Peritonitis following duodenal injury due to seatbelt trauma: A case manifesting immediately post-surgery for thoracolumbar fracture-dislocation.

Introduction: Although abdominal organ damage due to motor vehicle accident is often evident immediately after the injury and urgent operation is performed, it has been reported that minor injuries such as hollow viscus may become apparent during the course of treatment and require urgent surgery.

Case Report: The Authors present the case of a 42-year-old female who developed peritonitis immediately after undergoing surgery for thoracolumbar fracture-dislocation caused by a traffic accident. The patient exhibited no abdominal symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, or abdominal wall rigidity, and had no difficulty with oral intake preoperatively.

Imaging Findings, Fluoroscopic Time, and Results of the Lumbosacral Selective Nerve Root Block: Focus on the L5 Nerve Root Block.

Introduction Selective nerve root block (SNRB) is a valuable diagnostic and therapeutic tool. In some cases, intra-nerve root puncture is difficult and time-consuming, and radiation exposure time for the surgeon may be prolonged. The aim of this study is to examine the contrast findings, fluoroscopic time, and outcomes of SNRB.

Bilateral persistent intersegmental artery in a patient with posterior atlantoaxial subluxation after subaxial cervical laminoplasty.

Introduction And Importance: To summarize the clinical manifestations and treatment of bilateral persistent first intersegmental artery (PFIA) in a patient with posterior subluxation of atlantoaxial joint.

Case Presentation: A-85-year-old woman with a two-months history of aggravating of gait disturbance and finger clumsiness was referred to our hospital. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed posterior subluxation of the atlantoaxial joint and spinal cord compression at C1 level.

Unilateral fixation utilizing minimally invasive surgery (MIS) system for lumbosacral metastasis in a patient with stage 4 renal cell carcinoma.

Introduction And Importance: To summarize the clinical manifestations and treatment of a patient with lumbar metastases from renal cell carcinoma who underwent unilateral fixation of lumbosacral spine utilizing minimally invasive surgery systems.

Case Presentation: A 71-year-old woman presented to a local hospital with complaints of low back pain. Computed tomography (CT) at the hospital revealed metastases to the lung, occipital bone, right ribs and fifth lumbar vertebrae from a primary left renal cancer.

Intradural disc herniation at the L1-2 level.

Background: Intradural disc herniations (IDHs) are rare, are difficult to diagnose on preoperative MR/CT imaging, and typically, are most readily confirmed at the time of surgery. However, one of the greatest challenges posed by these lesions, is the repair of the ventral dural rent.

Case Description: A 55-year-old male with a 20-year history of lumbago presented with low back pain and right lower extremity sciatica of 3 months' duration.

Factor XI Deficiency in a Patient with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.

Study Design: Case report.

Objective: To summarize the clinical manifestations and treatment of Factor XI deficiency in a patient with cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

Summary Of Background Data: Factor XI deficiency is a rare genetic bleeding disorder caused by reduced levels and insufficient activity of a coagulation factor XI.