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Amyand's hernia (AH) describes the rare instance of a vermiform appendix within an inguinal hernia. Primary appendiceal neoplasms are also rare with the majority of cases being found incidentally during routine histopathology. This case reports the management of a 15-year-old male, who presented to the emergency department with acute appendicitis located within an indirect right inguinal hernia, which was ultimately secondary to a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) with serosal involvement. Intraoperative findings included macroscopic appendicitis with no evidence of perforation. Histopathology returned as a neuroendocrine tumor (pT4) with involved proximal margin and curative treatment was undertaken with a caecectomy which returned no residual malignancy. Key considerations include management options of peritoneal spread within the inguinal canal and recommended management NET in the context of an AH. It is important to understand the varied presentations of common surgical diagnosis such as appendicitis and underlying malignancy should always be considered a differential.
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Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are rare tumours derived from the neuroendocrine cell system, arising across a wide range of organs, most commonly the gastrointestinal tract and bronchopulmonary symptoms. Although NETs can metastasis widely throughout the body, cardiac metastasis is rare with an incidence of 2-4% and usually presents in the presence of extensive metastasis elsewhere. Suprasternal metastasis to the neck is exceedingly rare with <20 cases reported in the literature. We report the case of a 71-year-old female with concurrent cardiac and suprasternal metastasis at diagnosis of terminal ileal NET.
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BACKGROUND: Existing data on safety of non-obstetric surgery during pregnancy appear limited and conflicting. This study aimed to assess perinatal outcomes and complications in pregnant women undergoing non-obstetric surgeries. METHODS: A single-site Australian study was performed utilizing a 10-year data (2009-2018) collected retrospectively. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the characteristics of the study population. Statistical analyses between groups were conducted by independent t-test or Mann-Whitney (for means between groups) and by chi-squared/Fisher's exact test (for categorical variables). RESULTS: A total of 108 pregnant women underwent non-obstetric surgery, with an increasing trend in annual numbers since 2014. The majority of women (91%) underwent surgeries as an emergency procedure, and under general anaesthesia (69.8%). Procedures during the first trimester comprised 45%, making it the most common trimester for non-obstetric surgeries. The most common cause for surgery arose in the gastrointestinal/digestive tract (39%). Overall perinatal complication rate was 19% with the rate of miscarriage/foetal loss, preterm birth and intrauterine growth restriction/small for gestational age being 4.7%, 10.4% and 3.8%, respectively. A total of 46 patients underwent intra-abdominal surgery. The most common surgery in the laparoscopy group was appendicectomy (56%), whereas adnexal pathology (54%) contributed to the majority of laparotomies. Subgroup comparison showed no significant difference in perinatal outcomes except for caesarean delivery rate (24% versus 67% for laparoscopy versus open, respectively (P = 0.04)). CONCLUSION: With an overall perinatal complication rate of 19%, the rate of adverse perinatal outcomes following non-obstetric surgery during pregnancy in our study was low and comparable to those of the general population.