In gastroschisis, the defect in the abdominal wall is located almost always to the right of the umbilicus. Left-sided gastroschisis is a very rare entity. A case of left sided gastroschisis has been described here, with review of literature.

Diverting loop ileostomies have traditionally been fashioned in the right iliac fossa, but a novel technique of midline ileostomy at umbilical port site during colorectal surgeries described. We aim to compare outcomes after creation and reversal these two types ileostomy. Using retrospective study design, 10 consecutive patients who underwent were compared with traditional fossa stoma. Baselin...

Background: Total body irradiation (TBI) is a technique that is commonly used as a part of the patient conditioning regimen before the bone marrow transplant (BMT). The purpose of this study is to introduce and implement a reasonable TBI technique on the human-like phantom in Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran. Methods: The present experimental study was conducted from October 2016 to November 2...

Sister Mary Joseph nodule is one of the less well-known signs of intra-abdominal metastatic disease. The primary tumor site is nearly always detected because of specific morphologic and immunohistochemical features of the umbilical tumor. We describe a case of a 74-year-old woman with a Sister Mary Joseph nodule, which appeared most likely to be metastatic from a primary serous papillary ovaria...

The urachus establishes a connection between the dome of the bladder and the umbilicus throughout fetal life. If the urachus does not close completely, malignancy is a potential complication. The primary treatment for malignant urachal tumor is surgical excision. A 61-year-old male patient diagnosed with urachal carcinoma had undergone partial cystectomy 25 years previously. Twenty years later,...

A 13-day-old male baby with the symptoms suggestive of HD and barium enema showing the transition zone (TZ) at the recto-sigmoid was admitted with progressive abdominal distention not responding to rectal washes. The baby was planned for sigmoid colostomy and seromuscular biopsy. A transverse skin incision of 2cms was made through the umbilicus under general anesthesia. The skin, subcutaneous t...