Background Fistula in ano is a common benign anal condition seen in surgical practice. If fistula anatomy is incorrectly delineated or an occult abscess is missed, there is a risk of incomplete healing, recurrence of the ...

Background Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) include ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), which are chronic inflammatory conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract. There are only few published data on ...

We report the pregnancy outcome and clinical and laboratory findings in infants born to women with chikungunya infection during pregnancy. There was evidence of vertical transmission and poor pregnancy outcome in some cases.

Background Students can be classified into three categories depending on their approaches to studying; namely, deep approach (DA), strategic approach (SA) and surface apathetic or superficial approach (SAA). The aim of ...

Background The management of fistula-in-ano remains a major surgical challenge and carries a significant morbidity affecting the quality of life (QOL) due to the disease and repeated operations. The aim of the study was ...

Umbilical nodule due to tumor metastasis is a rare presentation which is known as Sister Joseph’s nodule. This is usually due to disseminated intra abdominal malignancies which are mostly adenocarcinomas. Esophageal squamous ...

Blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare clinical entity characterised by multiple haemangiomas commonly occurring in the skin and the gastrointestinal (Gl) tract. The association between these cutaneous cavernous ...

BACKGROUND--An increasing number of patients with severe or refractory ulcerative colitis involving only the rectum and sigmoid colon are being offered restorative proctocolectomy with ileal reservoir but very few data are ...

We report an infant with chronic intrathoracic mesenteroaxial gastric volvulus in whom the diagnosis was delayed for several months. This case highlights the need for considering this entity in infants and young children ...