive and neglected bcc have been reported. here we report a unique case of a neglected bcc with significant jaw involvement. a 50-year-old female, referred by an otorhinologist, presented with a large ulcer on her chin, which was extended to her mandibular vestibule. the ulcer was 9×5.5 c...

purpose: to introduce a case of neglected advanced retinoblastoma. case report: a 6 year old girl presented with a large orbital mass enlarging over her cheek on the right side. she underwent exenteration and histopathologic evaluation. a diagnosis of retinoblastoma was made with free margins. this case presents a rare form of retinoblastoma with extensive local progression but no metastasis or...

Inaccurate identification of vertebral levels is the main cause of wrong-site spine surgery which is performed by nearly half of the spine surgeons. Unusual anatomy and failure to verify the surgical level on radiographs have been commonly reported. We aimed at investigating the variations in vertebral number in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients and thus to raise awareness of the p...