Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-346X/1410148
Outcomes of Surgery for Complex Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment in Eye Foundation Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria
Olufemi Oderinlo, Adekunle Hassan, Toyin Akanbi, Idris Oyekunle, Ogugua Okonkwo, Lateefat Oshunkoya, Abike Dalley and Tolu Odubela
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: February 25, 2023
To report the visual and anatomic outcomes of surgery for complex rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in a tertiary eye hospital in Africa over a 5 year period. Data was obtained from case files of patients who had surgery for complex rhegmatogenous retinal detachment between January 2014 and December 2018 in Eye Foundation Hospital Lagos, Nigeria. Visual and anatomic outcomes were analyzed and logistic regression done to identify factors associated with primary anatomic success, final anatomic su...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-346X/1410147
Acute Submacular Haemorrhage Secondary to Wet AMD
Mohanad Moustafa*
Article Type: Clinical Photograph | First Published: February 16, 2023
This is a widefield colour fundus photograph of the right eye of an 83-year-old patient with wet AMD. The image shows extensive subretinal haemorrhage involving the macula and extending superiorly and inferiorly with serous retinal detachment inferiorly as a complication of wet AMD. Best corrected visual acuity dropped from 6/9 to HM....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3885/1710081
Angioleiomyoma: Challenging Diagnosis of an Ankle Tumor
Gargouri A, Moalla S, Laamarti D, Ghorbel I and Ennouri KH
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: February 16, 2023
Angioleiomyomas are benign soft-tissue tumors that are relatively rare and often occur in the extremities. This tumor has a predilection for middle-aged females. The true etiology is still largerly unkown. Clinical and radiological examinations are frequently nonspecific and ambiguous, as a result, they are rarely diagnosed preoperatively....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4016/1710031
Osteoid Osteoma of the Second Metatarsal: Singular Clinical Feature and Unrecorded Location
Sadougui Mohammed, Aharram Soufiane, Bouziane Walid, Amahtil Mouncef, Agoumi Omar and Daoudi Abdelkrim
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: February 24, 2023
Osteoid osteoma of the foot can be difficult to diagnose, the clinical presentation may be mimicking other local pathologies leading to a considerable delay in diagnosis. We report an exceptional localization of osteoid osteoma in the second metatarsal in a 30-year-old patient, expressed for 3 years by metatarsalgia, with no clinical and radiological architecture defect of the foot. After discovering the nidus, the patient underwent surgical excision with an excellent outcome....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4016/1710029
Arthroscopic BANKART in the Treatment of Anterior Shoulder Instability: A Review of 5 Cases
Mohammed Benhammou, Walid Bouziane, Jawad Amghar, Abdelkrim Daoudi and Omar Agoumi
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: October 23, 2022
The arthroscopic BANKART technique is part of the panel of surgical treatment of anterior shoulder instability, allowing reinsertion of the anterior-inferior labrum as well as the capsule at the level of the anterior glenoid rim. Its indication is based on a set of criteria gathered in the ISIS score, which must be less than or equal to 3 for an optimal result and a lower recurrence rate....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410418
Suspected Mycotic Aneurysm of the Aortic Arch in the Setting of Group B Strep Bacteremia
Angelina Liddy, MD, Sanjay Desai, DO, Brian Jordan, DO, William Pace, MD, Lindsay Jablonski, DO and Kameron Durante OSM-IV
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: January 31, 2023
Mycotic Aneurysms are aneurysms (or pseudoaneurysms) which result from an infectious etiology. Group-B Strep (GBS) associated mycotic aneurysms are exceedingly rare and current literature varies on presentation and diagnostic criteria. This case is a rare presentation of a likely mycotic aortic arch pseudoaneurysm induced from GBS Bacteremia and cervical osteomyelitis in a 60-year-old male....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410417
Importance of Test Battery Approach for the Diagnosis of Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder during Corona Pandemic: A Case Study
Ayishath Ruwaidha PV, Aswathy R Nair, Apoorva Gogiyan, Ansila Raslan, Vikas MD and Chandni Jain
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: January 31, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected health care services worldwide, including India. A test battery approach is required to effectively diagnose various audiological conditions, and utilizing a test battery was challenging during COVID-19. The audiological practice has been modified during COVID 19 and the test is decided based on the client’s urgent need. The present case study highlights the importance of the test battery approach for the effective diagnosis of Auditory Neuropathy S...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510209
Recurrent Florid Glandular Cystitis: Case Report (15 Years Follow Up)
Achraf Chatar, Jihad El Anzaoui, Ali Akjay and Abdelghani Ammani
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: February 24, 2023
Glandular cystitis is a differential diagnosis of malignant bladder tumors. Only the Pathological examination can be used to make a diagnosis. Glandular cystitis has no specific clinical manifestation. The clinical signs are not very specific and suggest bladder carcinoma. Principles of treatment for Glandular cystitis were used to treat these causative factors. Trans-urethral resection of the bladder pseudotumoral forms. The course of glandular cystitis is controversial and primarily focuses on...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3235.1510103
Axial Dose Profile in Head CT Scan Using a 140 kV X-Ray Beam
Arnaldo Prata Mourão and Fernanda Stephanie Santos
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: January 26, 2023
Computed Tomography (CT) has been widely used in radiological imaging diagnosis, but it generates higher doses in patients. The growing demand for tomography exams has generated concern in the scientific community in increasing the population dose generated by this technique. For this reason, it is important to know the dose distribution with a view to optimizing acquisition protocols. In this work, a standard head CT phantom made of PMMA with 16 cm in diameter was used coupled to cylindrical pl...