Case reports of adult colo-colonic intussusception.

BACKGROUND: Adult colo-colonic intussusception is a rare abnormality and it may pose a diagnostic challenge. OBJECTIVE: To report two cases of adult colo-colonic intussusception with benign lesion as the lead points. METHODS: The Clinical records of the two patients containing the management details were retrieved and reviewed. RESULTS: The 1st case was a 60 year old man presenting with a year history of recurrent left abdominal pain a two week history of fullness left upper and lower abdomen. Examination showed an 8cm by 6 cm mass in the left hypochondrium continuing with another 16cm by 8 cm mass spanning the left lumbar and left iliac fossa. Abdominal ultrasound scan showed a huge mixed echogenic mass in the central abdomen spanning the left hypochondriac, left lumber and suprapubic regions. He had exploratory laparotomy which revealed cob-cobonic intussusception involving the ascending colon up to sigmoid colon. He had subtotal colectomy done. The lead point was a hamartomatous polyp The 2nd case was a 35 year old man with a two month history of recurrent abdominal pain and haematochezia, a month history change in bowel habit and five day history of abdominal distension. Examination showed distended abdomen with generalised tenderness. There was a firm mass in the left hypochondrium extending to the left iliac fossa. Abdominal ultrasound scan confirm intussusception: Exploratory laparotomy showed perforation of transverse colon at the neck of cob-colonic intussusception involving the distal third of the transverse colon to the rectum. He had extended left hernicolectomy and Devine colostomy done. He died 36 h6urs post operation. The lead point was an inflammatory polyp. CONCLUSION: Adult colo-colonic intussusception is an uncommon disease which may not present in a typical feature of intussusception as occur in children thus posing diagnostic dilemma. High index of suspicion with radiological investigation will serve to aid rapid and accurate diagnosis.

Single-shot lamina technique of paravertebral block as an adjunct to general anesthesia for modified radical mastectomy.

Thoracic paravertebral block can be employed as an alternative or an adjunct to general anesthesia (GA) for breast cancer surgery. There is no report of this new lamina technique for catheter placement in our environment. In low-resource settings, potent opioids are lacking and the extended postoperative analgesia it provides makes this regional block an invaluable addition to an anesthetist's armamentarium. We describe this single-shot, but titratable technique used as an adjunct to GA for modified radical mastectomy with axillary dissection for breast cancer. The total intraoperative opioid analgesic 50 mg pethidine was received at induction. The patient's vital signs remained stable throughout surgery that lasted 115 min. Pain score charted every 10 min in the postanesthesia care unit using the verbal rating scale was 0. The time to the first request for rescue analgesic was 18 h after surgery for which paracetamol 1 g was adequate.

Bone Scintigraphy in Breast Cancer Patients in Ibadan, Nigeria.

BACKGROUND: The bone is the commonest site of metastases from breast carcinoma. Radionuclide isotope scanning is a sensitive scanning procedure for the demonstration of bone pathology. In May 2006, a gamma camera was introduced into clinical use for skeletal scintigraphy at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. OBJECTIVE: To review the first five years findings of skeletal scintigraphy in our breast cancer patients. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data and scintigraphic bone studies of patients with histology proven breast carcinoma managed in the Surgical Oncology Division, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria between May 2006 and April 2011. RESULTS: Within the period, a total of 597 breast cancer patients had skeletal scintigraphy (SS). Of the 594 (99.5%) SS reports available for review, scintigraphic evidence of bone metastases was found in 232 (39.1%) patients. Correlation of bone involvement and clinical stage showed that a large majority of the patients had stage IV (83.3%) and III (15.7%) disease. Most patients (71.6%) had multiple bone lesions. The bone lesions were osteoblastic in 88.9% of the patients; only 1.8% had purely osteolytic lesions with the remainder being a mix of both. CONCLUSION: There was scintigraphic evidence of bone metastasis in most of our patients with stage four breast cancer and in some with locally advanced disease. Multiple bone lesions were found in many of them and almost all the lesions were osteoblastic. Moreover, both the truncal and axial skeletal bones were involved in similar proportions.

Case report of traumatic abdominal wall hernia following blunt motorcycle handlebar injury and review of the literature.

A 25-year-old man, riding a motorcycle, rammed into a moving car at a T junction and sustained a blunt lower-right abdominal injury with the handlebar of his motorbike. He developed a swelling at the point of impact for which he presented in hospital 10 days later. Clinical assessment revealed a healthy young man with a soft, nontender reducible swelling over the lateral half of the right inguinal area. A diagnosis of acute traumatic hernia was made. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a wide-necked defect in the anterior abdominal wall over the right inguinal area with protruding bowel loops beneath an intact skin. He was planned for herniorrhaphy but has defaulted since then.