Introduction: Peliosis hepatis and splenosis is a rare disease. Most patients are asymptomatic. Spontaneous hemoperitoneum can be the clinical presentation due to rupture of the involved organs. Case Report: A 73­year­old male had sequential spontaneous rupture of the liver and spleen resulting from hemoperitoneum because of peliosis hepatis and splenosis. Details of the clinical presentation, ...

A 4 year-old boy presented with sudden, intense, and constant abdominal pain that awoke him from sleep. He had experienced no nausea or vomiting, and stooling had been regular. Vital signs were blood pressure: 133/87, heart rate: 120, respiratory rate: 28, SaO2: 99%, and temperature: 35.7. On physical exam the patient was writhing in pain with a mildly distended abdomen, with bowel sounds prese...

INTRODUCTION Intestinal malrotation is a developmental anomaly of intestinal fixation and rotation caused by a disruption in the normal embryologic development of the bowel. Normal rotation takes place around the superior mesenteric artery. Incomplete rotation and midgut volvulus is the commonest type of anomaly. Intestinal obstruction is the commonest presentation in symptomatic cases. PATIE...

Mesenteric lipomas are benign tumors of mature fat cells. They are usually asymptomatic and create a clinical picture that depends on the localization and size of the lipoma. Although rare, unusually large mesenteric giant lipomas can cause partial or complete bowel obstruction. Lipomas resulting in partial bowel obstruction can present with symptoms such as intermittent abdominal pain and abdo...

Obturator hernia (OH) is a rare type of pelvic hernia. It can cause significant morbidity and mortality, especially in the elderly age group. Delayed treatment is associated with high rates of strangulation (25-100%). We present an 88-year-old woman who presented with symptoms of bowel obstruction and right hip pain. Computed tomography (CT) abdomen revealed bilateral OHs and bowel obstruction ...

Adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is one of the most frequently encountered disorders in Emergency Surgery Departments worldwide without negligible hospital admission rates and social costs (1,2). Notwithstanding significant improvements in techniques and materials, intra-abdominal adhesions following abdominal surgery still represent a major unsolved and debated issue harbouring challeng...

A congenital mesenteric defect in an adult is very rare, but can cause internal hernia with small bowel obstruction. Awareness of defects important to the general surgeon when faced acute abdominal condition. We report a case 40-year-old man who presented emergency department pain. An X-ray revealed multiple air fluid levels dilatation and large bowels suggestive obstruction or ischaemia, perfo...

ABST RACT Small bowel obstruction is a common surgical problem with many potential etiologies. A 24-year-old African-American male presented with bowel obstruction secondary to incarcerated inguinal hernia and mesenteric fibromatosis. The latter diagnosis was delayed. Surgical correction of both etiologies was required. Our case represents an interesting combination of one of the most common ca...

Splenosis is an acquired ectopic autotransplantation of splenic tissue; that occurs after traumatic splenic rupture and splenectomy [1]. Splenosis is a rare but benign disease, and the diagnosis can be challenging as the multiple incidentally found nodules could mimic malignancy [2]. Abdominopelvic Splenosis is thought to occur in as many as 65% of cases of splenic rupture [1]. However, Thoraci...

Splenosis is a common finding after traumatic rupture of the spleen or therapeutic splenectomy, defined as a heterotopic autotransplantation of the spleen in peritoneal cavity and surface. In splenectomized patients due to hematologic disease, splenosis can lead to disease recurrence. We present a case of splenosis in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura who relapsed after splenec...