background the phrase “minimally invasive” is used loosely due to the wide range of surgical options and generally means a procedure not involving a large open incision. in 1998, dr. paolo miccoli at the university of pisa developed a technique of minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (mivat) for patients presenting with small thyroid nodules. the procedure involves a smaller incision...

Case A baby girl was born via emergency lower segment caesarean section after 33 weeks’ gestation. The mother had developed premature uterine contraction, leaking liquor followed by acute fetal distress condition as shown on cardiotocograph. The 1.85 kg baby was intubated in the operating theatre because of respiratory distress. The baby was noted to have a fl at nasal bridge, low set ears, pro...

Background Varicella has been known to be a harmless childhood disease. However, it has been reported that severe complications have taken place following Varicella infection, in both immunocompetent, as well as immunocompromised, individuals. Cutaneous complications of Varicella may manifest as preseptal cellulitis, albeit rarely. Report We present a case of a 4-year-old boy who presented wi...

The presence of an oesophageal foreign body is a medical emergency requiring urgent evaluation and treatment and in cases with complications such as migration of foreign body or oesophageal perforation, surgical intervention may be necessary. We present a case of a 23 year old Chinese female with no significant past medical history who presented to the emergency department with central chest di...

To cite: Varadharajan K, Hassan D, Hay A, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014208495 DESCRIPTION An 86-year-old man presented to accident and emergency with symptoms and signs of a lower respiratory tract infection. He had a history of severe dysphagia and regurgitation of food associated with two-stone weight loss and a significant reductio...

the purpose of this study was to examine how four teachers used the seven processes of videotape analysis to develop an analytic approach and reflective thinking towards their teaching. the study was organized within video clubs and was used to describe the interactions among four teachers about their experiences at a language institute. data were gathered through videotaped recordings of lesso...

background tracheal intubation using storz’s c-mac d-bladetm videolaryngoscope is associated with difficult negotiation of the tracheal tube into the glottis due to steep angulation of its blade. objectives in this study, we hypothesized that truflextm articulating stylet with its ability to dynamically tailor the ett shape to patients’ oropharyngeal anatomy would be better suited to the d-blad...