1748 Blood Bezoar: A Rare Complication of Achalasia

SUBCU TANEOUS FASCIOLIASIS: A RARE COMPLICATION

A case of ectopic fascioliasis due to migration of an immature Fasciola hepatica fluke is described in a 23 year old woman from western Iran.

CEREBRAL EDEMA: A RARE COMPLICATION IN GALACTOSEMIA

A 34 day-old girl infant was admitted for poor feeding and cholestasis. She had a bulging fontanelle, with no evidence of intracranial infection or hemorrhage. Investigations demonstrated that she had galactosemia. Computed tomographic scans demonstrated the presence of diffuse cerebral edema. After treatment the edema resolved.

Deep Vein Thrombosis as a rare complication of brucellosis

Background: Brucellosis can involve almost any organ system and may present with a broad spectrum of clinical presentations. In this study we present a case of deep vein thrombosis due to human brucellosis. Case Presentation: A 15 year old boy presented acute pain and swelling in his left thigh. When admitted to the hospital in june 2011, he complained of fever, chills and lowers extremity pai...

Olibanum bezoar: complication of a traditional popular medicine.

In the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, olibanum (frankincense) is commonly recommended as a part of the traditional popular medic cine for the treatment of some abdominal disease. Olibanum is used in Misurata as a chewing gum and is swallowed for the treatment of dyspepsia. Bezoars are large conglomerates of vegetables fibres, hairs or concretions of various substances loc cated in the stomach or small...

Retrograde gastroesophageal intussusception: an exceedingly rare complication of Heller myotomy in a patient with achalasia cardia.