Introduction: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) are rare tumors derived from the mesenchyme. They are usually benign and are most commonly found in the stomach. They arise from the interstitial cells of Cajal, and the majority express c-kit, a tyrosine kinase receptor. Only about a third of patients with GIST have symptoms. There have been several reports of GIST found incidentally during...

We present an 8-year-old boy who was referred to our center with the complaint of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and was diagnosed with hypersplenism and progressive esophageal varices. Performing a computerized tomography (CT) scan, we discovered a suspicious finding in the venography phase in favor of thrombosis in the splenic vein. Once complementary examinations were done and due to recurr...

We present a case of a middle-aged woman with known benign metastasizing leiomyoma presenting with pleural effusion. After ultrasound-guided drainage of the largest cyst was performed, the patient became hypoxemic. Chest computerized tomography (CT) showed a large tortuous vessel adjacent to the biggest cyst that had been drained. A 10-fold increase in the diameter of this vessel was noted when...

The Premorbid Adjustment Scale (PAS) is a rating scale which was developed to be applicable in a research setting. It is designed to evaluate the degree of achievement of developmental goals at each of several periods of a subject's life before the onset of schizophrenia. A description of the scale and its use is presented, along with a discussion of psychometric properties. The PAS has been fo...

When considering a patient with dysphagia, an attempt should be made to determine whether the patient has difficulty only with solid boluses (suggestive of mechanical dysphagia) or with liquids and solids (suggestive of a motility dysphagia). Lesions such as an oesophageal tumor and external pressure effect from a lung tumor or aberrant vessel can lead to mechanical dysphagia. Endoscopy and / o...

INTRODUCTION The fast development of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) would not have possible without the invaluable collaboration of multimodal cardiac imaging, particularly transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and computerized axial tomography (CT scan). Given the elevated morbimortality associated with severe aortic stenosis (AS) presenting high surgical risk, an adequate sele...

Pediatric head and neck masses are commonly congenital in origin or of infectious etiology. We present a rare case of benign mesenchymoma in close proximity to the submandibular gland in an otherwise asymptomatic child. Computerized tomography (CT) scan of the head and neck area revealed a benign lesion, which was later determined to be a benign mesenchymoma on histopathology. The child did wel...

UNLABELLED The chronic nasal obstruction is a common complaint in Otolaryngology outpatients. The diagnosis of nasal obstruction is based on the clinical history, physical examination and diagnostic procedures. Among these, it is already established in the current literature the importance of nasal endoscopy and computer tomography scan. AIM The objective of this research study was based on a...

The most familiar type of hernia occurs in the abdomen and the causes are either abdominal wall weakness or intraabdominal hypertension, or both. Most abdominal wall hernias result from a weakness in the abdominal wall that may be either congenital or acquired (most are incisional). Although denervative hernia or bulge produced by nerve damage and muscle paralysis is not a new entity of hernia ...