conclusions laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a safe and feasible technique to manage cholecystocutaneous fistulas. case presentation a 55-year-old male with comorbidities presented with a discharging sinus at the right upper quadrant area after an abdominal wall abscess drainage. a computerized tomography scan showed a biliary fistula. laparoscopic cholecystectomy was carried out successfully. i...

intussusception is common cause of bowel obstruction in the paediatric age group compared to the elderly population. many times, the diagnosis may be difficult because of asymptomatic nature of this bowel disorder. we hereby describe the case of a 75-year-old male who presented with lethargy, weakness, loss of movement in the joints and was found to be anemic. the haemoglobin level was low so h...

BACKGROUND Papillary renal cell carcinoma (pRCC) is a mixed group of tumors that constitutes about 15-20% of all renal cortical cancers. Strong enhancement on computerized tomography (CT) is a feature of clear cell, but not of pRCC making the differentiation of papillary tumors from benign cysts a diagnostic problem in some cases. CASE PRESENTATION We report here a case of a female patient wi...

Computerized tomography (CT) has been used for decades by medical professionals to detect and diagnose injuries ailments. CT scanners are based on interesting physics, but due their bulk, cost, safety, hands experience with a scanner unrealistic undergraduate students. Therefore, operationally similar, yet small, safe, inexpensive desirable teaching tools. This project details the development o...

A 42-year-old African American female with chronic cocaine use for 20 years, presented with two-day history of exertional shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. She was admitted three years back with acute kidney injury and skin rashes. At that time, skin biopsy was consistent with leukocytoclastic vasculitis and renal biopsy revealed proliferative glomerulonephritis. She responded to or...

This article aimed to investigate the incidence rate and possible risk factors for catheter-induced hemorrhage (CIH) after brain parenchymal catheterization. Between January 2011 and March 2013, 381 patients (572 punctures) who underwent brain parenchymal catheterization were retrospectively evaluated. All patients were checked by computerized tomography scan for the detection of hemorrhage wit...

INTRODUCTION Staphylococcus caprae is a rare cause of infective endocarditis. Here, we report a case involving the native mitral valve in the absence of an implantable cardiac electronic device. CASE PRESENTATION A 76-year-old man presented with a 2 week history of confusion and pyrexia. His past medical history included an open reduction and internal fixation of a humeral fracture 17 years p...