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AME Case Rep
March 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Jiangmen Clinical College of Guangdong Medical University/Jiangmen Central Hospital, Jiangmen, China.
Background: Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital defect of the gastrointestinal tract, occurring in about 1% to 2% of population. Most MD are rarely symptomatic, with presenting symptoms including diverticulitis, digestive tract hemorrhage and intestinal obstruction. The semblance of symptoms to enteritis and appendicitis makes preoperative diagnosis challenging.
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February 2024
Department of Surgery, University of Calabar, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria.
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is an infrequent cutaneous tumour that may involve subcutaneous fat and in some cases fascia, muscles and bone. The infrequent occurrence lessens its clinical awareness in addition to its clinical semblance to many common cutaneous lesions. It is characterized by proclivity for local recurrence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Obstet Gynecol MFM
January 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (Drs Conyers, Deshmukh, Donovan, Hecht, and Shainker); Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (Drs Donovan and Shainker).
BMJ Case Rep
September 2023
Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain
A man in his 40s, with no tobacco or alcohol habit, was referred to the otorhinolaryngology department presenting with a 2-month history of enlarged left cervical lymphadenopathy with no other signs or symptoms. The ear, nose and throat examination showed no abnormalities apart from the described lymphadenopathy. An ultrasound scan suggested these nodes to be part of either an inflammatory or a malignant process.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHCA Healthc J Med
December 2022
HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, Brandon, FL.
Description I started residency before the COVID-19 pandemic, at a time when we were able to see our patient's faces without masks, give reassuring smiles, and sit closely while discussing a difficult diagnosis. Little did I know that in 2019, the way we practice would change overnight, as an unprecedented virus took hold. We could no longer see our patients' faces, reassuring smiles were hidden by masks, and close conversations were held at a distance.
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