Am J Surg Case Rep. 2023;4(8):AJSCR-04-1089 | Open Access
Steven Allen
Pleural effusions are diagnosed in an estimated 1.5 million individuals annually in the United States. These effusions are caused by a variety of medical conditions including Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), pleural infection, and malignancy. Malignant pleural effusions, characterized by the accumulation of significant amounts of fluid in the pleural space and the presence of malignant cells or tumor tissue, can result ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Sep 01, 2023 PDF
Am J Surg Case Rep. 2023;4(8):AJSCR-04-1088 | Open Access
Jocelyn Compton, Ignacio Garcia Fleury, Michael Willey and Joseph Buckwalter V
Neuropathic arthropathy, or Charcot arthropathy, is a destructive joint degenerative process associated with neurologic dysfunction. Although neuropathic arthropathy most commonly affects the weight-bearing lower extremity, literature has sparsely cited cases of neuropathic arthropathy of the shoulder, elbow, and wrist. The pathophysiology of upper extremity neuropathic arthropathy can vary from diabetes, nerve injury and syringomyelia to infectious causes. This case report ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Aug 09, 2023 PDF
Am J Surg Case Rep. 2023;4(8):AJSCR-04-1087 | Open Access
Kumar A, Chowdhury P, Pratap A, Bhartiya SK, Saroj SK and Shukla VK
Pilonidal sinus is a chronic disease which can affect many regions of the body, but particularly seen in the sacrococcygeal region in the natal cleft. Symptoms can range from mild scanty seropurulent discharge or in certain rare cases can also undergo malignant transformation. In this case, a 50 years old lady underwent malignant transformation in a pre-existing neglected pilonidal sinus.
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CASE REPORT Updated Aug 09, 2023 PDF
Am J Surg Case Rep. 2023;4(8):AJSCR-04-1085 | Open Access
Abdullah S Al-Darwish, Waleed AlShammari, Muath AlaSheikh and Muhaid ALNujaidi
Introduction: Gallstone disease is very common, but gallstone bigger than 5 cm in diameter is very rare and uncommon. It is very challenging to be removed by Laparoscopic Approach.
Case presentation: A 39-year-old female presented to the surgical outpatient department at our center with a history of intermittent right upper quadrant colicky pain for 5 months which was related to fatty ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Aug 03, 2023 PDF
Am J Surg Case Rep. 2023;4(7):AJSCR-04-1084 | Open Access
Kumar D, Biegel C, Nyanjom N and Gupta A
Small bowel perforation is a rare consequence of Foreign Body Ingestion (FBI) and can be prevented with early identification of the object even in the presence of non-specific abdominal symptoms. There are various causes of perforated viscus. While a comprehensive history usually guides a majority of the diagnosis, it may be unobtainable due to age, disease process, or in the ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Aug 03, 2023 PDF
