Heterotopic pregnancy is rare in natural conception and most often presents as life threatening emergency like acute abdomen and hemorrhagic shock. In early unruptured stages, it presents nonspecifically, mimicking normal or abnormal pregnancy manifestations. A high index of suspicion and a definitive search for it even after confirming normal intrauterine gestation is needed. This little effor...

cardiac anomaly (1). SVA most commonly originates in the right coronary sinus of Valsalva (75-90%), the noncoronary sinus (10-25%), and rarely, in the left sinus (1, 2). Unruptured SVA usually remains asymptomatic, but it can sometimes cause cardiac arrhythmia, myocardial ischemia, or systemic embolic events (1-3). Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is a useful modality for examining the ...

Introduction: An ovarian artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare disorder of pregnancy. Case Description: We present a case of an unruptured ovarian artery pseudoaneurysm during the first trimester, managed laparoscopically. The patient had undergone a previous right salpingo-oophorectomy and presented several weeks later with severe right adnexal pain. Doppler sonography and magnetic resonance arterio...

OBJECTIVE To present a new semiological description of unruptured middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms. METHODS We present a series of three MCA aneurysms presenting with progressive or paroxystic somatosensory symptoms in combination with visceral, motor, language or autonomic symptoms. RESULTS A surgical approach was proposed for two aneurysms, and both patients experienced complete res...

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