Herniation of a gravid uterus through the abdominal wall is a rare and potentially serious condition due to its antecedent complications. Management is determined by gestational age. Simultaneous hernioplasty with cesarean section is considered safe. Clinical awareness of this complication will prevent delay in its diagnosis and treatment. Delay in recognition of this condition can lead to inca...

Strangulation of the gallbladder associated with the omentum is extremely rare and, to our knowledge, only two cases have been previously reported. The patient was a 91-year-old female who presented to our emergency room with a chief complaint of upper abdominal pain. Computed tomography imaging revealed a gourd-shaped gallbladder with biphasic appearance divided clearly at the body. In the fun...

Summary The current hypothesis proposed for strangulation of small intestine by a pedunculated lipoma in horses involves movement the around until it loops through its own pedicle. This mechanism is difficult to demonstrate during surgical correction. objective was examine an alternative explanation lipomas that logical and consistent with intraoperative findings analysis anatomical features 11...

BACKGROUND We present a case of combined median nerve contusion with immediate loss of sensation after the strangulation with a wakeboarding rope and prolonged referral to our department 72 hours after the injury accompanied by an acute carpal tunnel syndrome with immediate relief of numbness of a significant proportion of the median nerve following surgical decompression. CASE PRESENTATION T...

The statistics of operations for strangulated hernia at St. Bartholomew's, St. Thomas's, and Guy's Hospitals up to 18841 show a mortality of 43 per cent.?a death-rate which, as Mr. Bowlby says, is greatly higher than is generally supposed. During the last ten years Mr. Bowlby has found that the mortality at St. Bartholomew's has been 35.8 per cent. He2 attributes the still high mortality of the...

A previously healthy five year-old boy was seen after intermittent strangulation attempts over the course of two days. Details of the event are vague due to lack of reliable adult witnesses. There was no indication of toxic exposure. General examination on arrival to the emergency department revealed an alert boy with bruising of the neck consistent with multiple strangulation attempts. There w...