Wrist Tenosynovitis due to Mycobacterium bovis Infection: Case Series and Review of the Literature.

Tuberculosis infections are still one of the most important public health problems among developing countries. Musculoskeletal involvement represents 10-15% of all extrapulmonary cases. Tuberculosis tenosynovitis is usually misdiagnosed as nonspecific tenosynovitis.

Osteoid osteoma of the lunatum mimicking Kienböck's disease.

Hands, especially lunatum, are involved very rarely with osteoid osteoma. This report presents an osteoid osteoma of the lunatum, which was previously misdiagnosed as Kienböck's disease and had undergone surgery. Magnetic resonance imaging may lead the clinician to misdiagnose because of the excessive bone edema around the carpus.

An aortic dissection treated with left main coronary artery stent implantation.

Retrograde coronary aortic dissection is a rare but dangerous complication of coronary angioplasty. Mostly seen in right coronary artery procedures, especially in chronic total oclussion lesions, and rarely seen in left side procedures. This is a case report of an aortic dissection complicated by coronary angioplasty of the left circumflex artery.

Surgical correction of cor triatriatum sinister in the paediatric population: mid-term results in 15 cases.

Objectives: Cor triatriatum sinister (CTS) is a rare developmental cardiac abnormality resulting in left ventricular inflow obstruction. In this report, we aimed to present our mid-term results of early childhood patients operated for CTS and associated cardiac abnormalities.

Methods: We enrolled 15 patients with CTS who were operated by a single surgeon between 2001 and 2013.

Five-year follow-up of a patient with bilateral carotid body tumors after unilateral surgical resection.

Background: Carotid body tumors are rare, highly vascularized neoplasms that arise from the paraganglia located at the carotid bifurcation. Surgery is the only curative treatment. However, treatment of bilateral carotid body tumors represents a special challenge due to potential neurovascular complications.

Cardiovascular-renal changes after kidney donation: one-year follow-up study.

Background: Long-term consequences of kidney donation are not well known. Most of the studies published were focused on renal risk. In this prospective study, we investigated the changes in cardiovascular function after kidney donation.

Aorta-to-Left Atrial Fistula Caused by Air Gun Pellet Cardiac Injury.

Abnormal communication between the ascending aorta and the cardiac chambers is rare, diverse in origin, and can be congenital or acquired. We report a case of a 10-year-old boy with acquired aorta-to-left atrial fistula associated with an air gun pellet injury and his successful treatment.

A new robot for flexible ureteroscopy: development and early clinical results (IDEAL stage 1-2b).

Background: An improved armamentarium has had a significant impact on the emerging role of flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) for the management of nephrolithiasis; however, FURS still represents a challenging technique.

Objective: To examine a robotic device designed for FURS for its impact on ergonomics and outcome of the procedure based on the IDEAL (idea, development, evaluation, assessment, long-term study) framework.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Roboflex Avicenna consists of a surgeon's console and a manipulator for the flexible ureterorenoscope.

Severe mitral regurgitation due to anterior mitral leaflet perforation after surgical treatment of discrete subaortic stenosis.

Congenital subvalvular aortic stenosis may be associated with anomalies of the mitral valve. In this case, we present a patient with severe mitral valve regurgitation due to a perforation in the anterior mitral leaflet detected 4 months after an operation for relief of subaortic stenosis. A 10-year-old male patient who was operated for subvalvular aortic stenosis in another clinic was admitted to our hospital, and transthoracic echocardiography revealed severe mitral valve regurgitation due to a defect that was demonstrated at the anterior valve leaflet.

Reverse anastomosis technique for the treatment of a rare coronary artery anomaly in D-transposition of the great arteries.

Arterial switch operation remains the gold standard surgical therapy for D-transposition of the great vessels. Coronary anomalies may complicate the surgical strategy and lead to an increased morbidity and mortality. However, as of today, even challenging coronary anomalies should not be a contraindication for the performance of complete repair.

An Experimental Study of Radiation Effect on Normal Tissue: Analysis of HIF-1α, VEGF, eIF2, TIA-1, and TSP-1 Expression.

Objective: This study investigated whether or not the stress and hypoxia, which are the effects of radiation on normal vascular endothelium, leading to the release of HIF-1α, VEGF, eIF2, TIA-1, and TSP-1 were related and the possibility of them stimulating angiogenesis.


