superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a very uncommon disorder in which acute angulation of superior mesenteric artery (sma) at its origin from aorta results in compression of the third part of the duodenum leading to partial or complete obstruction of the duodenum. other terminologies for this condition are cast syndrome, wilkie syndrome, arteriomesenteric duodenal obstruction, and chronic du...

multiple primary tumors in a single patient are relatively rare when four or more distinct lesions are considered. herein, we report a case of woman with four different primary tumors: meningioma, renal angiomyolipoma, spinal ependymoma and high-grade soft tissue sarcoma. there was no family history and hereditary syndrome. the genetic analysis was completely normal. to best of our knowledge, t...

Polygraphic study in 18 men with the sleep apnoea syndrome showed central, upper airway obstructive, and mixed apnoeas. Fifty per cent of the total apnoea time was central, 33% was obstructive, and 17% was mixed. Apnoeic episodes were accompanied by oxygen desaturation, relative bradycardia and hypotonia of orofacial muscles innervated by ponto-medullary neurons. During regular breathing these ...

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is characterised by recurrent venous or arterial thrombosis and/or fetal losses. In APS, the homeostatic regulation of blood coagulation is altered, however, the mechanism of thrombosis is not yet defined and it has varied manifestations. Deep vein thrombosis with or without pulmonary embolism is the most common manifestation followed by arterial occlusion of cer...

Brown's syndrome is characterised by limitation of elevation of the adducted eye. This disorder has been described in association with a number of connective tissue disorders including rheumatoid arthritis,' juvenile chronic arthritis,2 and systemic lupus erythematosus.3 We report here the case of a patient with primary Sjogren's syndrome who developed unilateral Brown's syndrome. To our knowle...