Oxygen insufflation via working channel in a fiberscope is a useful method: A case report and review of literature.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck (SCCHN) is the fifth most common cancer worldwide. Inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling has been shown to be a critical component of therapeutic option. Herein, we report a case of durable complete response to erlotinib. CASE SUMMARY:An 81-year-ol...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Thinn MM,Hsueh CT,Hsueh CT

更新日期：2019-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical treatment for large carotid body tumor (CBT), particularly the Shamblin III type, is challenging and rarely reported. CASE SUMMARY:In July 2014, a 63-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a large CBT (130 mm × 60 mm × 70 mm). The lesion was hypervascular, spanned from the first to the seven...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Li MQ,Zhao Y,Sun HY,Yang XY

更新日期：2019-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Familial cases of autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of charlevoix-saguenay have not been reported in the Arabian Peninsula, although the consanguineous marriage rate is very high. We report the first family from the Arabian Peninsula harboring a novel frameshift mutation in the SACS gene. CASE SUMMARY:A 33...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Al-Ajmi A,Shamsah S,Janicijevic A,Williams M,Al-Mulla F

更新日期：2020-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A vascular tumor is a benign tumor with unique clinical and pathological features. Perirenal vascular tumor is extremely rare and has not yet been reported. Clinically, it manifests as soreness and swelling. Color ultrasound and renal angiography illustrated the perirenal mass, which was closely connected wi...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Zhang C,Fu B,Xu S,Zhou XC,Cheng XF,Fu WQ,Wang GX

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disorder that can occur in almost all systemic organs and generally responds to corticosteroid treatment. We report a rare case of an IgG4-related intrapelvic mass lesion that responded to steroid therapy but caused a fistula between the sigmoid co...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Yabuuchi Y,Matsubayashi H,Matsuzaki M,Shiomi A,Moriguchi M,Kawamura I,Ito I,Ono H

更新日期：2015-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite high risk of bacterial contamination, yet there are no studies that have evaluated the optimal hang time of blenderized and reconstituted powdered formulas at standard room temperature and high temperature. AIM:To investigate the optimal hang time of both types of formulas at standard room temperatu...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Lakananurak N,Nalinthassanai N,Suansawang W,Panarat P

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the complex relationships between resting energy expenditure (REE), eating psychopathology, and Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal axis functioning in patients with eating disorders. METHODS:The study was designed as a cross-sectional survey, and it was planned by the Clinic for Eating Disorders of the ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Castellini G,Castellani W,Lelli L,Sauro CL,Dini C,Lazzeretti L,Bencini L,Mannucci E,Ricca V

更新日期：2014-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uterine myomas are the most common benign gynecological soft tissue tumors in women but polycythemia associated with these tumors is rare. Polycythemia is significantly associated with risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which is further increased in case of a large pelvic mass and obesity. Here we report ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Macciò A,Chiappe G,Lavra F,Sanna E,Nieddu R,Madeddu C

更新日期：2019-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Concomitant allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) are extremely rare, with no more than 20 cases reported in the English literature. CASE SUMMARY:A 52-year-old female patient complained of right-sided nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, sneezing, epistaxis, and ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Cheng KJ,Zhou ML,Liu YC,Zhou SH

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 50-year-old malnourished African American male with hiccups, nausea and vomiting who was brought to the Emergency Department after repeated seizures at home. Laboratory evaluations revealed sodium (Na(+)) 107 mmol/L, unmeasurably low potassium, chloride < 60 mmol/L, bicarbonate of 38 mmol/L and s...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Gharaibeh KA,Craig MJ,Koch CA,Lerant AA,Fülöp T,Csongrádi E

更新日期：2013-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sweet's syndrome, also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, is a rare skin disorder that may be associated with cancer. CASE SUMMARY:A 58-year-old female presented with a cholestatic syndrome and significant weight loss three months before admission. Five months earlier, she had abruptly develope...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Lemaire CC,Portilho ALC,Pinheiro LV,Vivas RA,Britto M,Montenegro M,Rodrigues LFF,Arruda S,Lyra AC,Cavalcante LN

更新日期：2020-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an increasingly recognized pathological entity that tends to involve multiple organs with an elevated level of serum IgG4, which is easily misdiagnosed owing to sharing common clinical features with a variety of other diseases. Here, we report an interesting IgG4-RD case of a woman wi...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Xue J,Wang XM,Li Y,Zhu L,Liu XM,Chen J,Chi SH

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Marjolin's ulcer (MU) represents malignant degeneration that typically ensues over a period of time in the post-burned lesions and scars or any other chronic wound. This review highlights various facets of the presentation and management of MUs that originate from post-burned lesions. The incidence of MUs in such lesi...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Saaiq M,Ashraf B

更新日期：2014-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary benign metastatic leiomyoma (PBML), which is very rare, is a type of benign metastatic leiomyoma (BML). Here, we report a case of PBML, finally diagnosed through multidisciplinary team (MDT) discussions, and provide a literature review of the disease. CASE SUMMARY:A 55-year old asymptomatic woman ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Dai HY,Guo SL,Shen J,Yang L

更新日期：2020-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is mainly caused by cerebral blood flow disorders, which further leads to ischemic brain necrosis or encephalomalacia. The role of homocysteine (Hcy), an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, in the development of atherosclerosis is gradually revealed. However, studi...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Li J,Zhou F,Wu FX

