International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

NOV 2, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

PTCD-guided ERCP for malignant biliary obstruction caused by a pancreatic lesion clinically suspicious for colorectal cancer metastasis: a case report

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

Background: Malignant biliary obstruction (MBO) frequently necessitates palliative drainage. While conventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the preferr

NOV 2, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Medullary carcinoma presenting as an obstructive colonic mass requiring emergency surgery: a case report

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

Introduction and importance: Medullary carcinoma (MC) is a rare, poorly differentiated colorectal carcinoma that typically arises in the right colon and is usually mismatch repair–

AUG 12, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

A multihit cascade of late complications after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass leading to refractory malnutrition: a case report

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

A single case report describing a rare complication cascade; raises important clinical awareness but lacks comparator data, control group, or generalizable quantitative evidence.

AUG 11, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Rectal schwannoma mimicking malignant rectal cancer: a case report

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

Single case report with no comparative data, demonstrating diagnostic challenge and management approach but providing no generalizable evidence on outcomes or optimal treatment protocols.