Foreign body (FB) ingestion leading to appendicular perforation, although rare in adults, presents a complex clinical challenge. The clinical presentation may not always be straightforward, necessitating a comprehensive array of diagnostic examinations. In fact, accurate and timely diagnosis is crucial to prevent severe complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare but potentially fatal soft tissue infection characterized by its aggressive nature. This case report highlights a unique and atypical presentation of NF associated with colorectal cancer.
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old male with no significant medical history presented with left knee pain and rapidly progressing septic shock.
Introduction And Importance: End-stage achalasia is a rare disease, consisting of a functional impairment of the esophagus which becomes dilated with a sigmoid shape. While esophagectomy was considered for a long time as the principal surgical procedure in end-stage achalasia, recent literature results demonstrate that laparoscopic Heller Dor (LHD) could be an advocated alternative with acceptable functional results.
Case Presentation: We present the case of an eighty-three-year-old male, an elderly patient, who had been complaining for one year of dysphagia and general status loss.
COVID-19 cases are increasing daily worldwide. With such emerging disease, the medical community should be aware of atypical clinical presentations in order to help with correct diagnosis, and to take the proper measures to isolate and treat patients to avoid healthcare professionals being infected and to limit its spread (SARS-CoV-2). Thrombogenesis in COVID-19 has been described in few cases, but a thrombosis of a large digestive vessel has not been documented so far.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Although the symptoms attributed to gall stones resolve in most patients after cholecystectomy, some may have symptoms that persist or recur. It is known as the post-cholecystectomy syndrome (PCS). The aim of this case was to describe the diagnostic difficulties encountered and to discuss the main etiologies of this entity.
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