Radiologically inserted gastrostomy tube in neurological disease: A retrospective study.

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of balloon and non-balloon (or dilator) gastrostomy devices in radiologically inserted gastrostomy (RIG) for patients with neurological disease.

Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis of 152 patients was conducted at a tertiary care hospital from July 2017 to September 2020. 104 and 48 patients were included in the balloon and non-balloon groups, respectively.

Perioperative Management of Spontaneous Intracranial Hemorrhage in a Patient With Hemophilia A in a Resource Limited Country.

Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a serious complication of hemophilia A with high morbidity and mortality. The management of such cases is complicated by nonspecific and often delayed presentation, increased frequency of rebleeding, low awareness regarding clotting factor replacement, and debate regarding the efficacy of surgical interventions. We report a case of an 18-year-old male patient with hemophilia A, who first presented to the emergency department in India in a comatose state.

Sphenoid Sinus Aspergilloma in an Immunocompetent and an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report.

Sellar, supra-sellar aspergilloma are rare differentials for a sellar mass. CNS aspergilloma occurs due to intracranial extension of invasive fungal sinusitis, and often first manifests with symptoms of headache and visual disturbance. This complication is much more common in immunocompromised patients, but proliferation of fungal pathogens and low index for suspicion has led to more severe breakthrough cases in the immunocompetent.

Advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with palliative systemic therapy complicated by calvarial metastasis: a case report.

Background: Bony metastases are often seen in advanced cancers and lead to deterioration in patient quality of life with common complications of pain, bone fractures, and hypercalcemia. While most sites of metastasis to bone are observed in the axial skeleton from patients with a primary lung, breast or prostate cancer, metastases to the calvarium from lung cancer are less common, and thus less likely to be identified and managed.

Case Description: A 69-year-old Caucasian female with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) presented with worsening symptoms of widespread body pain, fatigue, and weight loss.

Documenting Disease in the Undocumented Migrants: A Case Report of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin in a Central American Migrant.

Mesoamerican nephropathy (MeN) or chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu) is a rising epidemic in hotspot regions of El Salvador and Nicaragua. MeN is often defined in patients who exhibit a clinically reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) but lack a defining etiology such as diabetes or hypertension. A multitude of risk factors for MeN have been identified, including physical labor demands in a hot climate, exposure to pesticides, and poverty.