Pyelo‐Hepatic Fistula Resulting From a Perinephric Abscess: A Case Report and Literature Review
The extension of a renal infection to the liver is extremely rare. We present the case of a 70‐year‐old woman with right hip pain and delayed detection of a perinephric abscess involving her liver. Tomographic and endoscopic contrast studies revealed the presence of a fistulous tract between her liver and right kidney.
Jonathan Alcantar +4 more
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Prevalence of gram-negative infections in cervico-facial sepsis [PDF]
Magister Chirurgiae Dentium (MChD)In cervico-facial sepsis a substantial proportion of organisms are normally gram-negative staining of which the majority are anaerobes (Boyanova 2006 and Sanchez 2010).
Barnard, Neil
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A rare case of life-threatening spontaneous psoas hematoma following cardiac surgery [PDF]
Spontaneous psoas haematomas are uncommon, even in patients with coagulopathies on anticoagulation therapy. We report a unique case of a life-threatening spontaneous psoas haematoma in a patient during the immediate post-operative period following open ...
Cherian, Sanjay +3 more
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Clinical features and outcomes of tuberculosis in transplant recipients as compared with the general population: a retrospective matched cohort study [PDF]
There are no previous studies comparing tuberculosis in transplant recipients (TRs) with other hosts. We compared the characteristics and outcomes of tuberculosis in TRs and patients from the general population.
N. Benito +50 more
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Spinal infection: state of the art and management algorithm [PDF]
Spinal infection is a rare pathology although a concerning rising incidence has been observed in recent years. This increase might reflect a progressively more susceptible population but also the availability of increased diagnostic accuracy.
A Bostrom +123 more
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SUXAMETHONIUM-INDUCED HYPERKALAEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS [PDF]
SUMMARY In nine patients, undergoing repeat operations because of severe intra-abdominal infection developing after major abdominal surgery, serum potassium concentrations were monitored during induction of anaesthesia.
BAUR, HELEN +2 more
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Unusual abscesses associated with colon cancer: report of three cases [PDF]
Three cases of colon cancer accompanied by unusual abscess formation are reported. Case I : A 77-year-old man was diagnosed with a paracolic abscess formation behind the cecum and a swollen appendix by computed tomography (CT) scan.
Kubo, Yoshiro +4 more
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Intramesocolic Diverticular Perforation of the Sigmoid Colon Diagnosed by Detecting Air Collection in Anterior Pararenal Space on Computed Tomography: Report of a Case [PDF]
A 64-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with lower abdominal pain. Routine laboratory values were unremarkable except for the white blood cell count (15,000/micro litter) and the C-reactive protein (CRP) value (22.5 mg/dl). A Computed tomography
Ando, Masayuki +3 more
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Lumbalgia de origen desconocido: a propósito de un caso [PDF]
Varón toxicómano de 35 años que presenta un cuadro de lumbalgia aguda. Los estudios analíticos hacen sospechar una etiología infecciosa pero la RM realizada en el momento del ingreso es normal.
Hernández Vaquero, Daniel +1 more
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Systemic tuberculosis presenting with acute transient myopia: a case report [PDF]
Introduction Transient myopia has been reported to occur in a number of conditions, either ocular in origin or associated with an underlying systemic cause.
Sher A. Aslam +7 more
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