Introduction And Importance: Evacuation of obstructed trachea foreign body (FB) can be challenging and may have several life-threatening complications. Iatrogenic tracheobronchial injury (TBI) is a rare and devastating complication which need prompt diagnosis and management.
Case Presentation: An 11-year-old child was brought to the emergency with a history of cough and chest discomfort for the last 15 days.
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
October 2023
Introduction: Schwannomas are benign tumors of the peripheral nerve sheath, and the median nerve is the most commonly involved nerve. These benign tumors of the peripheral nerve sheath are very rare; they are clinically and radiologically similar to most other benign swellings of the hand; thus, they are often misdiagnosed.
Case Presentation: A 41-year-old lady presented with an 8-year-long history of swelling over the distal forearm.
Introduction And Importance: Lymphedema is a very rare complication of Arteriovenous Fistula. The commonly encountered complications following the arteriovenous fistula are thrombosis, stenosis, congestive heart failure, ischemic neuropathy, steal syndrome, aneurysm and infection. Hence, presence of Lymphedema is a rarity that must be managed vigilantly.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the fifth most common neoplasm of the digestive tract and has an overall incidence of 3 per 100 000 people. Only 15-47% of the preoperatively known GBC are suitable for resection. The objective of the study was to investigate the resectability and prognosis of GBC patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Data collected from various institutions around the country was analyzed to assess the current status of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery in the country.
Methods: We collected data from institutions performing cardiovascular and thoracic surgery from all over the country through direct correspondence for the year 2019. Individual institution data on the number of surgeries performed for cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgery and its outcome in terms of mortality were compiled.
Background: Penetrating chest trauma can have lethal consequences. Anterior chest wall penetrating injury can cause fatal lacerations over the chest wall, lungs, pericardium, and the heart. There are few reports on these kinds of injuries and operative management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Ganglioneuroma (GN) is a rare benign tumor of ganglion cell origin and can occur anywhere along the sympathetic chain. These tumors can grow to a significant size without any symptoms unless they exert a mass effect on the region they grow and start showing symptoms. Spinal extensions are rare and they may produce neurological symptoms warranting further investigation.
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October 2022
Introduction And Importance: Cutaneous Squamous cell carcinoma(cSCC) represents approximately 16% of scalp tumors. Overall, cSCC is significantly more common in the oropharyngeal mucosa than the skin. Smoking is a risk factor for mucosal lesions, risk factors for developing cutaneous SCC include age, ultraviolet light exposure, chronic scarring, history of ionizing radiation, androgenetic alopecia (in men), and immunosuppression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntermediate syndrome with respiratory failure is a serious complication that can be fatal as in our case of a 24-year-old-man who developed intermediate syndrome requiring intubation and respiratory support. Furthermore, the patient's socio-economic situation significantly impacts the illness's progress and prognosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is a rare autosomal dominantly inherited genetic condition. Von Hippel characterized the illness independently in 1911, and Lindau in 1926. Its prevalence is estimated to be about 1 in every 36,000 live births.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: and importance: An encephalocele is a type of congenital neural tube defect defined by herniation of intracranial contents via a cranial defect. When an encephalocele is greater than the size of the head, it is referred to as a "giant encephalocele." The occurrence of encephalocele has been documented to be 1-4 instances per 10,000 live births.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMalignant adnexal tumors of skin are rare. Sebaceous carcinoma-a rare and aggressive cutaneous tumor-is frequently located in the periorbital region. Malignant adnexal tumors of sebaceous carcinoma type on trunk with axillary lymph node and distant metastasis in young adult is rare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Myiasis has been reported as a complication of fracture treatment with external fixation. Therefore, physicians should be aware of the possible re-emergence of myiasis as a complication of surgery and the use of metal fixators.
Clinical Presentation: A 45-year-old male, non-diabetic, chronic alcoholic treated with external bone fixation and flap coverage for Gustilo-Anderson type IIIB comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia and fibula with intact distal neuro-vascular system presented with multiple maggots with foul-smelling discharge from the pin tract.
Hyoscine butylbromide-induced pyschosis, though rare, should be considered in a child presenting with deteriorating cognitive functions and psychotic features acutely as evident in our case of a 9-year-old child taking hyoscine for her non-specific abdominal pain.
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