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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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Remote patient monitoring (RPM), patient-reported outcomes (PROs), and biochemical biomarker monitoring (Mitra® devices) may be useful for early detection of major adverse cardiac events (MACE). This case report presents a patient enrolled in a precision medicine study in which RPM detected the presence of atrial fibrillation-atrial flutter (AFib-Flutter), facilitating prompt treatment. Full Text | ||||
Contained Rupture of a Saphenous Venous Graft Pseudo-Aneurysm Mimicking Acute Coronary Syndrome | ||||
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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 Management in a Patient With Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Undergoing Coblation Adenoidectomy With Septoplasty and Turbinectomy | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Abdulrhman Saleh Dairi, Ghida Dairi, Moheyeldin A. Farghaly | 293-295 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3371 |
| Functional Mediastinal Paraganglioma Irrigated by Coronary Artery Collaterals Associated With Bilateral Renal Artery Fibro-Dysplasia in a Hypertensive Patient | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Khaled Elenizi, Rasha Alharthi, Anthony Matta, Michel Galinier | 296-301 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3379 |
| Thrombotic Complications of Nose and Toe Associated With Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Hakan Tuncer, Sakir Omur Hincal, Betul Cam | 302-304 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3349 |
| Relapsing Cutaneous Multiple Myeloma Responding to Immunochemotherapy: A Rare Case Report | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Mujtaba Mohamed, Alsadiq Alhillan, Varsha Gupta, Kenneth Nahum, Arman Mushtaq, Min Zheng, Mohammad A. Hossain | 305-308 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3382 |
| Acute Abdomen From Umbilical Hernia Rupture to Flood Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Literature | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Gavin Fang Liu, Aswin Srinivasan, Sangeeta Mutnuri, Muralidhar Reddy Yerramadha, Mahendra Agraharkar | 309-311 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3375 |
| Disseminated Gonococcal Infection: A Case Report of Arthritis-Dermatitis Syndrome | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Mariana da Cruz, Nuno Zarcos Palma, Rita Veiga Ferraz, Marvin Oliveira, Ricardo Meireles | 312-314 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3381 |