And I Alone Survived

Orchidectomy alone for stage I testicular teratoma.

A Survived Case of Infection with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type I

A 35-year-old female with malabsorption syndrome who underwent a pancreatoduodenectomy for multiple endocrine adenomatosis 13 years prior was admitted to our hospital with diarrhea, general fatigue, high fever, and eruption in the lower legs. The patient had consumed raw shrimp a few days before onset and presented systemic inflammatory response syndrome at the time of hospitalization. Vibrio v...

Family survived the sinking of "Costa Concordia".

Acute stress disorder (ASD) was introduced into DSM-IV to describe acute stress reactions (ASRs) that occur in the initial month after exposure to a traumatic event and before the possibility of diagnosing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and to identify trauma survivors in the acute phase who are high risk for PTSD. The recommendation to shift ASD and PTSD out of the anxiety disorders sec...

Iceman Survived due to Cooling Device

Although mild hypothermia treatment is part of the standard postresuscitation care today, no standard method for treatment of accidental severe hypothermia has been yet established. Different strategies including invasive and noninvasive methods have been described in the literature. We present the case of a 75-year-old man with accidental severe hypothermia (23°C) and demonstrate that using a ...

An infant who survived abortion and neonatal intensive care.

Introduction Termination of pregnancy is a common procedure worldwide. In the UK, termination is legal until the 24th week of pregnancy, and allowed throughout gestation in certain circumstances. Some infants aborted at the margins of viability (22 – 24 weeks’ gestation) show signs of life at delivery. We report an infant who survived abortion at approximately 23 weeks’ gestation and who surviv...