11 articles in this issue
Shrikant C. Raut, Vinayak W. Patil, Shubhangi M. Dalvi, Girish D. Bakhshi
Helicobacter pylori are considered the most common human pathogen colonizing gastric mucosa. Gastritis with or without H. pylori infection is associated with increase in levels of homocysteine and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) but a more pr... see more
Amal Moumen, Azzelarab Meftah, Hamza El jadi, Souad Elmoussaoui, Ghizlaine Belmejdoub
Autoimmune hypothyroidism is a common medical condition. Its revelation by thyrotrophic hyperplasia is an unusual and may be misdiagnosed as a pituitary adenoma. A 35-year-old man is referred to us for endocrinological assessment before surgery of a pitui... see more
Gurudutt Bhaskar Basrur
Inguinal hernias are rare in females. The authors report a case of bilateral inguinal hernias in a 10-year-old female. On exploration, the patient was found to be having a sliding hernia containing incarcerated ovary as contents on both sides. Peroperativ... see more
Susan W.J.D. van Liempt, Katrin Stoecklein, Ming Y. Tjiong, Lothar A. Schwarte, Christianne J.M. de Groot, Pim W. Teunissen
Cardiac arrest during cesarean section is very rare. Obstetrical teams have low exposure to these critical situations necessitating frequent rehearsal and knowledge of its differential diagnosis and treatment. A 40-year-old woman pregnant with triplets un... see more
Nicola Stadler, Thomas Fingernagel, Stefan G. Hofstaetter, Klemens Trieb
Although the giant cell tumor of bone is generally classified as a benign tumor it can rarely metastasize and has a potential risk of local recurrence. We want to report about a female patient who suffered from a recurrence of a giant cell tumor of bone a... see more
Yohei Honkura, Kazuhiro Nomura, Hidetoshi Oshima, Yusuke Takata, Hiroshi Hidaka, Yukio Katori
Nasopalatine duct cysts are the most common non-odontogenic cysts in the maxilla, and are conventionally treated through a sublabial or palatine approach. Recently, the endoscopic approach has been used, but experience is extremely limited. We treated a 2... see more
Hideki Kobayashi, Teruhisa Nomura, Yaburu Haneda, Norifumi Sawada, Isao Araki, Masayuki Takeda
Congenital prepubic sinus is an extremely rare anomaly. The etiology is uncertain and the anatomical features often differ from each other. We report a 22-year-old woman with a congenital prepubic sinus accompanied by a prevesical abscess. She was admitte... see more
Megumi Manrai, Naoki Takesita, Hiroaki Ishida, Akiko Takashima, Tomohiro Adachi, Izumi Sasaki, Kei Yokokawa, Wataru Tokuyama, Nobuyuki Hiruta, Toshihiko Kinoshita
Primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystic tumors with borderline malignancy are rarely encountered. To date, only 12 cases have been reported in the literature. In this report, we present an additional case. A 65-year-old nulliparous woman complained of abd... see more
Kemal Erol, Ali Yavuz Karahan, Ülkü Kerimoglu, Banu Ordahan, Levent Tekin, Muhammed Sahin, Ercan Kaydok
Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD) is an important cause of acquired pes planus that frequently observed in adults. Factors that play a role in the development of PTTD such as age-related tendon degeneration, inflammatory arthritis, hypertension, ... see more
Mansoor Mehmood, Faisal A. Khasawneh
A 57-year-old end stage renal disease patient on hemodialysis (HD) presented with sepsis secondary to right buttock abscess and overlying cellulitis. She was started on broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy and underwent incision and drainage with marked impr... see more
Narayanankutty Anish, Velayudhannair Vivek, Sunila Thomas, Vineet Alex Daniel, Jincy Thomas, Prasanna Ranimol
The occurrence impacted teeth, single or multiple is very common. But, phenomenon of kissing molars is an extremely rare phenomenon. Mandibular third molars are the most common impacted teeth. Mandibular first or second molars does not share the same freq... see more