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Ann Surg Oncol
January 2025
Division of Colorectal Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Background: Local relapse has not been eradicated even in the era of total mesorectum excision. Although various approaches have been attempted, R0 resection remains the only potentially curative treatment. PATIENT AND METHODS: A 45-year-old woman with a history of laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection was diagnosed with pelvic recurrence 7 months ago.
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January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, GBR.
High-sensitivity cardiac troponins are considered a gold standard for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction and myocardial injury. However, the occurrence of false positives needs to be kept in mind. We describe the clinical challenges in diagnosing a 45-year-old woman who repeatedly presented to the emergency department with atypical chest pain and extremely elevated high sensitivity troponin I (HsTnI), despite normal imaging including cardiac MRIs and invasive coronary angiograms, on multiple occasions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFahr's syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that shows up as calcium deposits in the brain, affecting motor control and cognitive functions. In this case report, a 45-year-old woman with schizophrenia was diagnosed with Fahr's syndrome, which can be challenging to diagnose due to coexisting neurological comorbidity.
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January 2025
Department of Gynecology, Tokyo Takanawa Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Some women infected with (CT) are asymptomatic, while others experience lower abdominal discomfort when the inflammatory process extends to the fallopian tubes. Without treatment, salpingitis can progress to pelvic peritonitis and subsequently, peritonitis in the upper abdomen, a condition known as Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, in some cases. A nucleic acid amplification assay is required for diagnosing CT infection.
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December 2024
Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. Electronic address:
Objective: To demonstrate the "cold loop technique" for the hysteroscopic treatment of FIGO type 3 myomas.
Design: Step-by-step demonstration of the technique using educative video.
Subject: A 45-year-old infertile patient with repeated oocyte donor IVF failures affected by a FIGO type 3 myoma.
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