Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is an uncommon syndrome characterized by dyspnea and hypoxemia triggered by orthostatism and relieved by recumbency. It is often associated with an interatrial shunt through a patent foramen ovale (PFO). We report the case of a 92-year-old woman initially admitted in the setting of a traumatic femoral neck fracture (successfully treated with hip replacement ...

INTRODUCTION Superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction secondary to central venous catheterization is an increasingly recognized complication. CASE PRESENTATION We present two cases of superior vena cava obstruction secondary to indwelling central venous catheters used for haemodialysis access. One of the patients developed the unusual complications of torrential epistaxis and haemoptysis, which h...

Changes in climate and land use pose a risk to stability of alpine soils, but the direction and magnitude of the impact is still discussed controversially with respect to the various alpine regions. In this study, we explicitly consider the influence of dynamic human-induced changes on the occurrence of landslides in addition to natural factors. Our hypothesis was that if changes in land use an...

Aortoesophageal fistula is a rare complication of foreign body ingestion. Typically having ingested a fish or chicken bone, the patient complains of chest pain or discomfort and/or may present with massive gastrointestinal bleeding, which in all but rare cases is fatal. The pathological mechanism may involve perforation and direct communication of oesophagus and aorta usually at the level of th...

We present a novel web browser based interactive visualization application for exploring 3D weather radar data sets delivered by next generation phased array radars. The purpose is to aid in rapid observation of localized weather phenomenon, short term weather forecasting and disaster prevention. Our application allows remote users to access multiple data sets via a web browser application, and...