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  1. Distal arterial embolisation and subsequent aneurysm formation are rare occurrences and most are secondary to trauma. We have found no case reports that describe posterior tibial aneurysm formation secondary t...

    Authors: S Patel, N D'Souza, SV Gurjar, JC Hewes and W Edrees
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:341
  2. The use of anabolic supplements and other related drugs for body building and to enhance athletic performance is nowadays widespread and acutely pervasive all around the world. This alarming increase in the us...

    Authors: Ali A Samaha, Walid Nasser-Eddine, Elizabeth Shatila, John J Haddad, Jaafar Wazne and Ali H Eid
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:340
  3. Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome is a complication of group A streptococcal infection, most often originating from the skin. The syndrome is characterized by fever, hypotension and multiple organ failure. Mo...

    Authors: Henrik Endeman, David A. Ligtenstein and Heleen M. Oudemans-van Straaten
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:338
  4. Transfusion-related acute lung injury is emerging as a common cause of transfusion-related adverse events. However, awareness about this entity in the medical fraternity is low and it, consequently, remains a ...

    Authors: Altaf Gauhar Haji, Shekhar Sharma, D. K. Vijaykumar and Jerry Paul
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:336
  5. The recognition of neonatal intestinal perforation relies on identification of free gas in the peritoneum on plain abdominal radiographs and the associated clinical signs. The neonatal bowel takes several hour...

    Authors: Martin J. Gillies, Moti M. Chowdhury and Kokila Lakhoo
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:335
  6. Schwannoma arising from the glossopharyngeal nerve is a rare intracranial tumor. Fewer than 40 cases have been reported. Accurate pre-operative diagnosis and optimal treatment are still difficult.

    Authors: Hongyu Zhao, Xiaodong Li, Qingjie Lv, Yuhui Yuan and Hongwei Yu
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:334
  7. There are only a few reports on laparoscopic pyeloplasty in kidney abnormalities and only one case for laparoscopic pyeloplasty in a duplicated system. Increasing experience in laparoscopic techniques allows p...

    Authors: Konstantinos G. Stravodimos, Ioannis Anastasiou, Ioannis Adamakis, Theodoros Kapetanakis, Georgios Koritsiadis and Constantinos Constantinides
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:333
  8. Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy is a minimally invasive technique that has been used increasingly in the treatment of mammographically detected, non-palpable breast lesions. Clip placement at the biopsy site is ...

    Authors: George C. Zografos, Flora Zagouri, Theodoros N. Sergentanis, Marios Panou, Dimitrios Dardamanis, Georgia Giannakopoulou, George M. Filippakis, George Papadimitriou and Sophia Stamouli
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:332
  9. Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are a group of neurodegenerative diseases of humans and animals. Genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseases, in which mutations in the PRNP gene predispose to disease by causing ...

    Authors: Jing Ye, Jun Han, Qi Shi, Bao-Yun Zhang, Gui-Rong Wang, Chan Tian, Chen Gao, Jian-Min Chen, Cun-Jiang Li, Zheng Liu, Xian-Zhang Li, Lai-Zhong Zhang and Xiao-Ping Dong
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:331
  10. Involution of lactation is a physiological process. Rarely, it may be delayed and troublesome for the lactating woman. Though lactation-induced changes in breast are well known, morphological features of delay...

    Authors: Yashwant Kumar, Alka Chahal, Monika Garg, Alka Bhatia, NC Mahajan and Anil Ganju
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:327
  11. Although diagnostic ureterorenoscopy is a minimally invasive and effective diagnostic procedure, it has the potential for significant postoperative complications. We report the first case in the literature of ...

    Authors: Michael Seitz, Tobias Waggershauser and Wael Khoder
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:326
  12. Amebiasis is a parasitic disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica. It most commonly results in asymptomatic colonization of the gastrointestinal tract, but some patients develop intestinal invasive or extra-intest...

    Authors: TS Papavramidis, K Sapalidis, D Pappas, G Karagianopoulou, A Trikoupi, Ch Souleimanis and ST Papavramidis
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:325
  13. Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anaemia worldwide. Pica, the ingestion of substances that are inappropriate for consumption, is associated with iron deficiency and may be under-diagnosed.

