Benign paravertebral ancient neurilemmoma in a young adult: a rare occurrence.

Neurilemmoma is a benign neurogenic tumour arising from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath, which is commonly seen in women in the 5th decade. It rarely arises in the retroperitoneum, being more common in the head and neck region and extremities. Ancient variety of schwannoma is a long-standing tumour, is seen in the middle age and elderly age groups, and is associated with secondary degenerative changes. Herein, we report a case of benign retroperitoneal paravertebral ancient neurilemmoma occurring in a young male adult.

Transanal evisceration of small bowel-a rare surgical emergency.

Transanal evisceration of small bowel is an extremely rare surgical emergency. This is the condition in which the small bowel herniates through breach in the anterior rectal wall and seen eviscerating through the anal canal. It is challenging for a surgeon to deal and manage such a case during emergency, especially if he hasn't dealt with such condition earlier. The present case reported is of 68 year old lady referred to an institution with history of transanal herniation of small bowel for three days duration, following manual reduction of chronic rectal prolapse. The case report illustrates aetiology, management & factors influencing the outcome of this rare emergency have been discussed.