Liquid Levodopa/Carbidopa: Old Solution, Forgotten Complication

Liquid Levodopa/Carbidopa: Old Solution, Forgotten Complication

A rare complication of forgotten ureteral stent.

A 35 years old lady presented with history of something coming out of the genitalia for the last 5 days. She also had history of pain in the left lumbar region which was initially investigated but the patient did not follow-up. About 15 years ago she also underwent left ureteric reimplantation. On examination, a stick like tube was protruding out of the urethral meatus which was fixed to the un...

Iatrogenic aortic pseudoaneurysm: a forgotten complication.

Pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta are a rare complication of cardiac surgery. However, the poor prognosis associated with this condition if untreated makes early diagnosis and treatment important. We present the case of a 66-year-old woman who had undergone mitral valvuloplasty 12 days previously, who was admitted with a diagnosis of new-onset atrial fibrillation. The transthoracic echocar...

Heparin for Cardiac Surgery: Old and Forgotten?

To the Editor: We read with interest the article by Karkouti et al.1 published in the March 2015 issue regarding a transfusion algorithm based on point-of-care coagulation tests in cardiac surgery. We wish to shed light on an issue that was not touched upon in the article but represents the first step in their algorithm and, without dispute, the first and most important single intervention in m...

Forgotten Migrated Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device and its rare complication rare case report from Kashmir Valley

The intra-uterine device (Copper T) has been widely used as contraceptive method since 1965. Due to its low cost, effective and reversible nature and long-term benefits, it is widely being used in the developing world. The intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUCD) has been linked to complications like bleeding, perforation and migration to other surrounding organs. The intra-abdomen migration o...