Splenic abscess in a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis treated with laparoscopic splenectomy [0.03%]
狼疮患者脾脓肿的腹腔镜脾切除治疗
Konstandinos Albanopoulos,Fotios Archontovassilis,Nicholas Alexakis et al.
Konstandinos Albanopoulos et al.
Splenic abscess complicating Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) has not been previously described. We report the occurrence of a splenic abscess in a 45-year-old white male suffering from WG. The patient presented with persistent fever and abdom...
Atikun Limsukon,Ali Imran Saeed,Vimala Ramasamy et al.
Atikun Limsukon et al.
With the availability of better treatment and prophylactic regimens for the infectious complications of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the non-infectious complications are gaining greater attention. HIV-related pulmonary arterial hyper...
Amgad N Makaryus,Avisheh Forouzesh,Michelle Johnson
Amgad N Makaryus
Eisenmenger's syndrome occurs when a large congenital or surgically created shunt between the left and right sides of the heart causes an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance that equals or surpasses systemic resistance, resulting in a...
Peter J Taub,R Michael Koch
Peter J Taub
Patients with orbital dystopia present with symptoms of diplopia and/or facial asymmetry. Repositioning of the orbit requires multiple osteotomies around the orbit, which presents significant complications. The authors present an alternativ...
Bernardino Roca,Daniel Bahamonde
Bernardino Roca
We report a patient with tuberculous meningitis who presented with unusually severe hyponatremia, an electrolyte disorder that may cause symptoms similar to those of tuberculous meningitis. The hyponatremia was probably due to the syndrome ...
Increased circulatory MMP-2 and MMP-9 levels and activities in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus [0.03%]
1型糖尿病患者循环MMP-2和MMP-9水平及活性升高
Ming-Yuh Shiau,Shih-Tzer Tsai,Kan-Jen Tsai et al.
Ming-Yuh Shiau et al.
Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disorder of unknown etiology. It has been suggested that metalloproteinases (MMPs) play important roles in the development and complications of autoimmune disor...
Propylthiouracil-related hemorrhagic diathesis: a case report and review of the literature [0.03%]
丙硫氧嘧啶相关出血倾向的病例报告和文献复习
Ersin Akarsu,Hakan Buyukhatipoglu,Sebnem Aktaran et al.
Ersin Akarsu et al.
We present an unusual case of a drug-related hemorrhagic diathesis. One month prior to admission, the patient was diagnosed at another medical center as having Graves' disease and propylthiouracil therapy (PTU) was initiated. Since clinical...
Dursun Ali Sahin,Gokhan Akbulut,Volkan Saykol et al.
Dursun Ali Sahin et al.
Intra-abdominal lesions, such as mesenteric cysts, are uncommon disorders. Most are discovered incidentally during routine abdominal examinations. They generally do not show typical clinical findings. Laparoscopic surgery has been used to r...
Hyoid bone fractures [0.03%]
舌骨骨折
Elie Levine,Peter J Taub
Elie Levine
Surgeons who manage patients with craniofacial trauma should be comfortable with evaluating and treating fractures throughout the head and neck. This includes the hyoid bone, which may cause significant airway concerns if fractured. The aut...
Eran Chemerinski,Steven R Levine
Eran Chemerinski
Several neuropsychiatric disorders such as mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders occur following cerebrovascular lesions. Post-stroke depression is the most common of these disorders and, along with post-stroke anxiety, has been shown to in...