C1 C2 spinal cord compression in hereditary multiple exostoses: case report and review of the literature.

Introduction And Importance: Hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) is a benign disease, usually encountered in the metaphysis of long bones. On the opposite, spinal localizations are very rare. We herein describe a case of HME with a spinal cord compression.

Cholecystitis on gallbladder duplication: A case report and literature review.

Introduction: Gallbladder Duplication is an uncommon anomaly of the biliary system that rarely seen during the routine ultrasound examination. It is a challenge that can be encountered by surgeons and associated with an increased risk of complications after cholecystectomy.

Case Presentation: We report the case of a 58-year-old woman, presented to the emergency department with persistent right upper quadrant pain.

Acquired Chiari I malformation due to lumboperitoneal shunt: A case report and review of literature.

Background: The Type I malformations are supposed to be the result of mesodermal defects that create a congenitally small posterior fossa. However, Chiari malformation could be also "iatrogenic" and then called "acquired" Chiari I malformation. In this study, the authors report the clinical feature of a patient who developed a Chiari I malformation after lumboperitoneal shunt.

Cerebrospinal Fluid Lactate as an Indicator for Post-neurosurgical Bacterial Meningitis.

Objective: To evaluate the interest of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lactate assay for the diagnosis of post-neurosurgical bacterial meningitis (PBM).

Methods: We conducted at our neurosurgical resuscitation unit a prospective study of patients who underwent elective or emergency craniotomy. Lumbar puncture was performed in all patients who had clinical suspicion of PBM for CSF culture and cytological and chemical analysis (glucose, protein, lactate).

Necrotizing fasciitis of chest and right abdominal wall caused by acute perforated appendicitis: Case report.

Introduction: Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon infection characterized by a necrotic infection that rapidly diffuse along the fascia and progresses to systemic sepsis. The combined occurrence of necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall and acute appendicitis is extremely unusual.

Case Presentation: A 27-year-old man without any significant medical history presented to the emergency department, in the postoperative course of a laparotomy for perforated acute appendicitis, with septic shock and a large erythematous region over the right abdominal wall.

Skull metastasis revealing a renal tumor: A case report and review of the literature.

Background: Renal cell carcinomas represent 85% of malignant renal tumors. Typically, the tumor remains asymptomatic a long time before the appearance of urologic clinical signs. In some cases, metastasis can precede the manifestations of the primary tumor.

Cervicothoracic syringomyelia caused by cervical spinal stenosis: Case report and literature review.

Background: Syringomyelia is commonly associated with Chiari malformations, spinal trauma, arachnoiditis, or tumors. However, rarely, cervical canal stenosis is implicated in intramedullary cavitations.

Case Discription: Here, we report the case of a 60-year-old male patient who presented with loss of pain and temperature sensation in upper extremities associated with a spastic tetraparesis.

Cerebellar metastasis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor: A case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Intracranial metastases of gastro intestinal tumors are very rare. To the best of our knowledge only few cases were reported on the literature.

Case Description: We describe the case of 66-year-old male that presented with headache and vomiting.