Osteosarcomas are neoplasms of bone that present diagnosis and management challenges. Here we discuss a sixty-seven year old patient who presented with a swelling on the mandible. Complete excision with biopsy led to correct diagnosis and complete recovery for our patient, who re...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2017/37747
Neuroendocrine carcinoma of gall bladder are uncommon constitututing less than 2% of gallbladder malignancies and cases of gallbladder neuroendocrine cell carcinoma coexisting with adenocarcinoma are exceptionally rare. We present a 54 year old female with mixed adenoneuroendocri...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2017/37870
This paper presented a case of a male patient, who was referred from the gastroenterology unit to our department for an emergency surgery due to an acute appendicitis with suspected perforation as shown on the abdominal computed tomography scan. The patient underwent a laparoscop...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2017/36692
Solid Pseudopapillary Tumour (SPPT) of the pancreas are rare tumours, accounting for only 1-2% of all pancreatic neoplasms. Increased rate of detection of this neoplasm in the last three decades is probably due to the increased awareness and the increased provision of imaging. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2017/37962
Gingival overgrowth (also called gingival hyperplasia, or gingival hypertrophy) refers to an increase in the size of the gingiva. It is seen as an adverse effect of drugs such as anticonvulsants, immunosuppressants, and calcium channel blockers. Phenytoin is a commonly used antic...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2017/36322
Introduction: Routinely patients with hip or knee arthroplasty are transferred from acute clinic to rehabilitationdepartment at an ever earlier stage (one week post-op). The most frequent complications after lower extremity arthroplasty are: local pain, edema, contracture, tardiv...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2017/35909
Neuroendocrine tumors of the small bowel are rare neoplasms and are most commonly found in duodenum and terminal ileum. They can present with symptoms of carcinoid syndrome, intestinal obstruction, bleeding or abdominal pain. The diagnosis is often not straight-forward because t...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2017/37009
Aims: An increasing number atypical femoral fractures (AFFs) have been reported in patients who have taken bisphosphonates (BPs) for several years. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) concluded in 2011 that these fractures were a class effect of the drugs. The United States Food...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2017/36791
SCFE is the most common hip disorder affecting the young age between 8 and 16 year old. The prevalence of SCFE is 10 per 100,000 children. The incidence of SCFE is more on boys than girls. We would like to report a case of SCFE with different clinical presentation. A 13-year-old...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2017/35178
Aims: We report the successful use of ultrasound-assisted pulsed radiofrequency (RF) treatment of the L2 dorsal root ganglion (DRG) for intractable post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) with lumbar radicular pain, wherein ultrasound-guided pulsed RF targeting of the lumbar DRG was effect...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2017/36315
Even in the era of modern technology, odontoid fractures can be easily overlooked and undertreated due to the specific mechanism of injury and anatomical features. We present a case of odontoid fracture in young sportsman followed by atlanto-axial dislocation. The surgical treatm...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2017/35035
Accidental ingestion of denture resulting in esophageal impaction is fairly reported in the literature. It is, however, uncommon to find such impaction lasting more than a few days without the development of serious complications. We present a 38-year-old man with denture impacti...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2017/35978
Extreme hypoglycemia in cases with insulinoma may be clinically manifested with epileptic reactions, most frequently described in literature as generalized tonic-clonic seizures. We present a case of a 30-year old man who was hospitalized at the Clinic of Neurology of the Univers...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2017/36078
Aim: A case of a successful treatment using an ointment based on the olive oil extract of the isopod Ceratothoa oestroides and eosin sodium solution is described. Presentation of Case: Obese woman with unregulated Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, renal impairment and smoker developed a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2017/35531
Sustained use of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has been shown to decrease morbidity, mortality and human immunodeficiency virus transmission. However, incomplete adherence and treatment interruptions (TIs) have emerged as major challenges to the effectiveness of cART....
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2017/35585