Myasthenia gravis with Castleman disease: A case report with review of literature.

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder caused by the formation of autoantibodies directed against the synapses of neuromuscular junction. It is most commonly associated with other non-thymomatous lesions. Castleman disease is one of them, which is a benign lymphoproliferative disorder of uncertain origin.

Pulsatile scalp swelling.

Metastasis from follicular carcinoma is usually blood-borne. Here, we present a case of skull metastasis with intracranial extension presenting as a pulsatile scalp swelling from the follicular thyroid carcinoma.

Sweat gland carcinoma - a case report.

A 54 years male presented with painless, indolent ulcers in the left axilla in an area approximately of 5 cm diameter. They were fixed to the underlying structures. Some lymph nodes eg, pectoral, apical and central groups were also enlarged.

Minimally invasive approaches to the management of pancreatic pseudocysts: review of the literature.

Although one third or more of pancreatic pseudocysts might resolve spontaneously, interventional therapy is required for most. Several minimally invasive management approaches are now available, including percutaneous drainage under radiologic control, endoscopic transpapillary or transmural drainage, and laparoscopic internal drainage. This paper reviews the methodology, applications, advantages, shortcomings, and results of these management approaches.

Urgent versus interval laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: a comparative study.

Background/purpose: The surgical management of patients presenting with acute cholecystitis remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) during the "index" (acute) admission with acute cholecystitis, and to compare that with a policy of interval LC.

Methods: Between October 2000 and October 2001, 50 patients who had suffered with acute cholecystitis underwent LC.