11 articles in this issue
Volkan Gurkan, Cavide Sonmez, Ayse Aralasmak, Fatih Yildiz, Ozgur Erdogan
Intraosseous schwannoma of the hamate bone presented in this case is a very rare benign tumor, and its diagnosis combined with clinical, imaging and needle biopsy is important to guide further therapy. The diagnosis of schwannoma of the hamate was proved ... see more
Gargi S. Sarode, Sachin C. Sarode, Ghevaram Prajapati, Mahesh Maralingannavar, Shankargouda Patil
Two cases of calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor (CCOT) of the dental follicle in an impacted third molar without clinical and radiological evidence are reported during routine histopathological examination. In both the cases left mandibular third molar w... see more
Kulothungan Gunasekaran, Kelly M. Rudd, Swetha Murthi, Scott Kaatz, Nazir Lone
Even though highly vascularized, the thyroid gland rarely has spontaneous bleeding. Bleeding into the thyroid gland can result in potentially lethal acute airway compromise. This case report describes an elderly patient on warfarin for atrial fibrillation... see more
Takashi Anzai, Yuu Hiroshige, Masahiro Nakamura, Takashi Iizuka, Yuji Nakazato, Katsuhisa Ikeda
Most patients complaining of pharyngeal pain have an upper respiratory tract infection or other local explanation for their pain. Here we show 3 rare cases of patients visiting our Otorhinolaryngology Department who had an initial symptom of pharyngeal pa... see more
Munish Sharma, Koroush Khalighi
Ischemic stroke is the most common complication of atrial fibrillation (AF). Anticoagulation therapy reduces the risk of systemic embolization in almost all patients with AF irrespective of the type of AF (paroxysmal, persistent or permanent). But, all pa... see more
Faris Hannoodi, Hussam Sabbagh, Zain Kulairi, Sarwan Kumar
Liver abscesses are an uncommon disease that can present with vague symptoms. Fusobacterium necrophorum causing liver abscesses is a rare condition and only a few cases have been reported. An 88-year-old female presented to her primary care physician with... see more
Munish Sharma, Farhad Elmi
Interventricular membranous septal (IVMS) aneurysm is a rare condition with no accurate incidence. It is known to be associated with 0.3 % of congenital heart disease and 19 % of ventricular septal defects. IVMS aneurysm is often asymptomatic but can be c... see more
Homajoun Maslehaty, Cornelius Deuschl, Bernadette Kleist, Sophia Göricke, Ulrich Sure, Oliver Müller
The aim of this cross sectional anatomical study is to determine the distribution of the defined anatomical variations of the Sylvian fissure (SF) in a normal population and to analyze its bilateral superposable presentation. Furthermore, we examined the ... see more
Mark W. Morningstar, Brian Dovorany, Clayton J. Stitzel, Aatif Siddiqui
The aim of this study was to evaluate the radiographic outcomes obtained in a sample of patients treated with a chiropractic scoliosis-specific exercise program for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Patients were treated and subsequently foll... see more
Hossein Karami, Mehrnoush Kosaryan, Arash Hadian Amree, Hadi Darvishi-Khezri, Masoomeh Mousavi
There are few papers on the combination therapy of deferiprone (DFP) and deferasirox (DFX) in iron-overloaded patients with transfusion-dependent ß-thalassemia major (ß-TM). A total of 6 patients with ß-TM (5 males and 1 female) with a mean age of 23.8±5.... see more
Duria A. Rayis, Mohamed A. Ahmed, Hafez Abdel-Moneim, Ishag Adam, Mohamed Faisal Lutfi
Trimester specific reference ranges of hematological indices were described in several populations; however, comparable reports among Sudanese women with normal pregnancy are lacking. To evaluate trimester pattern of change and reference ranges of hematol... see more