An uncommon cause of corrosive esophageal injury

An Uncommon Cause of Neonatal Hypertension

Background: Adrenal hematoma is a very rare acquired cause of neonatal hypertension. In this study, we report a case of neonatal hypertension associated with adrenal hematoma. A male neonate was immediately transferred to our neonatal intensive care unit after delivery due to meconium aspiration. He needed to be on mechanical ventilation support. During his hospital stay, hospital records showe...

An uncommon cause of brachial plexus injury.

We report a case of left upper trunk neuropraxia following an uneventful case of lumbar spine fixation and fusion performed in the prone position. The cause of the injury was believed to be a very tight endotracheal tube tie in addition to the patient`s head turned to one side; both caused a compression in the left supraclavicular region compressing the upper trunk of the brachial plexus. On li...

Giant Esophageal Lipoma as an Uncommon Cause of Diverticula

Esophageal lipoma is an uncommon benign tumor of the esophagus and accounts for only 0.4% of all benign neoplasms of the gastrointestinal system. The majority of these are located in the cervical part; only very few are located in the lower third of the esophagus. We discuss the case of a 37-year-old female who presented with dysphagia and an esophageal lipoma located in the lower third of the ...

Acute esophageal necrosis: an uncommon cause of hematemesis.

Acute esophageal necrosis or black esophagus is an uncommon clinical entity, diagnosed at the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with the presence of strikingly black necrotic esophagus. Very often no definite etiology will be identified even though a large list of potential associations has been postulated. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is the most common clinical presentation, others being ep...

Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Pancreatitis: an Uncommon Cause of Pancreatitis