Nontraumatic Laryngeal Fractures: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature by Alfredo Santamaría, Ricardo Alarcón, Ilson Sepúlveda, Felipe Fredes

“…Laryngeal fractures occur mainly in the context of cervical trauma, hanging, or strangulation. Nontraumatic laryngeal fractures are rare and there are few reports in the literature. …”
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A Rare Presentation of Maydl’s Hernia by Elroy Patrick Weledji, Martin Mokake, Marcelin Ngowe Ngowe

“…We present a case of an unsual type of obstructed indirect inguinal hernia with impending strangulation. The operative findings revealed a sliding Maydl’s hernia with an ischemic inner ileal loop and an adherent inflamed appendix. …”
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Removal of a Penile Constriction Device with a Large Orthopedic Pin Cutter by Avinash Chennamsetty, David Wenzler, Melissa Fischer

“…Penile strangulation is an infrequent clinical condition that has widely been reported. …”
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Sciatic Nerve Palsy following Curved Periacetabular Osteotomy by Masahiro Fujita, Shinya Hayashi, Kenichi Kikuchi, Yoshinori Takashima, Tomoyuki Kamenaga, Masanori Tsubosaka, Koji Fukuda, Koji Takayama, Shingo Hashimoto, Takahiro Niikura, Ryosuke Kuroda, Tomoyuki Matsumoto

“…Therefore, we diagnosed nerve palsy by soft tissue strangulation, and revision surgery was indicated. During revision surgery, the sciatic nerve was observed to be strangulated by the scarring soft tissue, and the nerve had no mobility. …”
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Incarcereted Epigastric Hernia with Liver Content: a Case Report by Cenk Ozkan, Serhan Yilmaz, Osman Sibic

“…It may be asymptomatic in some patients and cause complaints such as pain and nausea in most patients, but serious complications such as incarceration and strangulation are rare. In the present case, a 74-year-old woman was examined and found to have an irreduced omentum, transverse colon and liver tissue inside the hernia sac. …”
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Left paraduodenal hernia: An overlooked cause of acute abdomen - A case report by Bhushan Shah, Jayant Bajaj, Adithya Reddy Vijendra, Devendra S. Yadav

“…Although rare, a high index of suspicion of PDH is required to prevent its fatal complications such as bowel incarceration, volvulus, or strangulation. Preoperative evaluation with a computed tomography scan of the abdomen facilitates diagnosis and timely surgical intervention. …”
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Acute Gastric Volvulus on Hiatal Hernia by Abdessamad EL KAOUKABI, Mohamed MENFAA, Samir HASBI, Fouad SAKIT, Abdelkrim CHOHO

“…The gastric volvulus is defined as an abnormal rotation of all or part of the stomach around one of its axes, creating the conditions of an upper abdominal obstruction with gastric dilation and risk of strangulation. It is a rare entity that requires a surgical treatment, and its diagnosis is often delayed due to frequently aspecific symptoms. …”
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Successful Removal of a Penile Constriction Ring in a 14-Year-Old Male by Timothy K. Suttle, Blake Palmer, Jonathan E. Heinlen, Christopher C. Roth, William G. Reiner, Dominic Frimberger

“…Penile strangulation is a rarely described medical emergency, especially in the adolescent population. …”
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Minimally Invasive Correction of Prolapsed, Gangrenous Distal Limb of Loop Ileostomy to End-Loop Stoma by John Shelton, Sittampalam Rajendra

“…A prolapsed stoma which cannot be reduced or complicated with strangulation needs surgical correction. This case report describes a minimal access correction of a prolapsed gangrenous distal limb of ileostomy. …”
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Incarcerated Thoracic Gastric Herniation after Nephrectomy: A Report of Two Cases by Conall Fitzgerald, Orla Mc Cormack, Faisal Awan, Jessie Elliott, Narayanasamy Ravi, John V. Reynolds

“…Delay in diagnosis poses a significant risk to the patient, and a rapid deterioration can occur in the context of strangulation. We outline two cases of acute gastric herniation through a defect in the diaphragm after an open and a laparoscopic nephrectomy. …”
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Identification and Repair of Left-Sided Paraduodenal Hernia Using Both Laparoscopic and Robotic Techniques by Muhonen John, Hsu Michael, Sturdivant Matthew, Unger Anthony, Dexter David, Giuseppucci Pablo, Esper Christopher

