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Ischiopagus Tripus Conjoined Twins

A conjoined twin is one of the rare congenital defects. Ischiopagus variety is even rarer. We present a case of ischiopagus-tripus conjoined twins. They were fused at the lower halves of the bodies. One of the twins was...

Metal Bezoars Causing Upper Gastrointestinal Obstruction in a Schizophrenic

Metal bezoars are uncommon foreign bodies (FB) in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and comprised of a wide variety of objects. A 17-year-old schizophrenic presented with abdominal pain and distension along with non-bilio...

Recurrent Intussusception: Management Options

Intussusception is referred to as recurrent when after being spontaneously reduced it is re-diagnosed clinically and on ultrasound, later confirmed at operation; or it is a post-operative intussusception in a patient whe...

Mature Gastric Teratoma: The Mixed Exogastric and Endogastric Variety

Gastric teratomas are extremely rare tumors. A 15-day-old neonate presented with abdominal mass. Ultrasound of abdomen showed mixed echogenicity lesion. CT scan showed a mass with solid and cystic components and internal...