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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2019.06.004 | DOI Listing |
Medicine (Baltimore)
August 2025
Gansu Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China.
Rationale: Large uterine fibroids in specific locations (e.g., lower uterus) pose significant controversy regarding removal during cesarean section (C-section) due to surgical difficulty, bleeding risk, and maternal/fetal safety concerns.
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August 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JPN.
Blepharospasm, characterized by abnormal blinking and sensory hypersensitivity such as photophobia and ocular pain, is thought to arise from pathological sensorimotor integration. We report a rare case of a male teenager with a growth hormone-secreting giant pituitary adenoma compressing both the optic chiasm and bilateral trigeminal nerves. Initially, the patient presented with visual disturbances and bitemporal hemianopia, without photophobia or ocular pain.
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September 2025
Department of Medical Ultrasonics, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Giant coronary artery aneurysms caused by Kawasaki disease (KD) are rare but can result in substantial morbidity and mortality due to the risk of thrombosis, stenosis, and myocardial infarction. This was the first report of KD causing complete occlusion and thrombus formation of the entire left coronary artery.
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January 2025
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg
September 2025
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Concomitant aortic root and pulmonic root aneurysms secondary to giant cell arteritis are extremely rare. We present a case of a patient with giant cell arteritis who underwent concomitant valve-sparing aortic root replacement and valve-sparing pulmonary root replacement along with tricuspid valve repair.
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