Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the most lethal pulmonary condition in the United States and internationally. It is also the third most common cause of death in hospitalized pa‐ tients. Since the introduction of computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CT-PA), the estimated incidence of PE has risen from 62.1 to 112.3 cases per 100,000 [1]. Untreated, the associated mortality of PE is as high as ...

The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of using one-stage posterior C2 and C3 pedicle screw fixation or combined anterior C2-C3 fusion in the treatment of unstable hangman's fracture. A total of 13 patients with unstable hangman's fractures underwent C2 and C3 pedicle screw fixation, lamina interbody fusion or combined anterior C2-C3 fusion and imaging examinations to evaluate the fract...

A spontaneous cervical epidural hematoma (SCEH) is a rare condition, which usually requires urgent treatment. However, unusual manifestations, such as hemiparesis, may lead to a misdiagnosis. We herein report a case of SCEH that presented with pure motor hemiparesis to discuss the appropriate and prompt diagnosis and treatment of such cases. An 84-year-old female was brought to our emergency de...

Objective(s): In clinical practice, approximately 10-25% of post-surgical differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) patients with high serum thyroglobulin (Tg) and negative 131I whole-body scan (WBS) have poor prognosis due to recurrent or metastatic lesions after radioactive iodine treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the value of 18F-FDG PET/CT scan in DTC patients with high seru...

BACKGROUND Recent studies have compared the efficacy of cognitive intervention compared to behavioral techniques for the treatment of different disorders. In line with that work, the empirical study presented here examined the efficacy of Behavioral Activation (BA) and Cognitive Therapy (CT) on Negative Automatic Thoughts (PANs) elicited in situations generating anxiety. METHOD Based on a sam...

Intra-abdominal hemorrhage caused by omental artery rupture is a rare condition. There are few reports on the treatment of omental artery rupture with only transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE). A 27-year-old man presented to our emergency room with upper abdominal pain that suddenly occurred during sleep. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed fluid collection in the peritoneal cavity...

BACKGROUND Jejunogastric intussusception (JGI) is a rare but potentially very serious complication of gastrectomy or gastrojejunostomy. To avoid mortality early diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention is mandatory. CASE PRESENTATION A young man presented with epigastric pain and bilous vomiting followed by hematemesis,10 years after vagotomy and gastrojejunostomy for a bleeding duodenal ul...

Osteoid osteomas are benign bone tumors that commonly found in the cortical segments of long but can occasionally occur talus foot. They typically present younger males and characterized by lesions with a vascularized nidus surrounded sclerotic bone. Plain radiographs often miss diagnosis, requiring further imaging computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MRI). Lesions lead to significan...

In July 2009, the patient’s condition worsened with PFT results comparable to those at first presentation (fig. 1). Treatment with azathioprine (150 mg?day) was then started as hydroxychloroquine was withdrawn. This treatment allowed a significant gradual clinical, radiological and functional improvement (fig. 2), with almost normalised PFTs by December 2011 (fig 1). SACE level also normalised....