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We show a case of a 69-year-old man with perforating collagenosis, which is a rare dermatosis commonly associated with diabetes mellitus. Papules and plaques with keratotic plugs are distinctive clinical characteristic of perforating collagenosis. Representative clinical images in our article can enhance the understanding of key concepts of perforating
Kazumasa Oya, Aki Saito
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Colonoscopic Perforations [PDF]
AbstractColonoscopy is the gold standard for colon cancer screening. It has led to a decrease in the incidence of colorectal cancer mortality. Colon perforation is a feared complication of this procedure with high morbidity and substantial mortality. Due to the high volume of colonoscopies performed, the absolute number of colonoscopic perforations is ...
Vinay, Rai, Nitin, Mishra
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A 55-year-old man presented with a three-week history of pruritic, erythematous papules with hyperkeratotic dells on the dorsum of the left hand, which was preceded by swelling, redness and itching. Histopathologic examination showed an acanthotic epidermis with a central invagination filled with a plug composed of parakeratotic debris, collagen, and ...
Yancovitz, Molly +3 more
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Sixty-nine patients with perforation of the esophagus were treated at the University of California, San Francisco, from 1977 to 1988. The perforation was iatrogenic in 33 (48%) of the patients, spontaneous in 8 (12%), and a result of external trauma in 23 (33%). Clinical findings included chest pain in 36 (52%) of 69 patients, subcutaneous emphysema in
A E, Flynn +4 more
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Traumatic Oesophageal Perforation [PDF]
Sixteen patients were treated for traumatic oesophageal perforation (13 cervical, 3 thoracic) over a 16-year period. In 14 cases the trauma was penetrating. The median delay from injury to treatment was 32 hours and the mean period of hospitalization was 26 days. The treatment procedures were two-layer primary closure with or without drainage, drainage
Inci, I +5 more
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The incidence of esophageal perforation (EP) has risen with the increasing use of endoscopic procedures, which are currently the most frequent causes of EP. Despite decades of clinical experience, innovations in surgical technique and advances in intensive care management, EP still represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
M, Chirica +6 more
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Abstract Typhoid perforation of the bowel carries a high risk of mortality and is a common surgical problem in many developing countries. This review examines the pathogenesis, and discusses diagnosis and management.
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Definition of perforator flap: what does a "perforator" perforate?
Perforator flap concept plays an important role in reconstructive surgery, because it allows less invasive and more complex reconstruction by preserving major vessels and muscles with intramuscular vessel dissection. Originally "perforator" represents vessel perforating the muscle, then vessel perforating the deep fascia regardless of muscle ...
Takumi, Yamamoto +6 more
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Typhoid intestinal perforation: 24 Perforations in one patient
Intestine perforation is one of the most dreaded and common complication of typhoid fever remarkably so in developing world; it usually leads to diffuse peritonitis, requiring early surgical intervention. Despite various measures such as safe drinking water supply and safe disposal of waste, intestinal perforation from salmonellosis remains the most ...
Sharma, AK +4 more
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Perforations is a personal, experimental film that explores the residue and layers of memory through the emotional landscape of the artist’s entrance into middle age. The project navigates the ephemeral nature of memory, loss, absence, frailty, complexity and — ultimately — renewal in life through the interconnections and legacies of three generations.
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