Materials And Methods: Twenty-four male Swiss Albino mice were separated into 4 groups. The first group was the control group (Group 1), and the second, third, and fourth groups were euthanized after 24 h (Group 2), 48 h (Group 3), and 7 days (Group 4), respectively.

Influence of febrile neutropenia period on plasma viscosity at malignancy.

Cancer, chemotherapy, and infections all together make changes in blood rheology and may affect the defense mechanisms by changing the thrombocyte function and endothelial cell. We have examined changes of blood rheology on plasma viscosity to put on probable following criteria for starting the treatment of febrile neutropenia immediately. A total of 27 postchemotherapy patients (16 males and 11 females) with febrile neutropenia diagnosed according to international guidelines have been included into the study.

Ross-Konno procedure for the surgical treatment of prosthesis-patient mismatch after prosthetic aortic valve replacement.

The Ross-Konno procedure has become a widely recognized surgical method for the treatment of complex left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) in patients of younger age. We applied this method in two young females who presented following mechanical aortic valve replacement with severe prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) resulting in significant gradient across the left ventricular outflow tract and congestive heart failure. In both cases the postoperative course was uneventful with immediate improvement in clinical symptoms.

Premature ejaculation: do we have effective therapy?

Introduction: Premature ejaculation (PE) is the most common sexual dysfunction, with the majority of PE patients remaining undiagnosed and undertreated. Despite its prevalence, there is a current paucity of data regarding available treatment options and mechanisms. The objective of the current investigation is to review and summarize pertinent literature on therapeutic options for the treatment of PE, including behavioral/psychologic, oral pharmacotherapy, and surgery.

Soluble endothelial protein C receptor levels and protein C activity in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Objectives: In contrast to its membrane-bound form, soluble endothelial protein C receptor (sEPCR) expresses procoagulant activity through binding to protein C. We aimed to investigate the relationship between sEPCR levels and protein C activity in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Methods: The study population included 60 STEMI patients who had undergone a primary percutaneous coronary intervention and 29 patients with stable angina pectoris (SAP) with significant coronary stenosis on angiography.

Successful transcatheter closure of a Fontan fenestration with a bioabsorbable Biostar occluder.

We report the successful closure of an extracardiac Fontan fenestration with a bio-absorbable device, which may be refenestrated by a transcatheter route when needed, in a 10-year-old boy. The patient presented with cyanosis two years after an extracardiac Fontan operation. Echocardiography revealed a moderate shunt from the Fontan circulation into the systemic circulation with a mean pressure gradient of 3-4 mmHg.

Transcatheter device closure of a residual postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect.

Postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect (VSD) carries a high mortality and, even after successful surgery, residual defect is common. A 75-year-old woman was admitted with the diagnosis of hyperacute anterior myocardial infarction. Primary percutaneous intervention was performed by stenting of a totally obstructed segment in the proximal left anterior descending artery.

Atrial septal stenting to increase interatrial shunting in cyanotic congenital heart diseases: a report of two cases.

Aiming to increase mixing at the atrial level, atrial septal stenting was performed in two pediatric cases with cyanotic congenital cardiac diseases. The first case was a 3-month-old male infant with transposition of the great arteries. The second case was an 18-month-old male infant with increased central venous pressure due to postoperative right ventricular outflow tract obstruction.

Primary diffuse choroid plexus T-cell lymphoma: case report.

We present here a case of primary choroid plexus T-cell lymphoma with no evidence of immunodeficiency or immunological disease. As ventricular T-cell lymphoma is extremely rare, there is only limited information on the radiological findings of ventricular T-cell lymphoma. In this report, we also include some unusual MRI findings in this case that have never been described before.

F-18 FDG avid primary CNS lymphoma located in the ventricles.

Primary malignant lymphoma is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma which occurs in the brain in the absence of systemic involvement. A 63-year-old woman presented to emergency service, complaining of sudden onset vomiting and dizziness. She was unconscious when she was admitted to the hospital.

Pituitary apoplexy after cardiac surgery in a patient with subclinical pituitary adenoma: case report with review of literature.

We report a case of pituitary apoplexy occurring in a 74-year-old patient 6 hours after cardiac surgery. The patient presented with confusion, unilateral ptosis and ophthalmoplegia. Neurological examination revealed right oculomotor nerve palsy and decreased level of consciousness.