Intraoperative Ultrasonography for Surgery of Cranial Traumatic Acute Subdural Hematoma: Technical Note.

Background: Intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUS) in traumatic brain injury is a fast, easy, and low-cost technique that has been poorly investigated so far even though it could potentially answer many of the intraoperative needs of the surgeon. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of IOUS in patients undergoing surgery for traumatic acute subdural hematoma (aSDH), focusing on its influence on intraoperative surgical strategy, particularly regarding the management of intracerebral contusions (ICCs) associated with aSDH.

Methods: Data of patients who consecutively underwent surgical evacuation of traumatic aSDH with IOUS assistance at our institution from May 2017 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.

Natural Resistance of to Miltefosine Contributes to the Low Efficacy in the Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Brazil.

In India, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by has been successfully treated with miltefosine with a cure rate of > 90%. To assess the efficacy and safety of oral miltefosine against Brazilian VL, which is caused by , a phase II, open-label, dose-escalation study of oral miltefosine was conducted in children (aged 2-12 years) and adolescent-adults (aged 13-60 years). Definitive cure was assessed at a 6-month follow-up visit.

Pituitary adenoma with adipose tissue: A new metaplastic variant.

Pituitary adenomas are benign tumors representing approximately 15-20% of intracranial neoplasms. There have been few reports of metaplastic osseous transformation and about 60 cases of neuronal metaplasia in pituitary adenoma but adipose metaplasia has not been previously described in the English literature. Here we report a case of pituitary adenoma with metaplastic adipose tissue in a 58-year-old male patient.

Granular cell astrocytoma: report of a case and review of the literature.

A 54-year-old man with no remarkable past medical history was referred to our hospital for the appearance of generalized tonic clonic seizures with loss of consciousness, preceded by phosphenes at the right eye. On magnetic resonance imaging, a contrast-enhanced tumor in the left occipital lobe with peripheral edema was noted. He underwent craniotomy, and the entire mass was removed.

Management of traumatic complete pancreatic fracture in a child: case report and review of literature.

Unlabelled: Blunt abdominal trauma is the most common cause of pancreatic injury in children. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy in a child with complete duct disruption has not been reported in the literature in children, although it has been well described in adults.

Methods: In this paper report a case of a 7-year-old male, with grade 4 pancreatic trauma, who was treated nonoperatively in the acute phase and subsequently by laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy 3 months after the trauma.