Background: Vascular complications from diabetes contribute significantly to major and minor limb amputations. Diabetes is a major health burden in Saudi Arabia, with increased incidence in rural areas. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the timing of minor lower limb amputations after revascularization and their relative outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a frequently performed procedure in the management of hepatobiliary diseases that can be conducted as a therapeutic or diagnostic procedure. Also, it can be done with or without sphincterotomy and stent insertion. Hemorrhage is one of the most common post-ERCP complications, which can be presented as late as 10 days.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe extent of hepatic tumors in childhood differs from that found in older age groups. Some of these tumors are believed to be quite rare like undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver (UESL). The challenge in diagnosis arises from the nonspecific clinical, biochemical, and radiological features, with definitive diagnosis requiring pathological confirmation following surgical excision.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Intraluminal migration of pellet has a wide range of manifestations. It can be asymptomatic or present with devastating outcomes such as ischemia, sepsis, or pulmonary embolism.
Case Presentation: We present a case of 57-year-old male who had a shot from air gun to his thigh, with antegrade migration to left proximal common femoral vein.
Spindle cell lipoma (SCL) is an uncommon benign tumor. A 67-year-old male with multiple comorbidities, presented with a complain of swelling in the neck, which was excised, and the diagnosis of spindle shape lipoma was made based on pathological examination.
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