Background: Bile duct injury after blunt abdominal trauma is a rare entity in the pediatric population. Its occurrence has been highly linked to the primary injuries of the liver or duodenum as explained by their anatomical ...

Background: Despite having centuries of existence, intestinal obstruction is still the commonest culprit among the existing causes of surgical admissions especially on emergency bases. Its persistence and piling up nature ...

Background: Gossypiboma is the mass formed as a result of a retained foreign material commonly sponge or gauze that is left accidentally during surgery. It tends to occur in different parts of the body but is more pronounced ...

Mesenteric cysts have been documented as a rare occurrence in children. They are mostly renowned to be benign intra-abdominal tumors with no known etiology. The symptoms are non-specific ranging from being asymptomatic to ...

Introduction: Tube thoracostomy is the procedure used in management of traumatic and atraumatic chest conditions. Despite its relative safety, it can still lead to potentially severe complications during or post its ...

Introduction: Malnutrition is an emerging but neglected problem in hospitalized surgical patients which contributes significantly to the adverse postoperative outcomes. However, in most of our settings; patients scheduled ...

Background: Social conflicts is one of the global challenges leading to setback of development and flourishing of human societies. Children are the most vulnerable group whenever it happens. In sub-Saharan Africa societies ...

Uterine Didelphys (UD) is one of the rare congenital condition which may be associated with significant complications during pregnant and during labor. It rarely affects infertility and generally is asymptomatic. 32 years ...

The ruptured splenic abscess is usually uncommon but associated with significant life-threatening. Concurrence of ruptured splenic abscess and severe anemia may lead to death if not treated effectively, especially in limited ...

Ileosigmoid knotting (ISK), also known as compound volvulus, is a rare surgical emergency leading to intestinal obstruction. It is extremely rare in pregnant women and is a fatal disease due to rapid gangrene caused by ...