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether the change in pre-/post-operation serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels is a predictive factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) outcomes. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed 334 HCC patients who underwent hepatic resection at our hospital between January 2006 and December 2016. The patients...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Rungsakulkij N,Suragul W,Mingphruedhi S,Tangtawee P,Muangkaew P,Aeesoa S

更新日期：2018-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fetal akinesia deformation sequence (FADS) is a broad spectrum disorder with absent fetal movements as the unifying feature. The etiology of FADS is heterogeneous and mostly still unknown. A prenatal diagnosis of FADS relies on clinical features obtained by ultrasound and fetal muscle pathology. However, the...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Li N,Qiao C,Lv Y,Yang T,Liu H,Yu WQ,Liu CX

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients discharged after hospitalization for acute heart failure (AHF) are frequently readmitted due to an incomplete decongestion, which is difficult to assess clinically. Recently, it has been shown that the use of a highly sensitive, non-invasive device measuring lung impedance (LI) reduces hospitalizati...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Lycholip E,Palevičiūtė E,Aamodt IT,Hellesø R,Lie I,Strömberg A,Jaarsma T,Čelutkienė J

更新日期：2019-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe clinical, diagnostic features and follow up of a patient with a vanishing brain lesion. A 14-year-old child admitted to the department of Neurology at September 2009 with a history of subacute onset of fever, anorexia, vomiting, blurring of vision and right hemiparesis since one month. Magnetic resonance i...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Hamed SA,Mekkawy MA,Abozaid H

更新日期：2015-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leiomyosarcoma of the stomach is extremely rare, and only 13 cases have been reported in the literature. Before the advent of KIT immunohistochemistry, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) were misdiagnosed as leiomyomas and leiomyosarcomas. Leiomyosarcoma rarely occurs in organs besides the uterus and is...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Kang WZ,Xue LY,Tian YT

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Iliopsoas abscess (IPA) is an uncommon infection. The clinical presentation is usually insidious. Most patients present with nonspecific symptoms, leading to difficulty in prompt and accurate diagnosis. Delay in diagnosis can lead to complications, such as sepsis and death. Tattooing has become more popular over the r...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Gulati S,Jain A,Sattari M

更新日期：2014-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In rare cases, odontogenic keratocysts (ODs) transform into squamous cell carcinoma. Intervals between the first attendance of a patient and the diagnosis of OD with malignant transformation vary from weeks to years. In this article, we report a case of malignancy derived from OD with a five-day delay in dia...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Luo XJ,Cheng ML,Huang CM,Zhao XP

更新日期：2020-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal lipomas are the second most common benign tumors of the colon. These masses are typically incidental findings with over 94% being asymptomatic. Symptoms-classically abdominal pain, bleeding per rectum and alterations in bowel habits-may arise when lipomas become larger than 2 cm in size. Colonic lipomas are...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Ghanem OM,Slater J,Singh P,Heitmiller RF,DiRocco JD

更新日期：2015-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In most cases, it is not difficult to differentiate common bile duct (CBD) stone from Ascaris infection because they are different disease entities and have different imaging findings. The two diseases usually demonstrate unique characteristic findings on computed tomography or magnetic resonance cholangiopa...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Choi SY,Jo HE,Lee YN,Lee JE,Lee MH,Lim S,Yi BH

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergy to cow's milk is the most frequent allergy occurring in infants and young children. The dietary management of these patients consists of the elimination of any cow's milk proteins from the diet, and for formula-fed infants, the substitution of the usual infant formula with an adapted formula that is ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Rossetti D,Cucchiara S,Morace A,Leter B,Oliva S

更新日期：2019-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a newly discovered coronavirus that has generated a worldwide outbreak of infections. Many people with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) have developed severe illness, and a significant number have died. However, little is known regarding infe...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Wang RY,Zheng KQ,Xu BZ,Zhang W,Si JG,Xu CY,Chen H,Xu ZY,Wu XM

更新日期：2020-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary mediastinal neuroendocrine tumors are a rare malignancy that accounts for < 10% of all mediastinal tumors. The case presented here involves a 52-year-old man who had been suffering for 3 mo from chronic cough, anorexia and substantial weight loss, as well as 2 wk of jaundice prior to his admission. A computed ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Nawarawong N,Pongpruttipan T,Aswakul P,Prachayakul V

更新日期：2015-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Underwater endoscopic mucosal resection (UEMR) of colorectal lesions is emerging as an alternative method to conventional endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR); however, it is still controversial whether there is a difference in the effectiveness between UEMR and EMR. AIM:To evaluate the effectiveness and safe...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Ni DQ,Lu YP,Liu XQ,Gao LY,Huang X

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastric signet ring cell carcinoma (GSRCC) is one of the most malignant tumors. It has the features of high invasiveness, rapid progression, and resistance to chemotherapy. However, systematic analyses of mRNAs have not yet been performed for GSRCC. AIM:To identify key mRNAs and signaling pathways in GSRCC....

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Zhao ZT,Li Y,Yuan HY,Ma FH,Song YM,Tian YT

更新日期：2020-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Jejunogastric intussusception is a rare long term complication of Billroth II gastrectomy. The case reported here is a 50 year old man with history of a Billroth II gastrectomy and Braun's side-to-side jejunojejunal anastomosis who presented with hematemesis. On abdominal examination, there was a mass in the left ilia...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Gopal R,Elamurugan TP,Hage S,Muthukumarassamy R,Kate V

更新日期：2014-01-16 00:00:00