Chronic rhinocerebral mucormycosis: a rare case report and review of the literature.

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is an invasive infection caused by filamentous fungi of the Mucoraceae family. The rhinocerebral form of the disease represents the most common form and has two distinct clinical entities. The common presentation consists of a rapidly progressive infection with high mortality rate, while the other presentation is that of a chronic infection with lower mortality.

Intimal aortic sarcoma mimicking ruptured thoracoabdominal type IV aneurysm. A rare case report and review of the literature.

Primary intimal aortic sarcoma represents a very rare and highly lethal medical entity. Diagnosis is made either by embolic events caused by the tumor or by surrounding tissue symptoms such as pain. Herein we report an extremely rare case of a 51-year-old man previously operated for ascending aortic aneurysm, who presented with clinical and radiological findings suggestive of a ruptured thoracoabdominal type IV aneurysm.

Pharyngocutaneous fistula complicating laryngectomy: can metronidazole help?

Aim: To evaluate the use of metronidazole as a prophylactic agent against pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) formation.

Patients And Methods: Seventy patients who underwent total laryngectomy between 2000 and 2008 in our department were divided into two groups. The first group (M+ group) was placed on a 10-day metronidazole regimen (2 days prior to surgery and 7 days following).