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This retrospective study summarizes our experience based on treating 62 patients with trigeminal neuralgia treated with microvascular decompression. All patients had typical trigeminal neuralgia symptoms, with 24 of them (38%) having failed to benefit from other previous treatment paradigms. We excluded subjects with atypical and/or secondary forms of trigeminal neuralgia. Follow-up duration ranged from 5 months to 10 years 6 months, with recurrence being identified in three patients (4.8%).We found that the superior cerebellar artery is the leading offending vessel in our cases (33.9%; 21 patients). Interestingly, seven patients (11.3%) underwent an early reoperation 12-48 h later after the first operation was deemed ineffective. This subgroup recovered satisfactorily following isolation of the pathogenic vessels. Overall, no mortality was observed in our patients, and the only permanent morbidity outcome was a case of facial nerve palsy (1.6%). We conclude that microvascular decompression and its reapplicaiton for patients who showed no pain relief immediately after the first decompression are safe and effective treatments for trigeminal neuralgia.
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Descompressão Cirúrgica , Procedimentos Neurocirúrgicos , Neuralgia do Trigêmeo/cirurgia , Adulto , Idoso , Interpretação Estatística de Dados , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Exame Neurológico , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Resultado do Tratamento , Nervo Trigêmeo/patologia , Neuralgia do Trigêmeo/patologia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Hyperthyroidism in the elderly often presents diagnostic challenges. Elderly patients rarely present with classical signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism. More commonly, their presentation is ayical which leads to a delay in making a diagnosis. Such delays can sometimes decrease the functional capacity of the affected patient and reduce their chance for recovery. Herein we report a 66-year-old woman whose diagnosis of hyperthyroidism was delayed. Standard therapies were ineffective. Plasmapheresis was performed to control the manifestations of the hyperthyroid state, resulting in improvement in the patient's condition.
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Hipertireoidismo/terapia , Plasmaferese , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Hipertireoidismo/diagnósticoRESUMO
Fibrosing mediastinitis (FM) is an excessive fibrotic reaction that occurs in the mediastinum and may lead to compression of mediastinal structures (especially vascular or bronchial). In the present study we describe the first case report of FM, in a patient who developed downhill esophageal varices and bleeding, which was secondary to superior vena cava obstruction.
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Varizes Esofágicas e Gástricas/complicações , Hemorragia Gastrointestinal/etiologia , Mediastinite/complicações , Síndrome da Veia Cava Superior/complicações , Administração Oral , Adulto , Endoscopia do Sistema Digestório , Varizes Esofágicas e Gástricas/diagnóstico , Varizes Esofágicas e Gástricas/tratamento farmacológico , Feminino , Fibrose/complicações , Fibrose/diagnóstico , Fibrose/tratamento farmacológico , Seguimentos , Hemorragia Gastrointestinal/diagnóstico , Hemorragia Gastrointestinal/tratamento farmacológico , Glucocorticoides/administração & dosagem , Humanos , Mediastinite/diagnóstico , Mediastinite/tratamento farmacológico , Flebografia , Prednisolona/administração & dosagem , Síndrome da Veia Cava Superior/diagnóstico , Síndrome da Veia Cava Superior/tratamento farmacológico , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Ultrassonografia DopplerRESUMO
A case of lipoma of the liver with dimensions of 21 x 15 x 18 cm in a 65 year old male patient is presented. The tumour was visualized in ultrasonography as a homogenous lesion with a hyperechogenic image whereas it presented as a lesion having a density between -23 to -60 HU in CT. Angiographical examination showed increased vascularity and pathological accumulation of contrast medium. Histopathological examination revealed a lipoma of liver entirely consisting of mature lipocytes.