Volume 2 - Issue 2
Authors : Mario Roberto Pinto Romero*, Mauricio Adolfo Caballero, Javier Orlando Reyes,
Napoleón Galo Jordán and Tania Henríquez Zuniga
Adnexal masses are commonly found in gynecological practice and it is a
dilemma to diagnose and treat each one of them; some require immediate
surgical treatment (1). With the help of gynecological laparoscopic surgery,
adequate and timely management of adnexal pathology in gynecology has
been achieved.
Authors : Fatima Aouidat, Sara Boumati, Memona Khan, Xiaowu Li*, Frederik
Tielens, Bich-Thuy Doan, Jolanda Spadavecchia*
In recent decades, multifunctional nanomaterials have been intensively
investigated in the area of nanomedicine[1],diagnosis[2], and imaging[3]. The consolidation of different functional materials into a nanocomposites, generates
new opportunities in order to improve a variety of emerging applications of hybrid nanomaterials[4] [5].The application area in which nanoparticles have
obtained remarkable profit is in biomedical field and in particular in diagnostic imaging[6]. Many kinds of nanoparticles have been inquired for several
imaging applications, including biomolecules[7], metals[8],metal oxides[9],and
semiconducting nanomaterials[10].
Supporting Document
Supporting Document
Authors : M. Notter
When applying superficial hyperthermia (sHT) prior to radiotherapy (RT) the time interval can be reduced to less than 5 min between the two treatments.
In order to maintain the elevated temperature after sHT during the transfer to the linac, preheated blankets (PB) and preheated Bolus (PBo) can be applied. A
novel very adaptable bolus is presented in this study: preheated bullshit bolus
(PBBo) allows a better adaption to surface. Even curved, convex or concave
regions can be flawlessly covered. PBBo provides with its cellulose fibers a rather
rigid structure to keep inserted temperature probes to control hyperthermia.
Therefore we recommend this novel technique specifically in challenging
regions e.g. head & neck.
Authors : Anna Rossa Magda S. Cuerdo, MD; Jose Edzel V. Tamayo, FPCP, FPCCP; Gener A. Idor, MD
Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection is worldwide, and still up to
present, we are incessantly studying the virus from presentation down to its
complications. Yet, this virus remains a mystery to be unfold. There are several
literatures regarding the onset of pneumothorax from COVID-19 infection.
However, the cause is still unknown. We will be presenting a case of a 61-year-
old male who developed sudden onset of chest pain associated with shortness
of breath 19 days post COVID-19 infection.
Authors : Anna Rossa S. Cuerdo, MD; Gener A. Idor, MD
The rarity and simultaneous commonness of thymoma in a 27-year-old female
presenting with chylothorax and chylopericardium is highlighted in this case
report.
Overall, incidence of thymoma is less than 1% of all neoplasms. However,
thymic malignancies are difficult to segregate because of their great variability
in cytological and structural patterns. In the Philippines, unfortunately, there is
limited published literature on which to base a review of the epidemiology of
this condition due to relatively small number of population-based studies.
Authors : Gonzalo Carrillo-Sanabria*, Brian Davila-Aranda, Rodolfo Cairo-
Huaringa, Richard Maita-Hinostroza, Jorge Chumbes-Perez
About 15% of extrapulmonary TB represents genitourinary tuberculosis;
since it is the second common manifestation in the countries of Europe.
Commonly infected sites are the epididymides, seminal vesicle, prostate, and
testes (1).
Authors : Martin Acuña, Carlos Paredes, William López, Juan Tacuri*
A 74-year-old male patient, diabetic, hypertensive, with severe heart
disease, with chronic kidney disease in three-week dialysis treatment, a tunneled
catheter for hemodialysis is placed in the left internal jugular vein, however,
when performing his control in the chest X-ray (Image A), it is observed that
the catheter takes a direction towards the left side of the heart, the patient was
asymptomatic and with normal vital signs; An angiotomography was requested
(Image B, C) in which the presence of an anatomical variant consisting of the
persistence of the Left Superior Vena Cava, type IIIa in which there is the
presence of the two superior vena cavas with connection of the persistent left
superior vena cava with the right superior vena cava.
Authors : Dr. Sejal S. Shah(BDS), Dr. Priyanka Agarwal(BDS), Dr. Nilesh Rathi* (MDS), Dr. Apurva Borde(BDS)
Amongst all the reactive gingival lesions Peripheral ossifying fibroma has
enumber of cases in adults but only few cases are addressed to pediatric
population. It’s a reactive lesion of oral tissues which emerge due to factors such
as local trauma, calculus or orthodontic appliances.POF can be called by names
such as peripheral cementifying fibroma, peripheral fibroma with calcification
and ossifying fibroid epulis (1). The condition mostly affects women population
and that too in anterior region of jaw in teenagers or young adults.
Authors : Swarup K Chakrabarti, Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay
Over the last two and half years, there have been about six million COVID-19
related deaths worldwide. However, till date, the relatively unexplored, often
hidden, progressive deterioration of health of COVID-19 survivors has not
been getting that much attention to the medical community, in part due to the
slowness of the disease progression, together with the lack of standard tests
to correctly diagnose the long-haul of SARS-CoV-2 in patients that might be
causing dysfunctions in varieties of organs including the brain.
Authors : Areebah Qadir, Mohammad Raza Khan
The mercury sphygmomanometer has been the gold standard for accurately estimating BP in a non-invasive setting for over a century but in light of the
recent concern worldwide over the potential toxicity of mercury and its effects,
there has been a decrease in the use of the Mercury instruments and this study
is aimed at validating the use of aneroid and digital sphygmomanometer in
comparison with Mercury sphygmomanometer for monitoring blood pressure.
This showed that aneroid devices were more efficient instruments than digital
devices in classifying individuals as hypertensive or normotensives.