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Open surgical treatment for giant presacral tailgut cyst - a case report.
S Afr J Surg
December 2024
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, China.
Tailgut cyst is an exceedingly rare congenital anomaly originating from embryonic remnants of the tailgut. Owing to its asymptomatic nature in the early stages, it is prone to clinical misdiagnosis. We present a case of a 55-year-old female with initial symptoms manifesting as sacrococcygeal pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransabdominal laparoscopic excision of a giant retroperitoneal lymphangioma.
S Afr J Surg
December 2024
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, China.
Retroperitoneal lymphangioma is exceptionally rare. We present a case of a 41-year-old asymptomatic patient with a large abdominal cystic mass detected on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan, initially suspected to be pseudomyxoma peritonei. Laparoscopic exploration revealed a 30 x 30 cm multilocular cystic tumour originating from the retroperitoneum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA five-year-old male presented with small bowel obstruction and a worm bolus on a plain abdominal radiograph. Peritonism and acidosis prompted laparotomy after a short period of resuscitation. At surgery a worm bolus had caused a small bowel volvulus with a segment of necrosis that was successfully managed by detorsion and resection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStreptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS) Secondary to Monoarticular Septic Arthritis Leading to Multiorgan Failure in a Patient without Underlying Comorbidities: Emphasizing Early Diagnosis and Management Strategies.
Infect Disord Drug Targets
January 2025
HCA Healthcare Las Palmas/Del Sol Internal Medicine Program.
Background: Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS) is a life-threatening condition caused by bacterial toxins. The STSS triad encompasses high fever, hypotensive shock, and a "sunburn-like" rash with desquamation. STSS, like Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS), is a rare complication of streptococcal infec-tions caused by Group A Streptococcus (GAS), Streptococcal pyogenes (S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClinicopathologic Features and Viral Status of Low-risk HPV6 and HPV11-Associated Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix and Vulva.
Am J Surg Pathol
January 2025
Department of Pathology.
Despite being designated as "noncarcinogenic" human papillomavirus (HPV) types, mono-infection with HPV6 or HPV11 has been found in squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) at specific sites, including the larynx, penis, anus, and rarely, the lower female genital tract. The association between clinicopathologic features, viral status, and the carcinogenic mechanisms related to these low-risk HPVs remains unclear. The current study characterizes a series of low-risk HPV6 and HPV11-associated SCCs of the uterine cervix (6 cases) and vulva (2 cases).
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