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... contributions OO and JA analyzed and interpreted the patient data SJ, SC, EB, MS, and MZ were major contributors in writing the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing ... Namshan et al.: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-related cold thigh abscess as an unusual cause of thigh swelling in infants following BCG vaccine administration: a case series Journal of Medical Case ... including the level of case finding and the diagnostic criteria employed, the route of administration and technique, the age and immune status of the vaccinees and the quality, strain and dose of the...

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... Wah: An unusual cause of chyluria after radiofrequency ablation of a renal cell carcinoma: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011 5:307 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and ... 133:631-634 Zhang XU, Zhu QG, Ma X, Zheng T, Li HZ, Zhang J, Fu B, Lang B, Xu K, Pan TJ: Renal pedicle lymphatic disconnection for chyluria via retroperitoneoscopy and open surgery: report of 53 cases ... inserted into the tumor under imaging guidance, using a combination of ultrasound and contrast-enhanced CT (100 mls Ultravist 300; Schering AG, Berlin, Germany) An 18G needle core biopsy of the tumor...

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... (Bouveret's syndrome) managed by endoscopic stone extraction: a case report and review Can J Gastroenterol 1997, 11:493-6 Publish with Bio Med Central and every scientist can read your work free ... interests Authors' contributions DJ, AV and TR were involved in writing of the case report CF and AD were involved in the review and re-writing of the case report All five authors were involved ... laparotomy should be made on an individual patient basis and operator experience Fistula repair is unnecessary due to spontaneous closure especially if the cystic duct is patent and no residual stones...

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... patient management and diagnosis, prepared the manuscript and researched the literature TB was the lead author, carried out the patient management and final diagnosis AB helped to draft the manuscript ... independent of the MELD score, an association between MELD score and HE, as well as HE and mortality, are asserted HE is an important complication of decompensated liver cirrhosis, and it is associated ... Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:7315 http://jmedicalcasereports.com/jmedicalcasereports/article/view/7315 Case presentation A 62-year-old Caucasian man was diagnosed with decompensated...

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... 1.99 mg/dl, alanine transaminase of 26 U/litre, aspartate transferase of 14 U/litre, hemoglobin (Hb) of 9.7 mg/dl, Htc of 29. 2%, mean corpuscular volume of 86 fl, prothrombin time of 29. 7 seconds, ... Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2005: 1298 -1308 Pasto M, Curull V, Minguella J, Jimenez MA, Sanjuas C, Broquetas J: Haemoptysis and a cavity in a young man Eur Respir J 1995, 8:481-482 Erdogan A, Ayten ... cysts may cause an anaphylactic reaction The conventional treatment of hydatid cysts in all organs is surgery Medical treatment with albendazole is also effective in selected patients Praziquantel...

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... Other investigations showed inflammatory granulomas in the brain and the presence of anticysticercal antibodies in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid [4] An unusual presentation of cysticercus infestation ... literature is giant cysticercosis or tumoral cysticercosis, where the larvae attain large sizes [5] An anecdotal case of congenital neurocysticercosis due to transplacental transmission of cysticerci ... provoke an inflammatory response Eventually the cysticerci calcify and can be seen on X-ray The organs most commonly affected by cysticercosis are the eye (13% to 46%), subcutaneous tissue (24.5%) and...

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... design and critically evaluated the article, SEH conceived the study, and participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... Acknowledgements We thank Miss Jane Hermanowski who reviewed the language of the article References Conway WC, Sugawa C, Ono H, Lucas CE: Upper GI foreign body: an adult urban emergency hospital ... especially in children and mentally impaired patients, is important [6] Rarely, bezoars can cause serious problems due to complications such as perforation [7] Endoscopy and radiological studies,...

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... contributions NLMC and MAD made the diagnosis and were involved in subsequent management MAD was the Consultant responsible for the patient Both authors have drafted, read and approved the manuscript ... 109 :296 5 -297 1 Jenni R, Oechslin EN, Loo B van der: Isolated ventricular noncompaction of the myocardium in adults Heart 2007, 93:11-15 Petersen SE, Selvanayagam JB, Wiesmann F, Robson MD, Francis ... progression to cardiac failure, heart transplantation should be considered [4] Initial data from Europe and America reported a 4- to 6year combined mortality or transplantation rate of ~50% to 60% [3,4]...

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... DK and RM conducted the literature review and analysed the gathered reports for the described case AVM, DK and RM composed and wrote the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... Wiseman DA: Iliopsoas bursitis and tendinitis A review Sports Med 1998, 25:271-83 10 Janzen DL, Partridge E, Logan PM, Connell DG, Duncan CP: The snapping hip: clinical and imaging findings in transient ... (requiring use of a hand for support) and walking on uneven surface [4-8] This differentiates it from component loosening, which can cause pain with any weight bearing The cause has been linked...

