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Severe Takayasu Arteritis Complicated by Mesenteric IschemiaTakayasu arteritis (TA) is an idiopathic large vessel vasculitis which occurs mostly in young Asian females. The authors report an atypical presentation of TA in a woman who presented with signs and symptoms of limb claudication and mesenteric ischemia. This case illustrates the potential severity of this disease and the difficulty in its diagnosis and treatment.
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Off-Pump Repair of a Post-Infarct Ventricular Septal Defect: How Safe Is the Hamburger Procedure With Oximetry Guidance?We are reporting an off-pump technique for the surgical closure of a post-infarct ventricular septal defect (VSD). Our case report describes the case management of a 75-year-old man, who underwent the Hamburger procedure for the closure of his apical VSD.
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Body Weight Reduction Improves Both Reflux Symptoms and Esophageal Physiologic ExaminationA 51-year-old woman with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) had high body weight and body mass index (BMI) initially, and proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) was needed for symptom relief.
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Gastric Volvulus Secondary to Paraesophageal Hernia Causing Gastric Necrosis and Perforation of the Gastroesophageal JunctionCT chest (axial section) showing right-sided pleural effusion, a right lower intrapleural inhomogeneous hyperdensity (reported as hematoma extending from the esophagogastric junction vs. volvulus vs. occult perforation) and a large hiatal hernia.
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Multiple Duodenal Diverticula: A Rare Cause of Massive Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Hemodynamic InstabilityUpper endoscopy showing active hemorrhage and clot formation from a duodenal diverticulum. A 43-year-old man was evaluated for lightheadedness, hematemesis, and melena. Patient was hypotensive and resuscitated with intravenous fluids and blood products.
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Recurrent Hepatic Inflammatory Pseudotumor in Asynchronism After Surgery of Inflammatory Pseudotumor Associated With Granulomatous Cholangitis
A 64-year-old man was referred to our hospital for investigation of thickening of the gallbladder wall and hepatic mass. Repeated endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration examinations of these lesions excluded malignant diseases. Full Text
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Case Reports
| Anesthetic Care of a Child With Acute Flaccid Myelitis | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Anuradha Kanaparthi, Joseph D. Tobias | 225-228 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3337 |
| A Case of Intestinal Microsporidiosis in a Renal Transplant Recipient | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Nidhi Doshi, Zaw Thet, Thin Han, Julieanne Martin | 229-233 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3340 |
| Heart Osteosarcoma Presenting as Infective Endocarditis: A Case Report of a Patient With a Cardiac Pacemaker and Triple Malignancies | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Toivo Laks, Katlin Kirik, Enn Joeste, Sigurd F. Lax, Anita Liiver, Andrei Samarin, Ljudmilla Kalinina, Mai Puusepp, Toomas Sarev | 234-240 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3333 |
| Characteristics of Diffuse Leptomeningeal Glioneuronal Tumor With First-Episode Headache and Rapid Blindness Misdiagnosed as Viral Meningoencephalitis | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Yi Bao, Jing Xiao, Zhuru Cheng, Yan Qin, Dianyuzi Xie, Huihui Wu, Guangjian Liu | 241-245 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3347 |
| A Severe Presentation of Drug-Induced Lupus Erythematosus | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Ana Rita Nogueira, Miguel Tabuas-Pereira, Antonio Aragao, Manuel Teixeira Verissimo | 246-248 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3352 |
| Fentanyl-Induced Chest Wall Rigidity as a Cause of Acute Respiratory Failure in the Intensive Care Unit | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Peh Wee Ming, Darshan Lalit Singh | 249-252 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3351 |
| Renal Metastasis of Small Cell Lung Cancer With Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder Misdiagnosed as Renal Cell Carcinoma | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Jin Young Lee, Jehun Kim | 253-256 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3353 |