It is presented a clinical case of a pregnant patient, who attended to the hospital's emergency service because of the presence of transvaginal liquid. A polyhidramnios was diagnosed, due to a placental chorioangioma (of approximately 7 cm), which was confirmed by hystopatological examination, reporting placental chorioangioma with its three histological types: cellular, angioblastic and degenerative. The case and its complications, such as polyhidramnios, membranes rupture and preterm labor, are analized. Existing literature is reviewed.
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Clin Transplant
February 2025
Division of Transplantation Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Introduction: Hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (HEH) is a rare indication of liver transplant with limited evidence.
Methods: Adult recipients undergoing first-time liver-only transplant from 2002 to 2021 in the United States were identified using the UNOS/OPTN database. We compared post-transplant outcomes of recipients receiving liver transplant for HEH versus other diagnoses.
Front Pediatr
January 2025
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Background: Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare venous malformation disorder. Currently, there is no standard therapy for this disease. However, lauromacrogol, a sclerosant extensively utilized in the management of vascular malformations, has been applied in the treatment of BRBNS.
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September 2024
Vascular Biology Program, Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Objectives: Infantile hemangioma (IH) is a benign vascular tumor that occurs in 5% of infants, predominantly in female and preterm neonates. Propranolol is the mainstay of treatment for IH. Given the short half-life of propranolol regarding β-adrenergic receptor inhibition as well as its side effects, propranolol is administered to infants 2-3 times daily with 1 mg/kg/dose.
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January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Purpose: This report presents two cases of orbital textiloma resulting from retained surgical gauze.
Case Description: Both patients presented with postoperative orbital inflammation unresponsive to medical treatment: one eight weeks after excision of an orbital cavernous hemangioma, and the other six months following surgical repair of an orbital floor fracture. CT scans of the orbit revealed well-defined lesions with a heterogeneous center.
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Importance: Adult laryngeal hemangiomas are rare and may cause symptoms such as dysphonia, dysphagia, and dyspnea. Carbon dioxide (CO2) lasers offer an alternative approach to managing this rare condition.
Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of CO2 lasers in treating adult hemangioma and to identify potential side effects associated with this treatment modality.
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