Bilateral Simultaneous Temporal Relapses of Medulloblastoma

Bilateral Temporal Bone Fracture Resulting in Expedited Simultaneous Bilateral Cochlear Implantation

Temporal bone fractures following blunt force trauma can result in significant morbidity including complete hearing loss. We present the case of a 15 year-old male who suffered traumatic bilateral transverse temporal bone fractures through both cochleae, resulting in profound bilateral hearing loss. Having met criteria for cochlear implantation, he was successfully managed with expedited, simul...

Simultaneous Bilateral Hip Arthroscopy

Many patients are afflicted with painful conditions affecting both hips, most commonly femoroacetabular impingement. Some patients prefer the advantage of undergoing a single surgical procedure and anesthetic followed by a single postoperative rehabilitation program. We present a Technical Note on single-stage bilateral hip arthroscopy. This Technical Note reports on key steps enabling safe and...

Simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax.

We describe 12 patients with simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax (SBSP). They represent 4 percent of patients with spontaneous pneumothorax seen at our hospital from 1971 to 1990. Five of the 12 had no underlying lung disease. In the seven remaining patients, SBSP was secondary to histiocytosis X, lymphangioleiomyomatosis, osteogenic sarcoma with pleural and pulmonary metastases, Ho...

Simultaneous bilateral cataract surgery.

Bilateral simultaneous ureteral tumors.

A patient with bilateral, simultaneous ureteral tumors is described. A brief comment on therapeutic techniques utilized in previous cases is presented. Ureteral tumors are not a common occurrence in clinical practice. Simultaneous bilateral ureteral tumors are very unusual and raise interesting therapeutic dilemmas. We describe a patient with simultaneous, bilateral ureteral tumors.