    Authors: Christophe von Garnier, Holger Stünitz, Michael Decker, Edouard Battegay and Andreas Zeller
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:324
  14. Gastric outlet obstruction usually presents with non-bilious vomiting, colicky epigastric pain, loss of appetite and occasionally, upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Causes can be classified as benign or maligna...

    Authors: Edmund Leung, Ruth Barnes and Ling Wong
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:323
  15. Patients with metastatic mucoepidermoid carcinoma of salivary glands have a poor outcome. The epidermal growth factor receptor protein is overexpressed in approximately 70% of mucoepidermoid carcinoma patients...

    Authors: Salvatore Grisanti, Vito Amoroso, Michela Buglione, Anna Rosati, Roberto Gatta, Claudio Pizzocaro, Vittorio D Ferrari and Giovanni Marini
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:320
  16. Glycogen storage disease type Ib is an autosomal recessive transmitted disorder of glycogen metabolism caused by mutations in the glucose-6-phosphate translocase gene on chromosome 11q23 and leads to disturbed...

    Authors: Thomas Schroeder, Barbara Hildebrandt, Ertan Mayatepek, Ulrich Germing and Rainer Haas
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:319
  17. Lipoma is the most frequent benign tumor of the soft tissue. This lesion is often asymptomatic except in cases of enormous masses compressing nervous-vascular structures. Although the diagnosis is mostly clini...

    Authors: Giuseppe Nigri, Mario Dente, Stefano Valabrega, Giacomo Beccaria, Paolo Aurello, Francesco D'Angelo, Francesco Di Marzo and Giovanni Ramacciato
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:318
  18. Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is a life-saving intervention. Nevertheless, complications have a major impact. We review the evidence from case reports for risk factors of complications after en...

    Authors: Felix JV Schlösser, Geert JMG van der Heijden, Yolanda van der Graaf, Frans L Moll and Hence JM Verhagen
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:317
  19. We describe an original case of progressive severe dysphagia caused by a posterior mediastinal metastatic melanoma of unknown origin. To the best of our knowledge, such an event has never been described before...

    Authors: Elisa Meacci, Antonino Mulè, Alfredo Cesario, Claudia Maggiore and Stefano Margaritora
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:316
  20. Lactobacilli are currently proposed as probiotic agents in several dietary products. In blood cultures, they are usually considered as contaminants, but in recent years they have been recognized as causal infe...

    Authors: Chiara Tommasi, Francesco Equitani, Marcello Masala, Milva Ballardini, Marco Favaro, Marcello Meledandri, Carla Fontana, Pasquale Narciso and Emanuele Nicastri
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:315
  21. Juvenile polyposis syndrome(JPS) is a rare autosomal dominant inherited condition. Hamartomatous polyps can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract but usually predominate in the colon. In this case report we...

    Authors: Steven Kelly, Simon Dwerryhouse, Peter Safranek and Richard Hardwick
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:314
  22. Despite being reported rarely, renal cell carcinoma is the third most frequent neoplasm to metastasize to the head and neck region preceded only by breast and lung cancer. Little information exists regarding t...

    Authors: Thomas Anthony Will, Neena Agarwal and Guy Joseph Petruzzelli
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:313
  23. Clinical decision making can be challenging for both generalists and specialists. Case reports may assist the decision making process either by providing guidance to generalists on identifying rarer conditions...

    Authors: Geoff Wong
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:311
  24. Cystic lymphangiomas are uncommon tumors that can arise from any part of the body. They can pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. They are more common in infants and children than adults. Broad ligament...

    Authors: K Harish, SR Karthik and CS Manjunath
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:310
  25. Double primary bronchogenic carcinoma and papillary carcinoma of the thyroid are extremely rare. We describe the case of a patient who underwent surgical resection for these two cancers.

    Authors: Jen-Hsun Cheng, Ying-Chieh Huang, Chih Kuo, Yih-Shyong Lai, Tzu-Ching Wu, Thomas Chang-Yao Tsao, Shi-Ping Luh and Chong-Bin Tsai
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:309
  26. Benign metastasising leiomyoma refers to a type of lesion characterised by leiomyomatous alterations without any indication of malignancy. It presents as either a singular nodule or multiple nodules of prolife...

