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Eur J Case Rep Intern Med
December 2024
Gastroenterology Department, Adan Hospital Kuwait, Hadiya, Kuwait.
Unlabelled: Malakoplakia is a rare granulomatous condition that occurs due to defective lysosomal digestion during phagocytosis and can mimic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or malignancies, particularly in immunosuppressed patients. We report the case of a 62-year-old male with IgG4-related orbitopathy, who developed persistent diarrhoea and colonic lesions 6 weeks after receiving rituximab therapy for nephrotic syndrome secondary to membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. Colonoscopy revealed pancolitis with mucosal granularity, loss of vascular pattern, and small nodules, raising initial suspicion for IBD.
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March 2023
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, German Heart Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
This report describes the successful treatment of persistent ventricular tachycardia in a 66-year-old patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy during left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. Recurrent episodes of ventricular tachycardia led to cardiac decompensation necessitating LVAD implantation. After opening the left ventricle, an AtriCure Isolator Synergy OLL2 radiofrequency clamp was used to perform 4 sets of transmural lesions.
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December 2024
GRN Hospital Weinheim, Department of Cardiology, Vascular Medicine & Pneumology, Weinheim, Germany.
Cardiovasc Diagn Ther
December 2024
Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Am J Med Genet A
January 2025
Genetic Health Queensland, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Australia.
We describe the phenotypic and genotypic spectrum of patients with vascular anomaly (VA) in a paediatric multi-disciplinary VA clinic. We measured the clinical utility of genotyping by comparing pre and posttest diagnosis and management. A 46-month retrospective analysis occurred for 250 patients offered genetic testing in the VA clinic.
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