Percutaneous Transhepatic Removal of Migrated Biliary Stent from a Chronic Biloma Cavity
Iatrogenic foreign bodies are a challenging complication to both the interventional radiologist and patient, resulting in impaired quality of life and substantial financial cost.
Hyoung Nam Lee
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COVID-19 Induced New-onset Psychosis: A Case Report from Oman
Neurobehavioral impairment associated with COVID-19 infection has been recently documented in the literature. COVID-19 infection has also been associated with an increased risk for developing psychiatric symptoms, including rare reports on psychosis.
Saoud Al-Busaidi +5 more
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The diseases we cause: Iatrogenic illness in a department of internal medicine [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence, main causes, and risk factors of iatrogenic disease occurring in a department of internal medicine.
Alexandrino, MB +6 more
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Iatrogenic dissection of the left main coronary artery during elective diagnostic procedures: A report on three cases [PDF]
Introduction. Left main coronary artery dissection is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of coronary angiography and angioplasty which requests urgent revascularization. Case report.
Đenić Nemanja +8 more
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Aversive medical treatments signal a need for support: a mathematical model
Ineffective, aversive and harmful medical treatments are common cross-culturally, historically and today. Using evolutionary game theory, we develop the following model to explain their persistence.
Mícheál de Barra +2 more
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Physician-Modified Fenestrated Endovascular Repair for Iatrogenic Innominate Vein Injury
Iatrogenic innominate vein injuries are rare complications associated with internal jugular venous catheters. These complications are accompanied by high morbidity and mortality rates in patients with severe underlying medical conditions.
Kyung Bae Lee +4 more
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Hemobilia due to cystic artery pseudoaneurysm: A rare late complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy [PDF]
We discuss a patient with late presentation of hemobilia following cholecystectomy, which is unusual because pseudoaneurysm caused by vascular injury during surgery typically presents soon after surgery.
Badillo, Ricardo +2 more
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Treatment of esophageal achalasia in children: Today and tomorrow [PDF]
Esophageal achalasia (EA) is a rare esophageal motility disorder in children. Laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) represents the treatment of choice in young patients. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is becoming an alternative to LHM.
Caldaro, T +11 more
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Introduction: It is a fact that the elderly comprise an exponentially growing age group in Brazil. Inevitably, the high demand of most of this population for medicines and health services impacts public health policies in terms of the effort required ...
Silva, Ana Flávia +1 more
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The Molecular Pathology of Prion Diseases [PDF]
Prion diseases, or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), are a group of invariably fatal neurodegenerative disorders. Uniquely, they may present as sporadic, inherited, or infectious forms, all of which involve conversion of the normal ...
Herms, Jochen +2 more
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