Publications by authors named "Michal Gergel"
The involvement of kidney, perirenal fat, and ureter is a rare variant of inguinal hernia. We report a case of a 78-year-old man presenting with typical clinical signs of acute appendicitis. Ultrasonography and CT scan revealed ptosis of the right kidney with a major part of the perirenal capsule involved in a large right sided inguinal hernia with acute obstruction of the ureter and urostasis.
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- Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) in pregnancy is uncommon but can lead to serious health issues for both the mother and baby.
- A case study describes a 32-year-old woman who underwent successful parathyroid surgery at 36 weeks of pregnancy due to severe hypercalcemia.
- The surgery was well-tolerated, and she later delivered a healthy baby girl, with the newborn experiencing only mild postnatal hypocalcemia.