scholarly journals Retained Lumbar Intradiscal Surgical Knife Blade Retrieved Via Extended Extraforaminal Approach: Case Report and Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-152
Author(s):  
Abolfazl Rahimizadeh ◽  
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Zahed Malekmohammadi ◽  
Mahan Amirzadeh ◽  
Shaghayegh Rahimizadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Lumbar Discectomy ◽  
Disc Space ◽  
Initial Surgery ◽  
Medical Journalism ◽  
Knife Blade ◽  
Daunting Challenge

Background and Importance: During a lumbar discectomy, the surgical knife might be broken and embedded deeply within the disc space. In some cases, it may be impossible to remove the broken blade during the initial surgery despite allocating several hours for this purpose. This fact may justify a subsequent surgical session. However, the eventual retrieval of the broken scalpel during a second surgical encounter can likewise be a very daunting challenge. Case Presantation: An L4-L5 discectomy in a young boy was complicated by the presence of an intradiscal broken surgical knife blade. The broken blade was successfully retrieved in a subsequent surgical session via the extended extraforaminal approach. Conclusion: The occurrence of an intradiscal retained broken scalpel has been rarely discussed within medical literature. There exist a wide variety of different approaches used for such a needed retrieval. The extended extraforaminal corridor has yet to be described within the context of medical journalism.

Erratum: Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Dissection

1980 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank B. Wilson ◽  
D. J. Oldring ◽  
Kathleen Mueller
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Initial Surgery

On page 112 of the report by Wilson, Oldring, and Mueller ("Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Dissection: A Case Report Involving Return of Spastic Dysphonia after Initial Surgery," pp. 112-118), the paraphrase from Cooper (1971), "if the patients are carefully selected and are willing to remain in therapy for a long period of time," was inadvertantly put in quotation marks.

Retropharyngeal Penetrating Injury Causing Air Collection And Mediastinitis: Case Report, Management And Review Literature

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Ahmed S.H. Alsheikhly
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Subsequent Treatment ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Penetrating Injury ◽  
Retropharyngeal Space

Pharyngeal injuries caused by trauma are common and have been reported previously in the medical literature. In some cases of a penetrating injury there is a collection of air in the retropharyngeal space that can be shown on lateral soft tissue radiography of the neck. If this condition is not diagnosed or adequately treated the patient may develop severe complications such as mediastinitis. A case is reported of a patient with penetrating injury caused by a pencil and the subsequent treatment with review literature are described.

Nasal Spray ‘Addiction’ and Psychosis: A Case Report

1980 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Steve Snow ◽  
Thomas P. Logan ◽  
Marc H. Hollender
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Nasal Spray ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Nasal Airway ◽  
Nasal Drop

In an article entitled ‘The Nasal Drop Addict’, Jarvis (1969) wrote, “Every rhinologist from time to time sees patients who are using decongestant drops every few hours in an effort to obtain a clear nasal airway”. Yet few reports have appeared in the medical literature.

A Blueprint for Undergraduate Students to Work on Medical Cases (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alhad Mulkalwar
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Medical Problem ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Medical Progress ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
Publishable Case Report

UNSTRUCTURED A case report is a detailed narrative that describes the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of a medical problem of an individual patient. They usually describe an unusual or novel occurrence and although they lie at the bottom of the hierarchy of the Evidence Based Medicine Pyramid, they still remain one of the cornerstones of medical progress and provide key additions to the existing medical literature. Unfortunately, abysmally few physicians-in-training receive a formal education regarding what constitutes a publishable case report. The article throws light on this aspect of medical education

scholarly journals A case report of anaphylaxis to chlorhexidine during urinary catheterisation

2012 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. e159-e160 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Noel ◽  
A Temple ◽  
GJA Laycock
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Orthopaedic Surgery ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Chlorhexidine Gluconate ◽  
Hypersensitivity Reactions ◽  
Cell Surfaces ◽  
Urethral Catheterisation ◽  
Bacteriostatic Agent ◽  
Hand Antisepsis ◽  
Urinary Catheterisation

Chlorhexidine gluconate is a chemical antiseptic that is effective against Gram positive and negative bacteria and on certain viruses and fungi. A bacteriocidal and bacteriostatic agent, this cationic drug is absorbed on to negatively charged cell surfaces of organisms, disrupting the cell membrane, which results in increased permeability. Its use is mainly topical as a surgical hand antisepsis, site preparation/cleansing and for pre-genitourinary procedures such as urethral catheterisation. Like any drug, caution should be employed with its use as hypersensitivity reactions are being documented increasingly in the medical literature. In the following case, we present a patient who was catheterised with the chlorhexidine containing Instillagel® (CliniMed, High Wycombe, UK), prior to undergoing elective orthopaedic surgery.

scholarly journals Cutaneous Metastasis of Neuroendocrine Carcinoma with Unknown Primary Site: Case Report and Review of the Literature

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Moreira Amorim ◽  
Danielle Quintella ◽  
Tullia Cuzzi ◽  
Rosangela Rodrigues ◽  
Marcia Ramos-e-Silva
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Neuroendocrine Tumor ◽  
Neuroendocrine Carcinoma ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Cutaneous Metastasis ◽  
Primary Site ◽  
Skin Metastasis ◽  
Unknown Primary ◽  
Unknown Primary Site ◽  
Review Of The Literature

We report a new case of neuroendocrine carcinoma for which it was not possible to find the primary site until now. The recent medical literature about skin metastasis of neuroendocrine carcinoma (neuroendocrine tumor) is discussed.

scholarly journals Venomous Snakebite in Pregnancy and Good Outcome –A Case Report

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-88
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali ◽  
Md Robed Amin ◽  
Mohammad Belalul Islam ◽  
Mohammad Haresur Rahman ◽  
Md Mahbubul Islam Mojumdar
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Maternal Morbidity ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Good Outcome ◽  
Fetal Wastage ◽  
Maternal Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
In Pregnancy

Worldwide occurrence of snakebite in pregnancy is little known in medical literature. Furthermore to the best of our knowledge there is no case report on Krait envenomation in pregnancy in Bangladesh. It carries significant fetal wastage and maternal morbidity and mortality. Here we report a mutligravida aged 27 years at her 24 weeks of gestation with krait bite with neuroparesis with good obstetrical outcome.Bangladesh J Medicine Jul 2016; 27(2) : 86-88

scholarly journals Anaplastic myxopapillary ependymoma of the sacrum: A case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 285
Author(s):  
Abolfazl Rahimizadeh ◽  
Zahed Malekmohammadi ◽  
Parviz Habibollahzadeh ◽  
Walter L. Williamson ◽  
Ava Rahimizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Lower Back Pain ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Myxopapillary Ependymoma ◽  
Case Description ◽  
Lower Back

Background: Myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) with anaplastic features is extremely rare. There are very few such case reports in the medical literature. Case Description: A 23-year-old female presented with lower back pain, and both urinary and fecal dysfunction. The patient underwent gross total surgical excision of the MR documented expansile intrasacral tumor. The histology was compatible with a MPE containing anaplastic features. Conclusion: The medical literature contains a few comparable cases of subcutaneous sacrococcygeal MPE with anaplastic components. Here, however, we have a young female with an anaplastic intrasacral MPE treated with gross total surgical excision.

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