Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders are a rare and complex group of disorders that are characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract. Patients often present with a wide range of signs and symptoms as any length or layer of the GI tract can be involved such as mucosal, muscular, or serosal. As a part of the workup, patients frequently undergo computed tomography sc...

The first operation for early rupture of tubal pregnancy was performed 'by Lawson Tait in 1883. Since that time, advances in surgical technic and in methods of supportive therapy have saved countless lives from the sudden collapse following the classical acute rupture of such implantation. Of great consequence, too, has been increasing alertness in early diagnosis and the removal of this potent...

Pulmonary embolism is a common and potentially life threatening condition. Delays in pulmonary embolism diagnosis represent an important problem. It is crucial to have early diagnosis of pulmonary embolism if one wishes to reduce its complication. We retrospecttively reviewed our patients who visited our emergency department with a final diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. We found that delayed di...

Monoarticular tuberculosis (TB) affecting the knee is rare in all forms of TB (0.1-0.3%). We present the case of a patient with tuberculous arthritis in whom the diagnosis was belated due to a lack of familiarity with the disease; here, we emphasize the difficulties associated with the diagnosing joint TB. A 20-year-old man was referred to our department due to swelling of the right knee and th...

Delayed diagnosis of undescended testes is a major problem. A retrospective review of 298 testes units was performed to assess the age at referral, age at operation, complications and final outcome. The mean age at referral was 57 months. Only 24% of cases were operated below 2 years. A similar pattern of delayed orchidopexy has been reported by many other centres. As orchidopexy is recommended...

placental site trophoblastic tumor (pstt) is the rare variant of gestational trophoblastic diseases (gtd), which differs histologically and immunologically from gtd. diagnosis of pstt is often difficult and delayed. in most cases, diagnosis is not possible until the surgery is performed. the most therapeutic choice is hysterectomy and it is usually successful. here we report two cases of pstt.

conclusions penetrating trauma from wooden fragments provides a diagnostic challenge. a stubborn discharge from a wound must always raise the suspicion of retained fragment. early and appropriate surgical exploration is imperative. introduction in contrast with victims of major trauma, patients who suffer minor injuries receive little specialist input. in most cases, this causes no difficulty, ...

Average age at dianogsis,clinical features,and karyotype analysis of 40 girls with turner,s Syndrome (TS) were studied.the medical records of 40 girls with TS were reviewed for age at dianogsis.clinical features,karyotype analysis and erasons of admission in pediatric endocrinology ward.although lymphedema is the key to diagnosis in newborn period,none of the cases were diagnosed in infancy.the...

Delayed diagnosis of anorectal malformation (ARM) is an avoidable event associated with significant complications and morbidity. Previous studies have suggested higher than expected rates of delayed diagnosis, especially when a threshold of 24 hours of life is used to define delayed diagnosis. The aim of this study is to highlight the prevalence of delayed diagnosis of ARM in Ireland and to det...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to examine trends in timing of diagnosis of critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs) and factors associated with delayed diagnosis (diagnosis after discharge home following delivery). METHODS We examined a population-based retrospective cohort of CCHD cases among live births identified through the Massachusetts Birth Defects Monitoring Program. Congenital heart defects wer...