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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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Lymphoplasmacytic cholecystitis (LPC) is a unique form of chronic cholecystitis, and it has been reported in patients with medical conditions such as primary sclerosing cholangitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and autoimmune pancreatitis. We report a case of LPC in a 23-year-old male with a history of autoimmune hepatitis who presented to the hospital with 3-day duration of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Full Text | ||||
Contained Rupture of a Saphenous Venous Graft Pseudo-Aneurysm Mimicking Acute Coronary Syndrome | ||||
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Sclerosing Spindle Cell Preauricular Rhabdomyosarcoma in a 7-Year-Old Female
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue malignancy seen in children. Approximately half of all RMS seen in the pediatric population occur in the head and neck; it is the most common malignant tumor of the aural region in childhood. There are three histological subtypes: embryonal, alveolar and pleomorphic. Sclerosing spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma (ssRMS) is subtype of the embryonal RMS seen mostly in adult males. Full Text
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Case Reports
| Injection of Stromal Vascular Fraction Plus Platelet-Rich Plasma in a Non-Healing Decubitus Ulcer | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Kristin Comella, David Ikudayisi | 323-327 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3128w |
| Experience of Palliative Radiotherapy for Tumor-Associated Bleeding From Biliary Tract Cancer | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Hideaki Kawabata, Misuzu Hitomi, Yoshiki Yamamoto, Takashi Fujii, Naonori Inoue, Yukino Kawakatsu, Yuji Okazaki, Masatoshi Miyata, Shigehiro Motoi, Yoshihiro Shimizu | 328-331 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3064e |
| Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis: A Rare Presentation of Autoimmune Hepatitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Overlap Syndrome | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Feng Yin, Peter V. Draganov, Jinping Lai, Steven J. Hughes, Roberto J. Firpi-Morell, Xiuli Liu | 332-337 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3137w |
| Prosopometamorphasia: The Presenting Symptom in a Case of Schizophrenia | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Dawn De Souza | 338-340 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3140w |
| Anesthetic Care of a Patient With Bernard-Soulier Syndrome for Posterior Spinal Fusion | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Sushmitha S. Boppana, Brian Hall, Ashley Beaujon, Dmitry Tumin, Joseph D. Tobias | 341-344 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3142w |
| Acquired von Willebrand Disease in a Child With Wilms’ Tumor: Implications for Postoperative Regional Anesthesia | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Habib Kedir, Dmitry Tumin, Giorgio Veneziano, Joseph D. Tobias | 345-347 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3143w |
| Sclerosing Spindle Cell Preauricular Rhabdomyosarcoma in a 7-Year-Old Female | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Niki Parikh, Winslo Idicula, Joehassin Cordero | 348-351 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3164 |
| A Case of a Subglottic Stone | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Sang Hyun Nam, Kyoung Rai Cho | 352-354 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc3171 |