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... that occurred more than 30 years ago Panosian et al [2]reported transtympanic facial nerve injury in welders Similarly, facial paralysis and hearing loss is presented by Stage and Vinding [7] due ... tympanic membrane was still whole and intact and the pure tone audiogram was normal Discussion In the current literature, very few cases of foreign bodies in middle ear are reported Syms and ... glowing drop, which had caused the injury few months ago An exploration of the middle ear and the ossicular chain under general anesthesia was deemed necessary Using a transcanal approach, scaring...

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... the challenge of an unusual cause Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2010 18:45 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient ... resuscitation Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2010, 18:19 SOS-KANTO group: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation by bystanders with chest compression only (SOS-KANTO): an observational ... pharmacokinetics of transdermal opioids are also described [7] This case of an opioid overdose causing unconsciousness, extreme bradypnoea with hypoxia and hypotension without pulse, is in effect a case of...

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... contributions TK analyzed and interpreted the data of our patient and was a major contributor in writing the manuscript SO and HD analysed our patient data and contributed in writing the manuscript ... diphtheria, and tetanus [7,8] Long-standing objects left in body orifices tend to act as nuclei for concretion to form calculus deposits and become encrusted with calcified material and granulation ... for clinicians to diagnose Clinicians should recognize the underlying causes that are responsible for symptoms of chronic sinusitis This case emphasizes the importance of history-taking and a broad...

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... importance in order to rule out infection Conclusion This is an uncommon and unusual case of gout in the wrist which occurred in isolation and which may have been induced by a change in anti-hypertensive ... arthritis [14] Attacks can then occur in more than one joint simultaneously, especially in the lower extremity This emphasizes the unusual presentation in this case of an isolated attack of gout ... were in this case (See Figure 1) Due to the increasing rarity of these x-ray changes because of better management, it is possible that clinicians may not be as familiar with these changes, especially...

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... can explain both the hematoma and the anterior interosseous syndrome The glass fragment in the first motor bifurcation cannot be the sole explanation of the anterior interosseous syndrome because ... the literature and in our case an unexpected rupture of the aneurysm during the night imposed the classical and simple intervention with resection of the aneurysm Similar to the cases described ... Schubiger C, Turina M: Relief of subclavian venous and brachial plexus compression syndrome caused by traumatic subclavian artery aneurysm by means of transluminal stent-grafting J Trauma 1998,...

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... Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka 537-8511, Japan 2Department of Radiology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka 5378511, Japan 3Department of Pathology and ... with an air bronchogram, predominantly in the right upper and left lower lung fields Figure Chest CT scan (a) Preoperative CT scan showing no pulmonary metastasis (b) Postoperative CT scan showing ... American Thoracic Society (ATS), the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the World Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders (WASOG) adopted by the ATS Board of Directors and...

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... photomicrographs and drafted the manuscript; KEP edited the manuscript; KPG is the consultant who reported the biopsies and proofread the final manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... Sidransky D, (Eds): World Health Organization Classification of Tumours Pathology and Genetics of Head and Neck Tumours Lyon: IARC Press; 2005:22-23 Franchi A, Palomba A, Massi D, Biancalani ... for reviewing this case and corroborating the diagnosis References Abecasis J, Viana G, Pissarra C, Pereira T, Fonseca I, Soares J: Adenocarcinomas of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses: a...

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... Moreover CT scan and MRI will not in all cases allow for an exact image of the endovascular tumour component [14] as in this particular caseTumours of the venous vessel wall may present with an intraluminal ... scan added no further information on the origin of the tumour or the a soft tissue tumour (→) cm medastinum: Confirmation of CT scan1 the neck and upper in size Figure of CT scan of the neck and ... sublcavian and right jugular vein and the recurrent nerve was necessary to obtain clear resection margins The defect coverage was achieved by a pedicled myocutaneous pectoralis major island flap...

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... no obvious cause of the longstanding, severe nerve fibre loss in the median nerve An MRI was performed of the right median nerve at axilla level and distally The MRI showed a median nerve with ... MG, van Loveren H: Lipofibromatous hamartoma of the median nerve: case report with magnetic resonance imaging correlation Neurosurgery 1994, 35:127-132 Khanna G, Sundaram M, Rotman M, Janney ... lipomatosa) Skeletal Radiol 1995, 24 :296 297 10 Adani R, Baccarani A, Guidi E, Tarallo L: Schwannomas of the upper extremity: diagnosis and treatment Chir Organi Mov 2008, 92:85-88 11 Kakitsubata...

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... Cardiology and Intensive Care, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany 2Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany 3Department of Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, ... of surgery in an unusual variety of Scimitar syndrome: A Case Report Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010 5:15 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient ... in the upper and lower lung with drainage into the inferior vena cava [12] Common associated anomalies are hypoplastic right pulmonary artery and lung, abnormal bronchial anatomy and systemic...

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... CBC and basic panel but persistently deranged liver function tests (Table 1) Additional work up was ordered which showed ceruloplasmin mg/dl, AFP

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