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First experience in Spain of large ventral hernia treated with botulinum toxin combined with robot-assisted transversus abdominis release (R-TAR) using the Hugo RAS system (2 June, 2025) ...
Acute calcific longus colli tendinitis (ACLCT), a very rare cause of severe neck pain, dysphagia and odynophagia, is often mistaken for other common causes of neck pain. However, prompt recognition of ...
We report a series of three patients who developed conjunctival inclusion cysts following manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS). Presenting symptoms included foreign body sensation and ocular ...
We describe a case of a 4-year-old boy who presented with acute vomiting, weight loss, loss of appetite, polyuria and polydipsia. Initial investigations revealed a very elevated corrected calcium ...
A 65-year-old man presented with symptoms of severe subcutaneous bleeding in his arm, which led to compartment syndrome requiring fasciotomy and massive blood transfusion protocol. Medical history was ...
Malakoplakia, a medical, surgical, pathological and radiological enigma, is an infrequent chronic inflammatory condition that can affect many organ systems, including the gastrointestinal tract, ...
Necrotising fasciitis is an uncommon and rapidly progressive surgical emergency. A high index of clinical suspicion, prompt administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics and emergency surgery to ...
External ophthalmomyiasis is an uncommon condition in humans, caused by the infestation of fly larvae in ocular tissues. It is observed in people engaged in agriculture and livestock work, primarily ...
We present the case of a woman in her late 40s who presented with an iris lesion extending to the ciliary body and mature white cataract with a visual acuity of perception of light in her right eye.
Three unrelated patients attended the accident and emergency department with pain and blurred vision after ocular injury with a Nerf gun. Two were adults and one was a child, all of which presented ...
2 Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Service, Reina Sofia Hospital, Córdoba, Spain We present a case of a 67-year-old man who was an active smoker, with a clinical history of ...
We present a case of takotsubo cardiomyopathy following recreational ingestion of Psilocybe semilanceata (known as ‘magic mushrooms’). The patient presented with respiratory distress and pulmonary ...