Kerkeni, Y. Thamri, F. Houidi, S. Zouaoui, A. Jouini, R.
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International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
• We report a case of a secondary closure of large omphalocele using component separation technique in 12 years-old girl. • Our pediatric patient illustrates the safety and feasibility of this technique in children without any complication. • Component separation technique must be recognized in the therapeutic arsenal closure of large abdominal wal...
Sakai, Takao Aiba, Hisaki Hattori, Hideo Miwa, Shinji Murakami, Hideki Kimura, Hiroaki
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• Report of a rare type of chondroblastomas in two consecutive long bones. • Tumorigenesis of chondroblastoma is suggested at mesenchymal condensation. • Chondroblastoma separation to different bones, resembling plate tectonics. • Multiple chondroblastomas should be carefully treated or monitored.
Wu, Chih Ching Martin, David T. Bauman, Brent D. Amateau, Stuart K. Azeem, Nabeel Harmon, James V.
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• VARD is a first option when surgery is required for infected necrotizing pancreatic necrosis. • The VARD procedure requires placement of percutaneous CT guided retroperitoneal flank drains. • Complications of the VARD procedure include bleeding, bowel injury, and pancreatic fistula.
Noufal, Abdullah
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Rotator cuff constitutes a mechanical arm and an important stabilizing factor for the shoulder joint, and the supraspinatus muscle is the initiator of the movement of arm in the abduction direction. Rotator cuff injuries constitute an important part of the shoulder pain, and many cases are managed conservatively, nevertheless, open or arthroscopic ...
Bouassida, Imene Zayene, Bochra Zribi, Hazem Abdelkbir, Amina Ayadi, Rahma Marghli, Adel
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Mediastinal paraganglioma presented as a large dumbbell tumor is a rare entity. We report a case of a 47 year old woman who suffered from spinal pain and sporadic lower limb paresis. The imaging studies showed a voluminous mass occupying the posterior mediastinum with right foraminal extension. For excellent results, a combined effort was necessary...
Jawas, Ali Mohamed, Hagir Almheiri, Mariam Alshamsi, Sulaiman
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Distal radial artery aneurysms in the anatomical snuff box are rare. Herein, we present the case of a snuff box radial artery aneurysm in a female patient with a possible history of trauma and discuss the evaluation and management of snuff box radial artery aneurysms. The aneurysm in this case was resected without reconstruction because of a normal...
Rodríguez, Lina Girón, Felipe Chaves, Carlos Eduardo Rey Venegas, David Núñez-Rocha, Ricardo E Nassar, Ricardo
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Paraganglioma and pheochromocytoma are uncommon conditions that affect around 1.5-9 patients per million. The most frequent symptoms are headache, hypertension and diaphoresis; however, palpitations or tachycardia could be present. Malignancy is not frequent, and when is suspected, positron emission tomography (PET) should be performed. Surgery it'...
Maghbool, Maryam Samizadeh, Babak
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Myxomas are rare benign mesenchymal neoplasms and mostly occur in cardiac atrium and with lower prevalence, appear in sinonasal tract, gnathic bone, skin and joints. Benign primary tumors of the small intestine are quite unusual accounting about 3% of all the gastrointestinal tract neoplasms. In this report, we present a rare case of small intestin...
Ravanini, Guilherme De Andrade Gagheggi Almeida, Saskia Barreto De Benevenuto, Dyego Sá Silva, Amanda Dal Castel Ferreira Da Lima, Fernanda Neres Ribeiro De Nascimento, Beatriz Escudeiro
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International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
• 30% of pancreatic cancer presents as locally advanced disease at diagnosis with invasion to vascular structures. • Arterial involvement is the biggest challenge for oncological resection, and involvement of the celiac axis or its branches can make curative resection impossible • Robotic systems have been used in pancreatic surgery, but there is f...
Daradkeh, Salah Tewfik Elayan, Basel Daradkeh, Yazan Tawfiq Al Dabouby, Firas Salman
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Isolated acute distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) dislocation is a rare injury that should be early recognized and treated promptly to avoid the limitation and disability associated with delayed diagnosis and management. We present a patient with a traumatic dorsal isolated DRUJ dislocation who was successfully treated with a closed reduction and k-wir...