    Authors: Ambrogio P Londero, Patrizia Perego, Costantino Mangioni, Ralph J Lellé, Franco Londero and Diego Marchesoni
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:308
  27. Popliteal venous aneurysms are uncommon but potentially fatal vascular disorders. They can be symptomatic or asymptomatic, mimicking different conditions. Popliteal venous aneurysms are possible sources of emb...

    Authors: Emmanouil K Symvoulakis, Spyridon Klinis, Ioannis Peteinarakis, Dimitrios Kounalakis, Nikos Antonakis, Emmanouil Tsafantakis and Christos Lionis
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:307
  28. Tennis elbow is a common musculoskeletal disorder; management options include physiotherapeutic, medical, surgical, and other forms of intervention. Some patients remain symptomatic despite best efforts. We pr...

    Authors: Zaid Ahmad Wani, Shabir Ahmad Dhar, Mohammad Farooq Butt, Yasir Hassan Rather and Shano Sheikh
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:305
  29. Collecting duct carcinoma is a rare type of renal cell carcinoma. The primary is difficult to diagnose on imaging, and metastases are often present on initial presentation. Extensive multiorgan metastases can ...

    Authors: Hisao Nakamura, Yasuyuki Kuirhara, Kazuhiko Matsushita, Akehide Sakai, Toshio Yamaguchi and Yasuo Nakajima
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:304
  30. Operations on the common bile duct may lead to potentially serious complications such as biliary peritonitis. T-tube insertion is performed to reduce the risk of this occurring postoperatively. Biliary leakage...

    Authors: Marko Nikolić, Alan Karthikesalingam, Senthil Nachimuthu, Tjun Y Tang and Adrian M Harris
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:302
  31. Several neoplasms of the adipose tissue can involve the soft tissues of the head and neck region. These neoplasms are mainly treated surgically and an accurate histological examination is mandatory for a preci...

    Authors: Saverio Capodiferro, Eugenio Maiorano, Francesco Scarpelli and Gianfranco Favia
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:301
  32. Metformin is a widely prescribed biguanide antidiabetic drug that has been implicated as a cause of hemolytic anemia in three previous case reports. We report a case of rapidly fatal hemolysis that was tempora...

    Authors: Clifford D Packer, Thomas R Hornick and Sarah A Augustine
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:300
  33. Nutritional optic neuropathies are uncommon and can be associated with gradual visual loss and optic atrophy or sudden vision loss and optic disc swelling.

    Authors: Punyanganie de Silva, Gerard Jayamanne and Robin Bolton
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:299
  34. Sciatica is a common problem, usually caused by disc herniation or spinal stenosis. Low back pain is also present in most cases. When sciatica is the unique clinical finding, especially in young patients, extr...

    Authors: Elias C Panagiotopoulos, Spyros A Syggelos, Athanasios Plotas, Gregorios Tsigkas and Panagiotis Dimopoulos
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:298
  35. Hip fracture fixation surgery in patients with below-knee amputations poses a challenging problem to the surgeon in terms of obtaining traction for reduction of the fracture. The absence of the foot and part o...

    Authors: Ulfin Rethnam, Rajam Sheeja Yesupalan, Amer Shoaib and Thanga K Ratnam
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:296
  36. Scrotal leiomyomas are rare tumours which are essentially benign. Recurrence and malignant transformation to leiomyosarcoma have been reported. However, a specific subgroup with increased bizarre nuclei showin...

    Authors: Joe Philip, Ramaswamy Manikandan, Palaniswamy Vishwanathan and Joseph Mathew
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:295
  37. Small smooth objects that enter the gut nearly always pass uneventfully through the gastrointestinal tract. Retention of foreign objects may occur due to congenital obstructive anomaly of the gut.

    Authors: Pravas Chandra Subudhi, Shivaram Prasad Singh, Chudamani Meher and Omprakash Agrawal
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:293
  38. Atrial fibrillation was previously reported in patients with esophageal cancer as a complication of total esophagectomy or photodynamic therapy. Here, we propose that atrial fibrillation may also be caused by ...

    Authors: Ulas Darda Bayraktar, Alix Dufresne, Soley Bayraktar, Roland Royston Purcell and Ofem Ibiah Ajah
    Citation: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2:292

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