The hepatic arteries are known for aberrant origins and course. The following two-case report discusses the unique origin of accessory right hepatic artery from proximal and distal right renal arteries, respectively, its clinical significance, and the importance of a preoperative angiogram in renal and liver surgeries involving vascular control.
Foreign body in the rectum is rare yet potentially life-threatening condition; fear of social embarrassment causes the patient to delay to seek treatment and even hide the actual history and replace imaging reports, which leads to incorrect diagnosis and eventually the treatment. In this article, we report the case of a 30 years hepatitis B positive, homosexual male who presented to the department with a chief complaint of pain in the lower abdomen and was diagnosed to have foreign body (pestle) in rectum, which was inserted as a part of sexual adventure and deliberate attempt was made by the patient to replace X-ray films with other patients to mislead the treating doctor. Finally, the foreign body was removed surgically and was followed by psychiatric evaluation of the patient.
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