This unique and interesting case report involves a patient who recently underwent a combined liver and kidney transplant (due to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease) and subsequently suffered from episodes of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) secondary to the new liver graft compressing the right atrium and ventricle. After this was diagnosed, the patient underwent operative plication...

1 Mestak O, Kullac R, Mestak J, Nosek A, Krajcova A, Sukop A. Evaluation of the long-term stability of sheath plication using absorbable sutures in 51 patients with diastasis of the recti muscles: an ultrasonographic study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Nov;130(5):714e-719e. 2 Tadiparthi S1, Shokrollahi K, Doyle GS, Fahmy FS. Rectus sheath plication in abdominoplasty: assessment of its longevity an...

measurement, levator plication advancement was performed on the patient. During levator plication advancement, if there was only 1 stitch, point of suture was fixed at the midline, and additional sutures were done symmetrically. Same measurement procedure done prior to the surgery was repeated after a while reduced swelling. Patients were grouped according to the number of fixation, then, the d...

The folding of the cortex in mammalian brains across species has recently been shown to follow a universal scaling law that can be derived from a simple physics model. However, it was yet to be determined whether this law also applies to the morphological diversity of different individuals in a single species, in particular with respect to factors, such as age, sex, and disease. To this end, we...

Thoracoscopic plication of the diaphragm has been recently described as an alternative treatment for eventration. It is considered to be much less traumatic than the conventional method. We attempted thoracoscopic diaphragm plication on three patients. Two patients were treated successfully by the minimally invasive technique and were discharged from hospital on the second postoperative day. In...

Introduction: we propose the objective revision of a critical clinical case which presented so important lifethreatening complications. Presentation of Case: we present a case of patient underwent cardiovascular surgery, developing diaphragmatic paralysis and dependence on mechanical ventilation. Discussion: The patient was weaned from mechanical ventilation after diaphragmatic plication, in sp...

ity of nonfundic gland gastric polyps found incidentally at endoscopy [1]. Ma− lignant transformation has been reported in hyperplastic polyps but invasive carci− noma is rare [2]. A 63−year−old female was referred for routine screening colonoscopy and eso− phagogastroduodenoscopy because of pernicious anemia diagnosed 10 years previously. Upper gastrointestinal endos− copy revealed a 3 cm beni...

We report an unusual complication of left-sided diaphragmatic plication, namely bleeding from the spleen due to tearing of adhesions between the spleen and the abdominal aspect of the diaphragm. We believe that making a small incision in the diaphragm prior to the plication to identify and divide the adhesions could have prevented the complication, and that this manoeuvre should be a standard p...

BACKGROUND Diaphragmatic paralysis in newborns is related to brachial plexus palsy. It can cause respiratory failure necessitating prolonged mechanical ventilation and subsequent extubation failure. CASE PRESENTATION We present a two-hour-old male newborn with a birth weight of 4500 grams who had a right-sided brachial plexus palsy and right diaphragmatic paralysis due to shoulder dystocia. H...

Multidirectional shoulder instability is defined as symptomatic instability in two or more directions. Instability occurs when static and dynamic shoulder stabilizers become incompetent due to congenital or acquired means. Nonspecific activity-related pain and decreased athletic performance are common presenting complaints. Clinical suspicion for instability is essential for timely diagnosis. S...