The extremely rare case of 83-year old woman with rupture of the gallbladder due to blunt abdominal trauma is presented. Patient's general condition was complicated because of coagulopathy caused by oral anticoagulant what has contributed to intra-abdominal haemorrhage. The rupture of the gallbladder and rupture of the liver were found during operation. The diagnosis of rupture of the gallbladd...

Young healthy women without a genetic predisposition are considered to be at low risk for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli. We present an unusual case of pulmonary embolism in a 21-year-old female competitive rower likely caused by oral contraception and trauma of the axillary-subclavian vein by extrinsic compression due to repetitive arm movements.

Dear Sir, We read the article titled, “Idiopathic pediatric retinal artery occlusion” by Manayath et al.[1] We appreciate the authors effort. Authors have mentioned about absence of etiology in spite of extensive workup. We would like to highlight few points regarding asymptomatic oral trauma induced internal carotid artery spasm which may present as ischemic attack in anterior or middle cerebr...

Two older adults presented to the emergency department with rib fractures following minor trauma. Both were discharged on oral analgesics and died within 2 days. Rib fractures more often lead to adverse outcomes in older adults. Emergency physicians should consider admitting any such patient who presents with two or more rib fractures.

Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia (PEH) is a histopathological reaction pattern to various stimuli, which includes trauma, infection, inflammation, neoplasia. It is seen as tongue like epithelial proliferation invading the connective tissue and should not be mistaken for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). This review enlists oral lesions which exhibit PEH with a note on how to differentiate SCC fro...

Knowing the injury mechanisms is of extreme importance for correct diagnostic evaluation. Specific injury models can be related to exactly determine trauma mechanisms. Understanding the way of injury may be a key to solving the occult injuries. Thus, some life threatening injuries may be diagnosed without present clinical symptoms at the moment of examination. Purpose: The aim of our study is t...

We examined the coherence of trauma memories in a trauma-exposed community sample of 30 adults with and 30 without posttraumatic stress disorder. The groups had similar categories of traumas and were matched on multiple factors that could affect the coherence of memories. We compared the transcribed oral trauma memories of participants with their most important and most positive memories. A com...

A survey of oral disease was conducted in a population of 753 client-owned cats examined by eleven Flemish veterinarians. Only 87 of these cats were presented for orodental disease. The possible effects of age, gender, diet, breed and lifestyle on the prevalence rates of oral diseases were studied. The results showed that most of the cats in this study were suffering from periodontal disease (g...

Abstract Purpose of Review This study aims to summarize and critically review recent literature on management post-traumatic olfactory dysfunction (PTOD) with emphasis the diagnostic procedure treatment options. Recent Findings Magnetic resonance imaging testing are basis procedure. Time diagnosis is critical as most improvement occurs within first year after trauma. Olfactory training oral ste...

background: the unplanned departure of endotracheal tube is one of the main complications for endotracheal intubation. in addition to endotracheal extubation, its movement can also lead to damage to the oral cavity. stabilizing endotracheal tube is the most important factor that can prevent unplanned departure of endotracheal tube as well as its movement. the current study was done with the aim...