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Management of Unruptured Infectious Intracranial Aneurysms in Infective Endocarditis: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, Narita, JPN.
Infectious intracranial aneurysms (IIAs) are rare lesions with fragile arterial walls located within the aneurysms, carrying a high risk of rupture. Standard management often involves antibiotic therapy and parent artery occlusion; however, the latter carries a significant risk of cerebral infarction. This report presents a case of an unruptured IIA following cerebral infarction, successfully treated with coil embolization while preserving the parent artery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpontaneous Splenic Rupture Leading to the Diagnosis of CML.
J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect
January 2025
Department of Internal Medicine, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Background: Spontaneous splenic rupture (SSR) is a known complication of hematologic malignancy. Rare cases have been reported in which patients presented with SSR prior to diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). We present a case of atraumatic SSR due to CML presenting as persistent abdominal pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAutotransplantation of the Spleen Following Atraumatic Splenic Rupture Secondary to Infectious Mononucleosis: A Case Report.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, AUS.
Atraumatic splenic rupture (ASR) is a rare and life-threatening condition that presents diagnostic difficulties due to its rarity and non-specific clinical symptoms. It often requires computed tomography (CT) imaging for accurate diagnosis and surgical planning. Splenectomy is the standard treatment for unstable patients, but autotransplantation of splenic tissue may reduce the lifelong risks of overwhelming post-splenectomy infections (OPSI) by preserving some immunological function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLife-threatening spontaneous splenic rupture in congenital afibrinogenemia: Two case reports and systematic literature review.
J Forensic Leg Med
January 2025
Department of Legal Medicine, Teaching Hospital of Taher Sfar, 5100, Mahdia, Tunisia; Faculty of Medicine of Monastir, University of Monastir, Tunisia.
Background: Spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare life-threatening finding with a challenging diagnosis which is largely ignored in the literature. Hematological disorders such as afibrinogenemia are reported to cause bleeding disorders mostly cerebral hemorrhage. Despite being a life-threatening condition, data about spontaneous splenic rupture in patients with Afibrinogenemia remain scarce.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvaluation of Hydatid Cyst Cases: A Single-center Retrospective Study.
Turkiye Parazitol Derg
January 2025
University of Health Sciences Türkiye, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital, Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul, Türkiye.
Objective: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic condition that can be encountered, particularly in developing countries, and leads to significant economic losses. This study was planned to observe the treatment options, complications, in the patients we followed.
Methods: Patients aged 18 and over who were diagnosed with hydatid cyst and followed in our hospital between January 2018 and December 2023 were included in the study.
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