Zhaoyu Ba,Zhiyao Yong,Weidong Zhao et al.
Zhaoyu Ba et al.
More than 230 years after the characteristic clinical features of tuberculosis spondylitis were first described, this serious infection can still present diagnostic dilemmas in clinical practice. Atypical presentations of spinal tuberculosi...
Saad Akhtar,Badar Ujjan,Muhammad Waqas et al.
Saad Akhtar et al.
A recent study of randomized controlled trials showed favorable outcomes with use of decompressive craniectomy in managing and treating uncontrolled intracranial pressures accompanied with cerebral edema due to trauma. We present the detail...
A Case of Facial Spasm Associated with Ipsilateral Cerebellopontine Angle Arachnoid Cyst [0.03%]
与同侧小脑桥脑角蛛网膜囊肿相关的面肌痉挛病例报告
Hiroshi Ogawa,Satoru Hiroshima,Kyousuke Kamada
Hiroshi Ogawa
The authors report a rare case of right cerebellopontine angle cyst related to hemifacial spasm. The patient was a 66-year-old woman with a 3-year history of right hemifacial spasm. The cyst was diagnosed preoperatively by T2-weighted magne...
Fibroelastoma Recurrence in Left Ventricle: Rarity of Primary Cardiac Tumor [0.03%]
左心室纤维肌瘤复发：原发性心脏肿瘤的罕见病例
Inna Kammerer,Reinhard Besser,Mohammed Al-Azani et al.
Inna Kammerer et al.
Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is a primary cardiac neoplasm usually detected by echocardiography. Left ventricular fibroelastomas are extremely rare. The incidence of CPF is between 0.0017 and 0.33% during autopsy studies. We report...
Perpetuating Myths, Fables, and Fairy Tales: A Half Century of Electronic Fetal Monitoring [0.03%]
电子胎心监护：半个世纪的神话、寓言和童话
Thomas P Sartwelle,James C Johnston,Berna Arda
Thomas P Sartwelle
Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) entered clinical medical practice at the same time bioethics became reality. Bioethics changed the medical ethics landscape by replacing the traditional Hippocratic benign paternalism with patient autonomy,...
Lucas N Pina,Franca Samoilovich,Sebastián Urrutia et al.
Lucas N Pina et al.
Objectives Heister valves are mucosal folds located on the endoluminal surface of the cystic duct (CD) and were first described by Lorenz Heister in 1732. Their presence could represent an obstacle that impedes transcystic exploration. It h...
Hybrid Solutions for the Surgical Treatment of Multilevel Degenerative Cervical Disk Disease [0.03%]
多节段颈椎间盘病变的外科治疗方法及方案
Stefan Alexander König,Sebastian Ranguis,Uwe Spetzger
Stefan Alexander König
Background In different stages of cervical degenerative disk disease, the combination of dynamic and nondynamic implants may be considered. The aim of this study was to investigate the applicability of criteria to assist decision making in ...
K Moghissi,Kate Dixon,Sally Gibbins
K Moghissi
Clinical photodynamic therapy (PDT) has existed for over 30 years, and its scientific basis has been known and investigated for well over 100 years. The scientific foundation of PDT is solid and its application to cancer treatment for many ...