Publications by authors named "G Heirwegh"
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- * This low pressure can cause the epidural venous plexus (a network of veins) to become engorged or swollen.
- * The swelling may result in compression of the nerve roots (radiculopathy) or the spinal cord (myelopathy), which could potentially be reversible if addressed timely.
Hepatic lesions are one of the possible visceral causes of spontaneous hemoperitoneum. Hepatic hemangiomas are congenital vascular malformations and are the most common benign tumours of the liver. Most cases are asymptomatic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report on a patient with a history of Ewing sarcoma who underwent surgery and subsequent adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. He developed low-back pain 6 months after the end of the radiotherapy and during consolidation chemotherapy. Magnetic resonance imaging showed evidence of myositis corresponding to the 'radiation-recall phenomenon', an inflammatory reaction of irradiated tissue.
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