“…Its relative rarity results in mortality between 20 and 50% 2 because of delayed diagnosis and consequent obstruction, strangulation, and bowel ischemia. Our case series describes three patients before and after operative fixation of paraduodenal hernia. …”
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Nonoperative treatment efficacy prognosis in acute small bowell obstruction by S. G. Shapovalyants, S. Ye. Larichev, Z. A. Zhemukhova, N. A. Soldatova, I. A. Smirnov

“…Patients with suspicion to strangulation were not included in investigation. According to the designed integrated prognostic system with application of Bayesian statistical methods patients have been distributed into three prognostic groups. …”
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Hair Coil Penile Tourniquet Syndrome in an Unusual Age by Kursad Zengin, Mustafa Yasar Ozdamar, Sebahattin Albayrak, Serhat Tanik, Muhittin Atar, Hasan Bakirtas, Muhammed Abdurrahim Imamoglu, Mesut Gurdal

“…Miscellaneous objects used for strangulation can be metallic or nonmetallic. Of all ages, the most vulnerable period is infancy. …”
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Faecopneumothorax Caused by Perforated Diaphragmatic Hernia by Kristina Necke, Nickolaus Heeren, Francesco Mongelli, Maurice FitzGerald, Jürgen Fornaro, Fabrizio Minervini, Jürg Metzger, Jörn-Markus Gass

“…An emergent laparotomy confirmed the radiological diagnosis and showed a 6 cm dehiscence of the left diaphragm with strangulation of the left transverse colon as well as the spleen. …”
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Oncocytoma of the Parotid Gland with Facial Nerve Paralysis by Seijiro Hamada, Keishi Fujiwara, Hiromitsu Hatakeyama, Akihiro Homma

“…., infection), the facial nerve was pinched by the enlarged tumor. Ischemia and strangulation of the nerve were considered to be the cause of the facial nerve paralysis associated with the benign tumor in this case.…”
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Scrotal exploration for suspected testicular torsion in adolescents and adults: analysis of a series of 135 cases by Brahima Kirakoya, Clotaire Yameogo, Morgane Kambou, Ouedan Idogo, Abdullah Ayed, Gille Nacthagande, Fasnewinde Aristide Kabore

“…Abstract Background Testicular torsion (TT) is the abnormal twisting of the spermatic cord leading to strangulation of the testis. Any non-traumatic acute scrotal pain in adolescents and young adults is considered TT until proven otherwise. …”
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Tracheoesophageal Fistula due to a Damaged Tracheal Stent by Masahiro Kimura, Yoshiyuki Kuwabara, Hideyuki Ishiguro, Tatsuya Tanaka, Hiromitsu Takeyama

“…After undergoing a thorough examination, the patient was diagnosed with tracheal strangulation. A noncovered, metallic stent was inserted. …”
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Laparoscopic Repair of Right Paraduodenal Hernia in Adult Patients: Case Report and Literature Review by Tomoko Takagishi, Yuta Niimi, Goshi Matsuki, Shinta Nagano, Junsuke Hinami, Masaaki Kajiwara, Kiyoshi Kaneko, Yoshihiro Kubota, Osamu Nakai

“…She was diagnosed with a strangulated intestinal obstruction caused by right paraduodenal hernia (PDH) and underwent an emergency laparoscopic repair. …”
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Minimally Invasive Fetoscopic Resection of Life-Threatening Amniotic Band Constrictions in a Human Fetus at 22 + 2 Weeks of Gestation Complicated by Subtotal Chorioamniotic Separat... by Nadja Riehle, Oliver Nowak, Leila Messroghli, Samantha Wakerlin, Thomas Schaible, Thomas Kohl

“…Amniotic band syndrome is a constrictive phenomenon in fetal development that can provoke limb autoamputation, malformation, trunk division, and umbilical cord strangulation. The latter two complications will ultimately lead to fetal demise if left untreated. …”
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Silent witnesses: unveiling the epidemic of femicides in North-west Tshwane, South Africa – a decade of analysis by Yaseen Bismilla, K. K. Hlaise, C. Van Wyk

“…The leading causes of death were gunshot wounds, sharp force injuries and blunt force trauma, with significant incidences of strangulation and asphyxial deaths, primarily affecting the neck and head regions. …”
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