Malignant Pheochromocytoma – Disputable Differential Diagnostics and Follow-up Surgical Approach – Case Report
1. Introduction Malignant pheochromocytomas are rare endocrine tumors that develop within chromaffin tissue. The diagnosis of malignancy is based on neoplastic recurrence or the presence of metastasis in organs that lack chromaffin tissues [1].
Emergent Operative Treatment of Aortic Dissection Years after Aortic Valve Balloon Dilatation, Ross Procedure, and Aortic Valve Replacement
1. Abstract This case report discusses a 38-year-old female with a history of congenital aortic stenosis who underwent the Ross procedure and subsequent aortic valve replacement (AVR) with a biological prosthesis.
Extensive Chronic Bilateral Limbs Erysipelas with Ulcerations in an Elderly Patient After a Myocardial Infarction, Refractory to Multiple Treatments Successfully Healed with a New Medical Device – II
1. Abstract Erysipelas is a skin infection involving the dermis layer of the skin characterized by areas of erythema that usually requires a few days treatment and can involve the lower extremities.
Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis of the Left Limb in Range from Vena Poplitea Up to Vena Ilica Communis Ending in the Stream of Vena Cava Inferior in Patient Pregnanant in 38th Week of Pregnancy – Case Report – Is it Possible to Manage these Kind of Patients on just the Clinics of Obstetrics and Gynecology?
1. Introduction of Deep Vein Thrombosis Thrombosis is a blood clot in a blood vessel (a vein or an artery). Venous thrombosis occurs in a vein. Veins are the blood vessels that take blood towards the heart and lungs whereas arteries take the blood away. A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that […]
We Need to Rehabilitate the Brains of Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: The Incredible Gains with Transcranial Direct Current Electrostimulation (tDCS)
1. Case Report Parkinsonian syndromes are determined by the presence of at least two of the four main symptoms: bradykinesia, rigidity, resting tremor and postural instability [2, 18], caused by a reduction in dopamine in the pars Compacta of the substantia nigra [6].
A Paradigm Shift in the Utilization of Therapeutic Plasmapheresis in Clinical Practice
1. Abstract Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE), frequently referred to as plasmapheresis. is an automated procedure which separates whole blood into plasma and blood cells. The plasma is discarded and replaced with physiologic fluids and returned to the patient along with the blood cells. Theoretically, any disease in which a humoral phase is implicated in the […]
Mycobacterium Chelonae Line Sepsis in a 4-Year-Old Male with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML)
1. Abstract 1.1. Background: Mycobacterium chelonae (MC) was isolated from an immunosuppressed four-year-old with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. This was initially dismissed as gram positive bacil- li diptheroid based on gram staining. Several more blood culture bottles flagged up positive in quick succession. A review of the gram stain with additional ZN staining revealed acid-fast bacilli […]
Gallbladder Torsion : The Importance of Early Diagnosis And Prompt Surgery: Two Cases Reports
1. Abstract 1.1. Introduction : Torsion of the gallbladder is a rare, acute abdominal condition, which commonly affect elderly women. Early diagnostic imaging and prompt cholecystectomy is necessary to avoid complications associated with gangrene and perforation of gallbladder.
XIAP Deficiency Masquerading as Crohn’s Disease in an Adolescent Male
X-linked lymphoproliferative (XLP) syndromes are a group of inherited autosomal recessive primary immunodeficiencies almost exclusively affecting males.
Treatment Challenges of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms During Pregnancy: A Case Record and Review of the Literature
1. Abstract 1.1. Objective: Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) during pregnancy is a rare but serious complication associated with significant maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Due to a limited number of published cases, development of guidelines for the management of aSAH in pregnant women has proven difficult and treatment remains a challenging and multidisciplinary task. […]