Naeem Liaqat, A. Kanwal, S. Jamil, Ghulam Khadija, Sidra Ahmad, K. Abbas
{"title":"A Child with 3 Testes: Polyorchism","authors":"Naeem Liaqat, A. Kanwal, S. Jamil, Ghulam Khadija, Sidra Ahmad, K. Abbas","doi":"10.21699/ajcr.v9i2.690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21699/ajcr.v9i2.690","url":null,"abstract":"Polyorchism or supernumerary testicle is a rare congenital anomaly, marked by the presence of more than two Testicles. Triorchidism is so far, the most commonly reported variety.[1] These supernumerary testicles may be intra-scrotal and/or associated with cryptorchidism. Polyorchidism is generally an asymptomatic condition but can be found incidentally due to its association with inguinal hernia, undescended testicles, testicular torsion, and to a lesser extent, to hydrocele.[2]","PeriodicalId":89657,"journal":{"name":"APSP journal of case reports","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41986262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Jonuzi, Z. Zvizdic, Nusret Popović, E. Milisic, A. Karamustafic, A. Mešić, I. Sefić, Amra Džananović
{"title":"Desmoid Tumor of the Rectus Abdominis Muscle in a 2-Year-Old Boy","authors":"A. Jonuzi, Z. Zvizdic, Nusret Popović, E. Milisic, A. Karamustafic, A. Mešić, I. Sefić, Amra Džananović","doi":"10.21699/AJCR.V9I2.720","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21699/AJCR.V9I2.720","url":null,"abstract":"Aggressive fibromatosis, also known as desmoid tumor, is a locally invasive soft tissue lesion arising from connective tissues. Reports in children less than 10 years of age is rare. We report a case of a desmoid tumor located at the middle and lower third of the left rectus abdominis, in a 2-year-old-boy. Partial resection of the muscle segment and simultaneous reconstruction of the abdominal wall by abdominal fascia was done. The patient had an uneventful recovery. At one year of follow-up neither recurrence nor functional or aesthetic complications were seen.","PeriodicalId":89657,"journal":{"name":"APSP journal of case reports","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46820037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Pati, Santosh Kumar Mahallik, B. Tripathy, M. Mohanty
{"title":"Congenital Anterior Urethrocutaneous Fistula: Report of Three Cases","authors":"A. Pati, Santosh Kumar Mahallik, B. Tripathy, M. Mohanty","doi":"10.21699/AJCR.V9I2.696","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21699/AJCR.V9I2.696","url":null,"abstract":"The Congenital anterior urethrocutaneous fistula is a rare entity with varied anatomic configurations. In this report, we present three different varieties of congenital anterior urethrocutaneous fistula. The anterior urethrocutaneous fistula was associated with no urethra, hypoplastic urethra, and normal urethra, distal to fistula, 1 in each patient. Each required a different treatment strategy. Postoperative outcome was good in all cases.","PeriodicalId":89657,"journal":{"name":"APSP journal of case reports","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43242866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Penile Cutaneous Horn","authors":"Namita Bhutani, Pradeep Kajal","doi":"10.21699/AJCR.V9I2.726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21699/AJCR.V9I2.726","url":null,"abstract":"Cutaneous horn (cornu cutaneum) is a rare lesion consisting of a projectile, conical, dense, hyperkeratotic nodule which resembles the horn of an animal.[1] These occur mostly in sun-exposed parts and are typically found on the face and the scalp, but may also occur on the hands, eyelids, nose, chest, neck, shoulder and penis.[2] The horn is composed of compact keratin. Although the cutaneous horn may develop over a normal skin, these more often develop over some preexisting skin conditions like warts, keratosis, naevi, trauma, burns, lupus vulgaris, and even on an epithelioma.[3] Their occurrence on the penis is extremely uncommon. We report a case of cutaneous horn on penis.","PeriodicalId":89657,"journal":{"name":"APSP journal of case reports","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49153407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Piesis Sign Distinguishing Non-Ischemic Priapism in a Child","authors":"D. Sfoungaris, I. Valioulis, I. Patoulias","doi":"10.21699/ajcr.v9i2.683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21699/ajcr.v9i2.683","url":null,"abstract":"To differentiate between non-ischemic and ischemic priapism is imperative in clinical settings because the treatment of these two conditions is different and urgency of treatment too. Patient’s history and Doppler color flow ultrasound contribute to the diagnosis. However, in situations where radiological investigations are not readily available in odd hours, a clinical test described in this report, the Piesis test, may be convenient. We herein report a 10-year-old boy with non-ischemic priapism diagnosed successfully with Piesis test.","PeriodicalId":89657,"journal":{"name":"APSP journal of case reports","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42962542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Laparoscopic Repair of Congenital Lumbar Hernia in a 4 Week Old Infant","authors":"F. Khan, S. Islam","doi":"10.21699/AJCR.V9I1.655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21699/AJCR.V9I1.655","url":null,"abstract":"Hernias of the lumbar region are a rare entity, with approximately 300 patients reported in the literature, and vary in etiology and anatomic location of origin.[1] The vast majority of lumbar hernias are acquired in etiology following traumatic injury or sugical interventions.[2] Moreover, congenital lumbar hernias (CLH) are an even rarer entity representing approximately 20% of all lumbar hernias reported.","PeriodicalId":89657,"journal":{"name":"APSP journal of case reports","volume":"9 1","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42923944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Borkar, R. Meshram, A. Jindal, N. Kashyap, D. Mohanty
