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Medeni Med J
December 2024
İstanbul Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Neurosurgery, İstanbul, Türkiye.
Objective: This study aims to compare the results of cases with a history of assault presented to our emergency department over a period of three years with literature data and to share our experiences with colleagues.
Methods: Demographic characteristics, trauma findings, clinical conditions, surgical interventions, mortality, and outcomes of patients with a history of assault to the emergency department between 2020 and 2022 were retrospectively examined. The results were analyzed using the Number Cruncher Statistical System 2007 Statistical Software package program (Utah, USA).
Ther Clin Risk Manag
December 2024
Department of Otolaryngology, Shenzhen Longgang Otolaryngology Hospital & Shenzhen Otolaryngology Research Institute, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
Objective: This study aims to summarize the clinical characteristics of skull base osteoradionecrosis (ORN) with the internal carotid artery (ICA) involvement and to distill the key surgical techniques that can enhance the protective measures for ICA.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective, observational study over a six-year period from February 2017 to May 2023. We included patients who were diagnosed with osteoradionecrosis with invasion of the internal carotid artery and collected their demographic information, pathology results, complication rates, ect.
Cureus
November 2024
Internal Medicine, Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, USA.
Ludwig's angina (LA) is a rapidly progressive cellulitis-causing airway obstruction that can spread through fascial planes to the floor of the mouth and into the mediastinum. Early recognition and treatment are essential for preventing potentially fatal complications. Diagnosis is based on clinical suspicion and confirmed through CT and ultrasound (US).
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August 2024
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is one of the most common spinal surgeries performed in the US but is associated with various morbidities. Esophageal perforation is one of the rarest complications of ACDF, but it is potentially fatal, therefore requiring timely detection and treatment. We present three cases of esophageal perforation after ACDF.
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December 2024
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Western Theater Air Force Hospital of PLA, Chengdu, China.
The current case report presents a rare occurrence of cerebral infarction with bilateral sudden deafness as the primary symptom. The patient was a 59-year-old man with hypertension who tested positive for new coronary antibodies and had a long history of smoking and alcohol consumption. Despite receiving treatment for sudden deafness, the patient's condition rapidly deteriorated and he was diagnosed with basilar artery occlusion and stenosis.
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