1/211. Chronic clostridium septicum infection of a tibial fracture: a case report.An open transverse fracture of the mid-shaft of the tibia of a professional footballer became infected by clostridium septicum and, after early compression plating, required surgical intervention on three further occasions and extensive antibiotic treatment before healing occurred. Clostridial infection is a recognized complication of open fractures contaminated with soil, and the necrotizing toxins produced by the C. septicum were probably responsible for the persistence of this infection. infection occurred in less than 1 per cent of our series of 215 operations of compression plating of fresh fractures of the tibial shaft. infection by clostridium species is a serious complication of open fractures. This patient did not show the spreading inflammation and necrosis, or the marked systemic upset, characteristic of acute clostridial infection, but persistent local infection necessitated prolonged surgical and antibiotic treatment.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = fracture, compression (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/211. Incomplete nondisplaced tibial osteotomy for treatment of osteoarthritic knee pain.Intraosseous venous hypertension is considered a significant factor in the production of knee pain secondary to degenerative arthrosis, thus vascular decompression by means of tibial osteotomy is a rational option for treatment of selected patients. A preliminary report is presented of six patients with symptoms of primary or secondary degenerative arthrosis who were treated by incomplete nondisplaced proximal tibial osteotomy with good or excellent results. These patients were refractory to nonoperative treatment and were not deemed suitable candidates for angulated osteotomy, arthroscopic surgery alone, or total knee arthroplasty. patients ranged in age from 36 to 61 years (mean age: 47 years). Follow-up ranged from .8 to 6.7 years (mean: 3.1 years). The subjects were studied postoperatively by interview, physical examination, radiographs, and bone scans. Results were assessed using the knee rating system of The Hospital for Special Surgery.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.092126378833054keywords = compression (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/211. Chronic aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta presenting with right pleural effusion and left phrenic paralysis.A 62-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with chronic dysphagia and lower back pain. Chest radiography revealed a wide mediastinal shadow and an elevated left diaphragm, which proved to be secondary to left phrenic paralysis. The patient was diagnosed with an aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta and was admitted to the hospital. After the patient was admitted, the aneurysm ruptured into the right chest. The patient underwent an emergency operation to replace the ruptured segment with a synthetic graft. Postoperative recovery and follow-up were uneventful. This report describes an unusual presentation of a thoracic aortic aneurysm. Hemidiaphragmatic paralysis caused by compression of the phrenic nerve is an unusual complication that, to our knowledge, has not been previously reported.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.092126378833054keywords = compression (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/211. A case of renal pseudotumor associated with chronic pachymeningitis.BACKGROUND: A 56-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with a left renal mass. methods/RESULTS: Radiologic studies demonstrated a solitary space-occupying lesion in the left kidney and a malignant tumor was suspected. Left radical nephrectomy was then performed. Pathological examination revealed a sclerotic fibrous lesion with a rather distinct margin and no evidence of malignancy. These pathological findings were consistent with the diagnosis of a renal pseudotumor. CONCLUSIONS: This patient had a history of chronic pachymeningitis that formed a thoracic epidural focus causing spinal cord compression and the histologic appearance of this focus was similar to the renal lesion. It was concluded that this was a rare case of a renal pseudotumor associated with multifocal fibrosclerosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.092126378833054keywords = compression (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/211. The role of trisomy 8 in the pathogenesis of chronic eosinophilic leukemia.A case of chronic eosinophilic leukemia (CEL) manifesting as spinal cord compression by an extradural eosinophilic chloroma in a 32-year-old Chinese man was presented, who subsequently developed extramedullary transformation at the skin and then peritoneal cavity. Cytogenetic study of bone marrow cells at diagnosis showed a clonal karyotypic abnormality of trisomy 8 ( 8), which on fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was shown to be present in a clone of abnormal eosinophils, hence showing the neoplastic nature of the eosinophilic proliferation. There was another population of abnormal eosinophils that did not show 8. At blastic transformation, all blast cells in ascitic fluid were shown by FISH to harbor 8. These findings suggest that 8 in this case may have arisen from clonal evolution and is not the primary genetic event in leukemogenesis, but 8 most probably imparts a further survival advantage to the clone responsible for subsequent blastic transformation.