Osteosarcoma of the Proximal Femur Mimicking Septic Arthritis of the Hip: A diagnostic dilemma

Septic arthritis is a surgical emergency requiring prompt drainage of the accumulation of pus in the joint. We report an eight-year-old boy who was referred to the Armed Forces Hospital, Salalah, Oman, in 2016 with limpi...

Medical Tourism Benefcence or malefcence?

Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever presenting as Acute Abdomen

We describe a case of a 38 year-old Sri Lankan female who was referred to the surgeon on call with a picture of acute abdomen. She presented with a three-day history of fever, headache, abdominal pain and diarrhoea; ho...

Absence of Left Pulmonary Artery Case report

Agenesis and hypoplasia of left-sided pulmonary artery anomalies have been infrequently reported. Te majority of cases are diagnosed in childhood, but occasionally some asymptomatic cases are frst recognised in adulthoo...

Washing Machine Injuries of the Upper Extremity Case reports with a review of the literature

Washing machines are part of every household and there are various reports of upper extremity injuries due to inadequate safety precautions while operating the machine. Most of the injuries occur when an attempt is made...