báo cáo khoa học: " Lower respiratory tract infection and rapid expansion of an abdominal aortic aneurysm: a case report" pot

... CAS E REP O R T Open Access Lower respiratory tract infection and rapid expansion of an abdominal aortic aneurysm: a case reportSteven Naylor1, Zakareya Gamie1*, Ravinder S Vohra1, Sapna ... presentation: Here we present a case of a rapidly expanding abdominal aortic aneurysm in a 68-year-oldCaucasian man with a concomitant lower respiratory tract infection and systemic sepsis requiring ... infra-renal AAA in a patient with a lower respira-tory tract infection (LRTI) and sepsis. Case presentation A 68-year-old Caucasian man with a known infra-renalAAA was admitted with shortness of...

báo cáo khoa học: "Hypocellular scar formation or aberrant fibrosis induced by an intrastromal corneal ring: a case report" pot

... Open AccessHypocellular scar formation or aberrant fibrosisinduced by an intrastromal corneal ring: a case reportXiaoguang Cao1,2, Roxana Ursea3, Defen Shen1, Hema L Ramkumar1,4 and ... critical forclear vision. Studies have shown that Intacs could beeasily removed, with reversal of visual, refractive, and topographic changes.After implantation of Intacs, an extracellular intrastro-mal ... complications,penetrating keratoplasty was performed. The intrastromal corneal ring channels were surrounded by a denseacellular (channel haze) and/ or hypocellular (acidophilic densification) collagen scar and...

báo cáo khoa học: "Malignant papillary peritoneal mesothelioma presenting as recurrent adhesion obstruction in general surgery: a case report" potx

... gross appearance and cardinal features seen during laparotomy, hence it is easy for the unwary surgeon to miss the diagnosis of thisrare condition. Case presentation: A 49-year-old man of African ... mesothelioma [4]. An abdominal CT scanexamination may show the presence of ascitic fluid and peritoneal thickening [5], and calretinin immu-nostaining of ascitic fluid can be done. This procedurehas ... surgery.Conclusion: Our report aims to increase the diagnosing clinician’s awareness of the cardinal features of malignantperitoneal mesothelioma and thus reduce diagnostic errors and delays in treatment.Keywords:...

báo cáo khoa học: " Post-traumatic cilia remaining inert in the anterior chamber for 50 years: a case report" pot

... Tolerance of the eye forimplanted cilia. Br J Ophthalmol 1991, 75:622-623.3. Taneja S, Arora R, Yadava U: Fingernail trauma causing corneal laceration and intraocular cilia. Arch Ophthalmol ... (Exocin, Allergan Inc., Irvin, USA) wasused for one week and Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate(Maxidex, Alcon Laboratories Inc., Texas, USA) and Ketor-olac tromethamine (Acular, Allergan Inc., ... any ocular trauma.Because of her nuclear cataract, we admitted her cau-tiously for cataract surgery, and were prepared for unex-pected intra-operative findings.After filling the AC with an...

Báo cáo khoa hoc:" Tissue is the issue-sarcoidosis following ABVD chemotherapy for Hodgkin''''s lymphoma: a case report" potx

... Hodgkin's lymphoma and sarcoidosis. Tissue biopsy and pathologicaldiagnosis remain the gold standard. Case presentation A thirty two year old Caucasian female presented twomonths post partum ... high fevers, a dry cough and shortness of breath. CT scan of the chest revealed medias-tinal lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly. SubsequentCT scan of the abdomen and pelvis revealed multiplehypodensities ... granu-lomas composed of epithelioid histiocytes, Langhansgiant cells and lymphocytes. Ziehl-Neelsen and GomoriMethanamine Silver stains were negative for mycobacteria and fungi. There was no evidence...

Báo cáo y học: "Gastro-tracheal fistula - unusual and life threatening complication after esophagectomy for cancer: a case report" potx

... Miranda L, Santos F, Castelo HB: Tracheo-esophageal fistula: combined surgical and endoscopicapproach. Dis Esophagus 2006, 19:36-39.8. Baisi A, Bonavina L, Narne S, Peracchia A: Benign tracheoesopha-geal ... tube[7]. In these cases, surgical treatment consists of a direct approach with dissection of the fistula and closure of the tracheal and oesophageal defects[8]. Additionally,some authors have described ... as a gastro-tracheal fistula afteresophagectomy for cancer. Case presentation A 58 year-old male patient presented with an oesophagealdistal 1/3 poorly differentiated uT3N1 adenocarcinoma.He...

báo cáo khoa học: "Pathological complete response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy with trastuzumabcontaining regimen in gastric cancer: a case report" ppsx

... Oates J, Norman AR, et al: Capecitabine and Oxaliplatin for Advanced Esophagogastric Cancer. N Engl J Med 2008,358(1):36-46.17. Ajani JA: Evolving chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer. Oncologist2005, ... F, Ales I, Marquez A, Velasco A, Colomer R, Garcia-Carbonero R, Sastre J, Guerra J, Gravalos C: Phase II of trastuzumab and cisplatin in patients (pts) with advanced gastric cancer (AGC) with ... Trastuzumab, a monoclonal antibody against HER2, causes cell cyclearrest at G1 and exhibits antitumor activity in HER2overexpressed gastric cancer cells [9,10]. Additionally,trastuzumab can enhance...

Báo cáo khoa học: "Endocarditis caused by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin: a case report" pps

... reportBeatriz Perazzi1*, Natalia Bello2, Marta Mollerach3, Carlos Vay1, Mar a Beatriz Lasala2 and Angela Famiglietti1AbstractIntroduction: Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of ... mentally alert and had a blood pressure of 110/70 mmHg, a heart rate of 70 beats/minute and a respiration frequency of 18 beats/minute. A systolicmurmur (grade 4/6) was detected in the aortic and mitral ... Hiramatsu K, Aritaka N, Hanaki H, Kawasaki S, Hosoda Y, Hori S, Fukuchi Y,Kobayashi I: Dissemination in Japanese hospitals of strains of Staphylococcus aureus heterogeneously resistant to vancomycin....

báo cáo khoa học: "Liver metastasis originating from colorectal cancer with macroscopic portal vein tumor thrombosis: a case report and review of the literature" potx

... Shirabe K, Takenaka K, Gion T, Fujiwara Y, Shimada M, Yanaga K, Maeda T,Kajiyama K, Sugimachi K: Analysis of prognostic risk factors in hepaticresection for metastatic colorectal carcinoma with ... yosasaki@hcn.zaq.ne.jp3Department of Surgery, Yao Municipal Hospital, Osaka, JapanFull list of author information is available at the end of the articleTomimaru et al. Journal of Medical Case ... originatingfrom gastrointestinal tract cancer. J Gastroenterol 2002, 37:220-228.9. Tada K, Kokudo N, Seki M, Ueno M, Azekura K, Ohta H, Yamaguchi T,Matusbara T, Takahashi T, Nakajima T, Yanagisawa...

Báo cáo y học: " PCA-induced respiratory depression simulating stroke following endoluminal repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: a case report." pot

... collapsibility in patients with OSA.The cardinal manifestations of OSA syndrome are stento-rian snoring and severe sleepiness. OSA is treated by sur-gical and nonsurgical means. Nonsurgical treatmentincludes ... solution.ConclusionThis case illustrates that use of analgesia (PCA) can pro-duce severe respiratory depression in a patient followingroutine endoluminal graft repair of AAA. For selectedpatients, PCA use may ... plantar reflexes(Preoperative plantar reflexeswere normal). A stroke was suspected and a CT head per-formed at this time was normal. The blood pressure was170/70 mmHg and the respiratory rate...

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