Yearly Archives: 2023

Lung cancer is known as the most common and highly metastatic form of cancer worldwide. Tumour node metastasis (TNM) staging is the gold standard classification system for the decision-making process for appro...

Granulomatous inflammation results from various causes including infections and allergic reactions. It can appear as high signal intensity in T2-weighted or contrast-enhanced T1-weighted magnetic resonance ima...

Treatment of esophageal perforation or rupture is complicated and controversial, especially in advanced cases. In fact, it is generally accepted that this disease must be treated individually according to the ...

Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) is a very rare phenomenon subject to malignant transformation that requires surgical resection. In an asymptomatic 10-year-old girl, we identified a single cysti...

A 59-year-old male was referred to our hospital for a thorough examination of liver function abnormality in the background of chronic hepatitis C. Abdominal contrast-enhanced CT showed multiple tumors in the right lobe of the liver, and an 8 cm tumor occupying S7, a tumor thrombus extending from the right hepatic vein to the inferior vena cava, and a tumor thrombus in the right branch of the portal vein. The patient was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma, cT4N0M0, cStage ⅣA. After 5 courses...

Sternal wound infection (SWI) is the most common complication of the median sternal incision. The treatment time is long, and the reconstruction is difficult, which causes challenges for surgeons. Plastic surg...

A 66-year-old woman presented with a right femoral false aneurysm following an aortobifemoral bypass for lifestyle-limiting claudication. A computed tomography (CT) angiogram revealed features of complete aortobifemoral graft infection. A two-stage procedure was performed. The first hybrid stage involved the excision of only the femoral components and covered stenting of the aortic stump, along with recanalization of bilateral native iliac systems. The second stage, six weeks later, involved...

Sternal wound infection (SWI) is the most common complication of the median sternal incision. The treatment time is long, and the reconstruction is difficult, which causes challenges for surgeons. Plastic surg...

Sternal wound infection (SWI) is the most common complication of the median sternal incision. The treatment time is long, and the reconstruction is difficult, which causes challenges for surgeons. Plastic surg...

BACKGROUND: Sinus of valsalva aneurysms (SOVAs) are infrequent findings and generally diagnosed incidentally. A SOVA may be at risk for rupture, which would lead to an aorto-cardiac shunt. These patients present similarly to decompensated heart failure.