The so-called "burst abdomen" has been described for many years and is a well-known clinical condition, whereas the concept of the "open abdomen" is relatively new. In clinical practice, both nosological entities are characterized by a complex spectrum of symptoms apparently disconnected, which in many cases poses a great challenge for surgical repair. In order to assess the management of these...

A 20 years young male presented with history of pain right lower abdomen for 3 months. Pain was intermittent, colicky in nature. There was history of nausea and occasional episodes of vomiting. On detailed history he had undergone open appendectomy 3 months back but the symptoms persisted. Patient was evaluated with routine blood investigations, Ultrasound and CT scan abdomen which showed fluid...

Reconstruction of large abdominal wall defects is a challenging problem. Various reconstructive techniques have been described in the surgical literature each with its advantages and disadvantages. In this report we describe our experience in treating a patient with large abdominal wall defect by staged abdominal wall reconstruction utilizing prosthetic mesh in conjunction with tissue expanders...

Appendectomy is one of the most common procedures in surgical practice. Stump appendicitis is an acute inflammation of the residual part of the appendix and a rare complication of incomplete appendectomy. It may present clinically as acute abdomen. We report a case of stump appendicitis 12 years after open appendectomy. After the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, the patient was operated and dis...

The following case corroborates this view :? A boy, aged 13 years, was admitted into the Sir J. J. Hospital on 21st March, 1941, at 9-30 p.m., complaining that he had been getting severe abdominal pain since 8 p.m. the previous evening. History.?At 4 p.m. on 20th March while trying to open a door, he fell and was hurt in the right lower part of the abdomen by falling flat on his face on the doo...

Gossypiboma is very rare in clinical practice. Despite its clinical importance, it carries some medico legal implications. We report a case of gossypiboma in a 54 years old female who presented with pain and a slowly growing lump in the abdomen 7 years after open cholecystectomy. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen showed a mass with enhanced internal septae and a radio-opaque marker w...