Introduction Rectal prolapse is the complete protrusion of rectum through anal canal. Incarceration rarely complicates rectal prolapse. Even more rarely, it becomes strangled and gangrenous, necessitating emergency surgery. Case presentation We report an extremely rare case strangulated acute as first manifestation The patient was a 26-year-old man who presented on admission 20 × 6 cm semispher...

A 50-year-old man underwent abdominal rectopexy with non-absorbable mesh for complete rectal prolapse 7 years ago with relief of symptoms for 2 months followed by gradual recurrence over more than 6 years. On examination, complete rectal prolapse with part of the mesh extruding from the rectal mucosa into the lumen was observed (Figure 1). The patient was successfully treated with Altemeier’s p...

Mucocele of appendix is a concern for practicing surgeons because of a significant number of cases found incidentally or being misdiagnosed as acute appendicitis preoperatively. This further presents a dilemma with regard to the surgery to be performed, in case it is found incidentally on the operating table because if mucocele is treated incorrectly pseudomyxoma peritonei, which is a malignant...