Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410138
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Single Coronary Artery: Two Case Studies
Yang Zhuo, Yu-qi Fan, Zhao-fang Yin, Li Fan, Zhi-hua Han, Chang-qian Wang and Zuo-jun Xu
Article Type: Case Series | First Published: November 09, 2016
Single coronary artery (SCA), a congenital and rare anomaly, is defined as a coronary artery arising from the sinus of valsalva and supplying the entire heart. According to modified Lipton's classification criteria, L-1 subtype is the rarest type of SCA. Here we present two L-I subtype cases. In case one, one of the side branches from the first septal artery proceeded as the right coronary artery (RCA). In case two, the distal septal artery and distal circumflex artery together served as the RCA...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510045
Isolated Dislocation of the Tarsal Navicular without Fracture: Case Report
Maicon Bonaldo Dias, Bruna Zagonel, Melissa Sofia Dickel, Jessica Arsego Talheimer, Isabel Schuster Argenton, Jeniffer Charlene Silva Dalazen, Bruno Vicenzo Thomas Bresolin, Gabriel Alves Martinelli, Osvaldo Iha Yoshida, Patricia Tirelli Lena, Romualdo de Lima Pilecco, Vitor Hugo Peijo Galerani, Ana Cristina Eickhoff, Eduardo Rosa Otharan and Rafael Duvelius Ott
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 28, 2016
Isolated dislocation of the tarsal navicular bone is a rare lesion. The mechanism of this specific trauma is still not well to understood, due to the strength needed in different ways and directions for its occurrence, in a complex way. Few cases of an isolated dislocation of the navicular reported in medical literature, and there is little information about complications how the patients evolve after years of postoperative. The authors present a case of a woman, 39-years-old, who suffered a com...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510044
Free Flap Coverage of a Medial Ankle Wound in a Patient with Arteria Peronea Magna
Steven L Peterson and Tuan A Nguyen
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 28, 2016
While the vascular anatomy to the lower extremity is fairly consistent, anatomical variants do exist. One such variant is the arteria peronea magna. This anatomic variant results in single vessel arterial flow to the foot through an enlarged peroneal artery with unique distal branching. The focus of interest in this vascular pattern in microsurgery has been increased risk of lower extremity devascularization during harvest of a free fibular flap for reconstruction at other anatomical sites. This...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3235.1510019
Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) as A Palliative Treatment Option for Liver Metastases from Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Tatjana Gruber-Rouh, Nagy N N Naguib, Martin Beeres, Benjamin Kaltenbach, Thomas J Vogl and Nour-Eldin A Nour-Eldin
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: November 26, 2016
Objective: The study aimed at evaluating the local tumor control, survival data and prognostic factors following treatment with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in the palliative therapy of patients with liver metastases from non-small-lung-cancer (NSCLC). Material and methods: The study was retrospectively performed following approval of the ethical committee. 56 patients (mean age, 53.4 years) with liver metastases of NSCLC (Stage IV) undergone repeated TACE. Overall, 214 TACE procedures...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3235.1510018
Extranodal Rosai-Dorfman Disease of the Pediatric Female External Genitalia: A Case Report
Adebunmi O Adeyiga and Anjum N Bandarkar
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 24, 2016
Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD), also referred to as sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (SHML), is a rareproliferative disorder of phagocytic histiocytes of unknown etiology. Systemic RDD most typically presents as painless cervical lymphadenopathy with constitutional symptoms. Extranodal involvement by RDD has been reported in nearly half of all cases, including skin, head/neck and upper respiratory tract....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3308.1510021
Contact Dermatitis Caused by Tanacetum Parthenium
Mariko Sugiura and Keiji Sugiura
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 28, 2016
We report the case of a 63-year-old female homemaker with contact dermatitis on her hands caused by extract of Tanacetum parthenium (feverfew). Forty-eight-hour closed patch testing showed positive reactions to sesquiterpene lactone mix (0.1% pet) and extract of Tanacetum parthenium (0.2%). The extract, sesquiterpene lactones of Tanacetum parthenium, is identified as a contact allergen. A member of the chrysanthemum family, feverfew is common worldwide, and there are many products that include e...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510015
Essential Ingredients of Psychotherapy that Matter the Most: My Reconciliation with the Theories of Grand Masters
Mani Pavuluri
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: October 05, 2016
Therapeutic ingredients form the backbone of psychological intervention. The breadth and method for learning skills, quality of teaching and the recipient i.e., therapist in training's ability to capture the knowledge combined with skills is a fluid, intense and time-limited induction process. This may encapsulate attachment theory, self-psychology, psychodynamic insight oriented psychotherapy, tools of cognitive behavior therapy, problem solving and crisis management therapy and psychodrama, an...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3631/1510023
Visible Vaping: E-Cigarettes and the Further De-Normalization of Smoking
Neil McKeganey, Marina Barnard and Christopher Russell
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 28, 2016
With the growth in the use of electronic cigarettes in many areas concerns have increased that these devices enabling users to inhale nicotine and flavored liquids in aerosolized form might result in the renormalization of smoking and ultimately to an increase in smoking prevalence. The current study describes the views and behavior of a sample of non-smokers who have witnessed electronic cigarette use (vaping) on frequent occasions. The aim of the research was to identify whether such visible v...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5807/1510047
Intra-Abdominal Abscess Caused by Perforated Jejunal Diverticulitis: A Case Report
Sornsupha Limchareon, Chomsorn Suparuxjinda and Varachaya Sawasdeemongko
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: October 30, 2016
Jejunal diverticulitis with complication is a rare entity. Diagnosis is usually made intra-operatively. A case of 46-year-old female with acute upper abdomen is presented. Computed tomography demonstrated jejunal perforation with abscess formation. Operative findings revealed perforating jejunal diverticulitis with abscess formation. Though jejunal diverticulitis is rare but should be included in the differential diagnosis of jejunal perforation....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5807/1510046
Spontaneous Duodeno-Colic Fistula: A Case Report and Literature Review
Meizhuo Gao, Tie Wang, Lining Tian and Jinlu Zhao
Article Type: Case Report and Literature Review | First Published: October 30, 2016
Duodeno-colic fistula is an unnatural connect between the duodenum and the colon, which occurs rarely with the onset in the middle-aged. This report summarized the clinical manifestation and surgical treatment of the sixth case of spontaneous duodenum-colic fistula and reviewed the published other five cases....