Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Morbidly Obese Patient with Myasthenia Gravis: A Review of the Management by Megana Ballal, Tracey Straker

“…This report describes the case of a 27-year-old morbidly obese woman with a past medical history significant for myasthenia gravis and fatty liver disease undergoing bariatric surgery. Anesthesia was induced with intravenous agents and maintained with an inhalational and balanced intravenous technique. …”
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Asymptomatic COVID-19 as a Risk Factor of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Mucormycosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Soheila Torabiyan, Behnam Dalfardi, Mojgan Sanjari

“…Unfortunately, she passed away a few days after orbital surgery. We also conducted a review of the literature and reported 3 other similar cases that suffered from mucormycosis in association with COVID-19 and diabetic ketoacidosis and discussed the importance of this association.…”
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Familial Abdominal and Intestinal Lipomatosis Presenting with Upper GI Bleeding by Yilmaz Bilgic, Hasan Baki Altinsoy, Nezahat Yildirim, Ozkan Alatas, Burhan Hakan Kanat, Abdurrahman Sahin

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Pseudoaneurysm of the Common Carotid Artery in an Infant due to Swallowed Fish Bone by Moulion Tapouh Jean Roger, Fokou Marcus, Fongang Emmanuel, Moifo Boniface, Juimo Alain Georges

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Management of Asymptomatic Perforation of a Pediatric Rectal Foreign Body into the Peritoneal Cavity Retrieved with Laparoscopy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Mehdi Forooghi, Hooman Kamran, Reza Shahriarirad

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Subtotal colectomy with antiperistaltic cecorectoanastomosis by V. I. Pomazkin

“…In 1 month at 11 patients periodically had frequent defecations requiring medicamental treatment. In 6 months after surgery average frequency of defecations in the 1-st group was 1,7 per day, in the 2-nd – 2,2 per day.Conclusion. …”
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Large Scale Genomic Instability as an Additive Prognostic Marker in Early Prostate Cancer by Maria E. Pretorius, Håkon Wæhre, Vera M. Abeler, Ben Davidson, Ljiljana Vlatkovic, Ragnhild A. Lothe, Karl-Erik Giercksky, Håvard E. Danielsen

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Large Mesenteric Cyst Mimicking Tuberculous Ascites by Cumhur Dulger, Ertan Adali, Serhat Avcu, Zehra Kurdoglu

“…They may also present with peritoneal tuberculosis findings such as low albumin gradient ascites with high ascitic adenosine deaminase levels. Surgery is used to remove a wide variety of mesenteric cysts. …”
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Simultaneous Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Anterior Rectum Resection: The First Clinical Case in Kazakhstan by Anuar Abdikarimov, Serik Aitaliyev, Vladimir Dikolayev

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Primary Dural Lymphoma: Clinical Cases and Literature Review by M. Dobran, R. Paracino, F. Mancini, D. Nasi

“…Primary dural lymphoma grows from the dura mater, and it is often diagnosed as meningioma or acute subdural hematoma due to its radiological characteristics. Surgery is the gold standard of therapy; in many patients, PDL is relatively benign with good outcome. …”
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Inability to Utilize Retrograde Cardioplegia due to a Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava by Rohesh J. Fernando, Sean D. Johnson

“…While this finding is not hemodynamically significant in all patients, failure to recognize the altered anatomy in any of these patients can be consequential during procedures such as central venous catheter placement, pacemaker/defibrillator wire placement, and use of retrograde cardioplegia during cardiac surgery. We present a case of an intraoperative diagnosis of a persistent left superior vena cava that altered the original plan to arrest the heart using retrograde cardioplegia. …”
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Early Failure of Total Ankle Arthroplasty in a Patient with Ipsilateral Varus Knee Deformity by Taehyeon Kim, Su Chan Lee, Chang Hyun Nam, Suengryol Ryu, Hye Sun Ahn, Ji-Hoon Baek

“…However, the exact causes of TAA failure remain uncertain, and various causes can lead to a need for revision surgery. We report a case of early aseptic loosening of the implant following TAA in a patient with severe varus deformity of the ipsilateral knee.…”
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Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor/Ewing Sarcoma Presenting with Pulmonary Nodular Lesions by Selvi Asker, Fuat Sayir, Gulay Bulut, Aysel Sunnetcioglu, Selami Ekin, Alpaslan Yavuz

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Meningioma of Lumbar Localization in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Jorge Luis Acevedo Cardoso, Yoniel Suárez Guerrero, Samuel Sánchez Sánchez

“…Antiretroviral treatment was started and after six months, surgery was performed, the biopsy reported a meningothelial meningioma. …”
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Advanced Ovarian Pregnancy: A Case Report of Misdiagnosis and Surgical Outcomes by Noppamart Whangteeranon, Pang Pinyochotiwong

“…A misdiagnosed case of a 33-week ovarian pregnancy woman who underwent surgery due to a preoperative diagnosis of a dead fetus in utero, and transverse lie was reported with eventful surgical outcomes. …”
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A Report of Two Cases of Hazards Associated with High Flow Arteriovenous Fistula in ESRD Patients by Vipuj Shah, Rakesh Navuluri, Yolanda Becker, Mary Hammes

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Aortic Valve Fibroelastoma Masquerading as Transient Ischaemic Attack by Penelope-Anne Gowland, Ragheb Hasan

“…The patient had an uneventful recovery following the surgery. His neurologic symptoms resolved following the operation. …”
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Aortic Root Abscess with Aorta to Right Atrium Fistula due to Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) by Stephen J. Hankinson, Elliot A. Sultanik, Gautam V. Ramani

“…We present a case of root abscess with aorta to right atrium fistula due to vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) after limb amputation and cardiac surgery. Patient underwent redo aortic valve replacement, patch repair of aorta to right atrial fistula, and tricuspid valve repair with a ring. …”
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Perforated Duodenal Ulcer in a Young Nepalese Girl: An Infrequent Diagnosis for Age by Ashish Lal Shrestha, Anusha Shrestha

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Hemodynamic Response to Massive Bleeding in a Patient with Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis by Yuki Sugiyama, Sayako Gotoh, Masatoshi Urasawa, Mikito Kawamata, Koichi Nakajima

“…A patient with congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA) underwent revision of total hip arthroplasty under general anesthesia with only propofol. During surgery, neither elevation of stress hormones nor hemodynamic changes associated with pain occurred; however, when blood was rapidly lost, compensatory tachycardia was observed. …”
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