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.092126378833054keywords = compression (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/211. Chronic hydrocephalus and suprasellar arachnoid cyst presenting with rhinorrhea.Spontaneous CSF leak with rhinorrhea may be secondary to many intracranial congenital and acquired conditions. However, no cases of chronic hydrocephalus and suprasellar arachnoid cyst presenting with rhinorrhea as the unique clinical manifestation are reported in the literature. A 29-year-old-man with four-month history of episodic rhinorrhea had a large suprasellar arachnoid cyst with chronic hydrocephalus on magnetic resonance. Endoscopic ventricular fenestration of the cyst failed to obtain remission of the CSF leak, because it was not possible to fenestrate the cyst with the almost completely obliterated suprasellar cistern. Clinical remission occurred after restoration of the CSF flow from the cyst to the cisternal spaces by a direct approach. The CSF leak in this case was secondary to the chronic compression over the dural and bone structures of the sellar region by the cyst or chronic hydrocephalus.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.092126378833054keywords = compression (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/211. Bilateral chronic subdural hematomas resulting in unilateral oculomotor nerve paresis and brain stem symptoms after operation--case report.An 85-year-old male presented with bilateral chronic subdural hematomas (CSDHs) resulting in unilateral oculomotor nerve paresis and brainstem symptoms immediately after removal of both hematomas in a single operation. Initial computed tomography on admission demonstrated marked thick bilateral hematomas buckling the brain parenchyma with a minimal midline shift. Almost simultaneous removal of the hematomas was performed with the left side was decompressed first with a time difference of at most 2 minutes. However, the patient developed right oculomotor nerve paresis, left hemiparesis, and consciousness disturbance after the operation. The relatively marked increase in pressure on the right side may have caused transient unilateral brain stem compression and herniation of unilateral medial temporal lobe during the short time between the right and left procedures. Another factor was the vulnerability of the oculomotor nerve resulting from posterior replacement of the brain stem and stretching of the oculomotor nerves as seen on sagittal magnetic resonance (MR) images. Axial MR images obtained at the same time demonstrated medial deflection of the distal oculomotor nerve after crossing the posterior cerebral artery, which indicates previous transient compression of the nerve and the brain stem. Gradual and symmetrical decompression without time lag is recommended for the treatment of huge bilateral CSDHs.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.27637913649916keywords = compression (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/211. Massive tracheal necrosis due to compression by an innominate artery aneurysm associated with a grade IV Chagasic megaesophagus and chronic duodenal ulcer.A 49-year-old man suffered necrosis of the cephalad tracheal segment due to compression by an innominate artery aneurysm. A peritracheal abscess, a grade IV chagasic megaesophagus, and a duodenal ulcer were also present. The patient underwent a three-stage surgical treatment, and 7 years later he is doing well, and breathing and eating normally.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.46063189416527keywords = compression (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/211. A case of spinal cord compression syndrome by a fibrotic mass presenting in a patient with an intrathecal pain management pump system.A 45-year-old woman presented with increasing low back pain, progressive anesthesia in her lower extremities and difficulty ambulating. She had a history of chronic low back pain problems for which, 26 months earlier, she had an intrathecal infusion pump permanently placed for pain and spasm control. Urgent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbar spine revealed a mass at the site of the tip of the intrathecal catheter with high grade spinal cord compression at the level of L-1. At surgical laminectomy the compressing lesion was found to be a reactive tissue fibroma. As more patients receive these devices the physician should consider cord compression syndrome in patients presenting with symptoms of increasing low back pain, anesthesia and progressive proprioceptive loss.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.55275827299832keywords = compression (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/211. Relief of postural post dural puncture headache by an epidural blood patch 12 months after dural puncture.A 20-year-old previously healthy male presented at the pain clinic with chronic headache of about one year duration. Clinical examination revealed no pathological manifestations. During the consultation the patient was drinking coca-cola. On direct questioning he told that drinking coca-cola gave partial relief from the headache, and that the headache started after he had received two spinal anaesthetics for treatment of a lower leg fracture. Postural post dural puncture headache was now suspected and an epidural blood patch performed. Despite an interval of nearly 12 months since the dural punctures, a single epidural blood patch completely relieved the headache. This case history demonstrates that an epidural blood patch should be tried if a chronic post dural puncture headache is suspected.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.10196840529174keywords = fracture (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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