18-year-old lady was admitted through emergency department after she accidently aspirated a long sewing machine needle into her airways. Upon examination, she was anxious with normal vital signs and without any respiratory distress with SpO2 of 98% on air. Systemic examination was normal except slightly reduced breath sounds intensity on right lower side of chest. Her chest radiograph revealed ...

BACKGROUND Colon interposition carries a significant complication rate due to attenuated arterial blood supply, because the interposed colon segment depends on a single vascular pedicle. CASES We report for the first time five vaginal deliveries in two women following the operation, illustrating the dilemmas encountered in choosing the delivery method in these patients. CONCLUSION We sugges...

Dr. Paulo E.M. Carrilho – Rua Santa Catarina 925 85801-040 Cascavel PR Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Compression of the facial nerve by a cerebellopontine angle mass lesion, or by aberrant arteries in the posterior fossa can produce repetitive clonic and tonic contractions of one side of the face. Such condition is also observed after Bell ́s palsy as a tardive complication. In spite of ...

n recent years, intracranial aneurysms that cause subarachnoid hemorrhage have been treated by an endovascular approach. The use of endovascular Guglielmi detachable coils (GDCs) has improved the radiologic and neurologic outcome of these patients, reaching results similar to those of craniotomy.1 This technique implies certain risks that are decreasing because of the development of new deliver...

The surgical management of vascular complication with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome type IV (EDSIV) is extremely challenging because of its tissue or organ fragility including arteries. Less traumatic maneuvers and devices have been recommended to perform the endovascular treatment for the vascular lesion of EDS-IV, although the endovascular procedure is less invasive than surgical intervention. We re...

BACKGROUND Ultrasonography is an important tool for evaluating the posterior segment in eyes with opaque media. AIM To study the incidence of posterior segment pathology in eyes with advanced cataract and to see whether certain features could be used as predictors for an abnormal posterior segment on ultrasound. SETTING Tertiary care hospital in South India. METHODS AND MATERIALS In this ...