{"title":"Spontaneous Rupture of a Congenital Diaphragmatic Eventration in an Infant","authors":"N. Borkar, R. Meshram, A. Jindal, N. Kashyap, D. Mohanty","doi":"10.21699/AJCR.V9I1.648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21699/AJCR.V9I1.648","url":null,"abstract":"Rupture of eventration of diaphragm is a rare entity that commonly presents as sudden onset respiratory distress. We report a case of a 7-month-old infant with congenital diaphragmatic eventration having spontaneous diaphragmatic rupture which led to secondary diaphragmatic herniation with gastric volvulus. Clinical diagnosis of gastric volvulus was suspected on the basis of imaging and failed entry of nasogastric tube into stomach. Exploratory laparotomy revealed rupture of eventration of diaphragm and gastrothorax with volvulus. Anatomical repair of diaphragmatic perforation followed by diaphragmatic plication resulted in successful outcome in our patient.","PeriodicalId":89657,"journal":{"name":"APSP journal of case reports","volume":"9 1","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46693042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jawad Afzal, B. Mirza, N. Mahmood, Muhammad Sharif, N. Talat
{"title":"Double Jejunal Webs: A Rare cause of Severe Malnutrition","authors":"Jawad Afzal, B. Mirza, N. Mahmood, Muhammad Sharif, N. Talat","doi":"10.21699/AJCR.V9I1.673","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21699/AJCR.V9I1.673","url":null,"abstract":"Patients with type-I jejunal atresia usually presents early in newborn period, however if anomaly is associated with an aperture in the mucosal diaphragm, a delayed presentation with repeated episodes of vomiting and failure to thrive is not uncommon.[1] We report an infant who presented late with severe protein energy malnutrition and interestingly had double jejunal webs with central apertures.","PeriodicalId":89657,"journal":{"name":"APSP journal of case reports","volume":"9 1","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41505380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kiran Hilal, Anam Khan, N. Sajjad, Kumail Khandwala
{"title":"Cystic Nephroma with Pleuropulmonary Blastoma: A Rare Dual Pathology","authors":"Kiran Hilal, Anam Khan, N. Sajjad, Kumail Khandwala","doi":"10.21699/AJCR.V9I1.657","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21699/AJCR.V9I1.657","url":null,"abstract":"Cystic nephroma (CN) belongs to a heterogeneous group of renal cystic tumors while pleuropulmonary blastoma is an uncommon pediatric lung neoplasm, believed to be originating either from lung tissue itself or from the pleura. Synchronous development of pleuropulmonary blastoma following cystic nephroma is a rare entity in pediatric patients. The etiology and pathogenesis of this dual pathology is still unknown. We report a case of a child who presented with an abdominal mass diagnosed as cystic nephroma on surgical resection, who later developed a thoracic lesion which was subsequently diagnosed as pleuropulmonary blastoma.","PeriodicalId":89657,"journal":{"name":"APSP journal of case reports","volume":"9 1","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43700678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Caecal Adenocarcinoma in a Patient Mimicking Complicated Appendicitis","authors":"M. Azhar, T. Batool","doi":"10.21699/AJCR.V9I1.643","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21699/AJCR.V9I1.643","url":null,"abstract":"Colorectal cancer (CRC) presenting with intestinal obstruction is uncommon in paediatric age and carries poor prognosis. We report a case of a 13-year-old boy who presented with acute intestinal obstruction, clinically appearing to be secondary to complicated appendicitis. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a caecal mass which was resected. Histopathology report showed only inflammatory cells with no sign of malignancy. The patient was discharged home after smooth recovery but re-admitted after 2 months with recurrence of intestinal obstruction. Considering clinical behavior of the patient, the tissue blocks obtained from first surgery were reviewed and it turned out to be a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with positive mesenteric lymph nodes for metastatic carcinoma.","PeriodicalId":89657,"journal":{"name":"APSP journal of case reports","volume":"9 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46121478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}