Neck angioedema after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with coexistent epiglottic cyst.

Background: We present a case and reviewed the literature regarding airway obstruction and angioedema after an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF).

Case Description: A 60-year-old female with degenerative cervical myelopathy and a previously undiagnosed epiglottic cyst underwent a C5-C6 ACDF; notably, the anesthesiologist found an epiglottic cyst when the patient was first intubated. Two hours postoperatively, the patient acutely developed severe neck swelling with airway obstruction due to angioedema.

Spontaneous cerebral abscess due to in an immunocompetent male patient: A case report and review of literature.

Background: () is considered a non-pathogenic microorganism of the genus and a common laboratory contaminant. Only scarce reports of central nervous system infection have been reported, mainly in the form of pyogenic meningitis, usually in cases of direct inoculation by trauma or iatrogenically.

Case Summary: A 51-year-old man, with a free previous medical history, presented to the Emergency Department of our hospital complaining of recurrent episodes of left upper limb weakness, during the last month, which had been worsened the last 48 h.

Retrieval of Distally Migrated Coil with Direct Aspiration Technique During Temporary Bridging Device Embolization of a Wide-Neck Supraophthalmic Aneurysm.

Background: Dislodgement of coils during endovascular embolization of brain aneurysms is a potentially hazardous complication due to high risk for cerebral infarct and subsequent neurologic deficits or death. We describe a case of whole coil mesh dislodgement due to interaction between the coil loops and a temporary neck-bridging device struts and subsequent successful retrieval of a distally migrated coil into the left middle cerebral artery branch with direct aspiration technique.

Case Description: A 32-year-old man was referred to our hospital for treatment of an unruptured wide-neck supraophthalmic aneurysm of the left internal carotid artery.

Pathobiology of cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

In this narrative review, we aim to outline what is currently known about the pathophysiology of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), the most common cause of spinal cord dysfunction. In particular, we note the unique factors that distinguish it from acute spinal cord injury. Despite its common occurrence, the reasons why some patients develop severe symptomatology while others have few or no symptoms despite radiographic evidence confirming similar degrees of compression is poorly understood.

A novel experimental model of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) to facilitate translational research.

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is the most common form of spinal cord impairment in adults. However critical gaps in our knowledge of the pathobiology of this disease have limited therapeutic advances. To facilitate progress in the field of regenerative medicine for CSM, we have developed a unique, clinically relevant model of CSM in rats.

Assessing errors in the determination of base excess.

Unlabelled: We compared estimates for base excess of extracellular fluid (BE(ecf); mmol/L) obtained in five clinically used blood gas analyzers: AVL Compact 2 (Roche Diagnostics, Mannheim, Germany), Ciba-Corning 860 (Bayer Diagnostics, Fernwald, Germany), IL 1620 (Instrumentation Laboratories, Lexington, MA), Stat Profile Ultra (Nova Biomedical, Waltham, MA), and ABL 510 (Radiometer, Copenhagen, Denmark). A total of 134 measurements per analyzer were obtained in arterial and venous blood samples from 10 patients undergoing cardiac surgery and 65 measurements per analyzer in venous blood samples from 2 healthy volunteers. The blood samples were equilibrated in a tonometer with gases of known composition (37 degrees C).