Clinical Competence and Perception of Medical Students after Early Clinical Exposure through Pre-clerckship Education at an Ethiopian Medical School: A Cross-sectional Study.

Background: Conventional medical curriculum is the mainstay in the long history of modern medical education. Innovative integrated medical curriculum attracted significant attention in improving conventional curriculum. In the integrated curriculum, basic sciences are incorporated horizontally with each other, and students are exposed early to clinical settings.

Intrathoracic giant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: Case report.

Introduction: Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura(SFTP) is exceedingly rare mesenchymal tumor commonly arising from the visceral pleura and accounts for <5% of all pleural tumors. Although it commonly has benign histologic characteristics, the tumor behavior is often unpredictable and less understood due to limited number of cases.

Case Presentation: We present a rare case of Intrathoracic Giant SFTP in a 65 years old female who presented with a progressive worsening of shortness of breath of 1 year duration associated with intermittent dry cough, low grade fever, easy fatigability and loss of appetite.

Incidental peritoneal loose body in a polytrauma patient: The unnoticed scenario: A case report.

Introduction: Peritoneal loose bodies are rare, often asymptomatic lesions that can be found during radiologic examinations or abdominal surgery. They don't require specific treatment unless they are complicated.

Presentation Of Case: We present a rare case of incidentally diagnosed peritoneal loose body in a 38 years old man who undergone exploratory laparotomy for the diagnosis of hypovolemic shock secondary to acute intra-abdominal bleeding with solid organ injury secondary to blunt abdominal trauma and left proximal tibia fracture.

Bronchial carcinoid tumor in the era of covid-19 pandemic: A case report.

Introduction: Bronchial carcinoid tumors are rare, slow growing, malignant neuroendocrine tumors which arise from Enterochromaffin (Kulchitsky) cells. Early diagnosis is extremely important as the main stay of treatment is surgical excision.

Presentation Of Case: We present a rare case of bronchial typical carcinoid tumor in a 27-year-old male who presented with a complaint of intermittent dry cough of 2 weeks' duration associated with shortness of breath and low grade fever.

Pediatric bronchiectasis: An orphan disease ending in pneumonectomy: A case report.

Introduction: Bronchiectasis is chronic infectious and inflammatory disease that results in irreversible thickening and dilatation of bronchi, and significant lung function decline in children. Prompt early diagnosis and multidisciplinary intervention is crucial to control recurrent exacerbation and preserve lung function.

Presentation Of Case: We present a case of pediatric bronchiectasis in a 10-year-old female who presented with a complaint of intermittent wet cough of 5 weeks' duration associated with low grade intermittent fever, shortness of breath, easy fatigability and loss of appetite.

Massive left hemothorax following left diaphragmatic and splenic rupture with visceral herniation: A case report.

Background: Massive left hemothorax following left diaphragmatic and splenic rupture with visceral herniation is quite an uncommon life-threatening condition usually associated with blunt thoracoabdominal trauma. Mortality is generally associated with coexistent vascular and visceral injuries that could be rapidly fatal. Timely, and proper diagnosis is mandatory as survival depends on prompt diagnosis and treatment.

Bronchial carcinoid tumor: A case report.

Introduction: Bronchial carcinoid tumors are rare, slow growing, malignant neuroendocrine tumors and account for less than 2% of all lung tumors. Early diagnosis is extremely important as the main stay of treatment is surgical excision.

Presentation Of Case: We present a rare case of bronchial typical carcinoid tumor in a 22-year-old female who presented with a complaint of intermittent productive cough with bloody sputum of 3 weeks' duration associated with wheezing, low grade intermittent fever and loss of appetite.

Obturator hernia: case report.

Obturator hernia, protrusion of abdominal content through the obturator foramen, is a rare type of abdominal wall hernia. Late patient presentation is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We present rare case of obturator hernia causing small bowel obstruction in a 65-year-old-female patient.

Iatrogenic pneumopericardium after tube thoracostomy: A case report.

Introduction: Pneumopericardium, the presence of air within the pericardial space, is a rare occurrence which usually follows positive pressure ventilation in infants, or blunt and penetrating thoracoabdominal injuries in adults. The occurrence of iatrogenic pneumopericardium following tube thoracostomy is extremely rare.

Presentation Of Case: We present a rare case of iatrogenic pneumopericardium in a 1 year and 7 months old female child for whom a left side tube thoracostomy was done using nasogastric tube for an indication of left empyema thoracis.