Novel pain management strategy for uterine fibroid embolization by Elaine Ho, Kiat Tsong Tan

“…Methods A 51 year old woman presenting with menorrhagia due to uterine fibroids was referred to interventional radiology for embolization. …”
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Donor-derived Cryptococcus gattii complex infection after liver transplantation by Bruno Hassunuma Carneiro, Giovanni Luis Breda, Regielly Caroline Raimundo Cognialli, Germana Davila dos Santos, Vania Aparecida Vicente, Eduardo Gnoatto Perondi, João Cesar Beenke França, Flávio Queiroz-Telles

“…We report the first documented case of donor-derived, early-onset C. gattii complex meningoencephalitis following liver transplantation in a 54-year-old woman, successfully treated with amphotericin B and fluconazole, and review the relevant literature.…”
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Noncholesteatomatous Cyst of the Tympanic Membrane: A Nonpublished Entity? by Rafael Ramírez-Camacho, Isabel Salas, Almudena Trinidad, Ithzel Maria Villarreal

“…We present a case of a 45-year-old woman with progressing right hearing loss. Physical examination revealed a whitish, round-shaped malformation in the posterior-inferior quadrant of the right tympanic membrane. …”
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An Unusual Presentation of Pseudothrombotic Microangiopathy in a Patient with Autoimmune Atrophic Gastritis by Alexandre Malek, Roy Nasnas

“…A 36-year-old Caucasian woman presented to the emergency department with fatigue and dyspnea on minimal exertion. …”
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Management of Neuraxial Analgesia in a Parturient with Factor XIII Deficiency: A Case Report and Proposed Management Algorithm by David B. Carroll, Conrad Myler, Natthapol Songdej, Khaled Sedeek, Dmitri Bezinover

“…A 28-year-old pregnant woman, with a history of hemorrhagic stroke secondary to severe congenital FXIII deficiency, presented in active labor requesting an epidural. …”
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EXISTENCE OF WIFE BATTERY AMONG TRADERS IN UGEP COMMUNITY OF YAKURR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA by NNANA OKOI OFEM

“…Findings reveals that there is need to reform the discriminatory legislations in Nigeria especially as regards the criminal code which makes the indecent assault of a woman a less offence. Religious groups and institutions to embark on programs that will promote awareness and the negative effects of wife battery in the society. …”
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Huge Cystic Lymphangioma of the Pancreas Mimicking Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasm by Enrico Dalla Bona, Valentina Beltrame, Stella Blandamura, Federica Liessi, Cosimo Sperti

“…We report a case of a 55-year-old woman who presented with a palpable mass in the left abdomen. …”
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Tumor-Like Reaction to Polypropylene Mesh from a Mid-Urethral Sling Material Resembling Giant Cell Tumor of Vagina by Ali Azadi, James A. Bradley, Dennis M. O’Connor, Amir Azadi, Donald R. Ostergard

“…This patient is a 49-year-old woman with a history of stress urinary incontinence which required a MiniArc® Sling who presented with a hard, tender, immobile mass on the anterior vaginal wall. …”
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Early Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with Postsurgical Hypothyroidism by Archana Sinha, Sri Lakshmi Hyndavi Yeruva, Rajan Kumar, Bryan H. Curry

“…We present a case of a 56-year-old African American woman with slurred speech and altered mental status that was initially suspected to have stroke. …”
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Photopsias during Systemic Bevacizumab Therapy by Heather Leisy, Meleha Ahmad, R. Theodore Smith

“…The authors describe a case of recurrent photopsias in a 56-year-old woman following repeat treatments with systemic intravenous bevacizumab for stage IV ovarian cancer. …”
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Natural History of Invasive Papillary Breast Carcinoma Followed for 10 Years: A Case Report and Literature Review by Yong Joon Suh, Hyukjai Shin, Tae Jung Kwon

“…Herein, we report a case of invasive papillary breast carcinoma followed for 10 years in a 59-year-old woman who refused any treatment. The diagnosis was based on core needle biopsies. …”
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Adult Dermatomyositis with Bleeding Ulcer in the Pharynx by Junko Kusano, Yuka Takahashi, Yoshikata Misaki, Norihiko Murai

“…Although the gastrointestinal (GI) mucosa has been reported to be involved as a result of vasculitis or vasculopathy, ulceration in the pharynx is a rare manifestation of DM. A 54-year-old woman complaining of muscle weakness in the extremities, low-grade fever, and dysphagia was diagnosed as having DM. …”
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Intraperitoneal Granulomas Unexpectedly Found during a Cesarean Delivery: A Late Complication of Dropped Gallstones by David A. Suarez-Zamora, Luis E. Barrera-Herrera, Ricardo Caceres-Mileo, Mauricio A. Palau-Lazaro

“…We report the case of a 29-year-old nulliparous woman presenting with several hard nodules in the omentum, raising the possibility of a metastatic disease. …”
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Spinal Tuberculosis and Cold Abscess without Known Primary Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Rima Patel, Vedavyas Gannamani, Emily Shay, David Alcid

“…We report a case of a 39-year-old woman presenting with vague back swelling for many years. …”
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Fetal Limb Ischaemia in Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome by Mark Kilby, Rachel Pounds, Paul Mannix

“…To describe the rare association between prenatal vascular limb occlusion and twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. The Case. A woman with severe twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome was treated with fetoscopic laser ablation at 19-week gestation. …”
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Simultaneous Coexistence of Thyrotropin-Prolactin-Secreting Adenoma and Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Somaya Safi, Yousra Benabdelfedil, Sara Derrou, Faycal El Guendouz

“…A 50-year-old Moroccan woman underwent a total thyroidectomy and complementary totalization by iratherapy for papillary thyroid carcinoma, who presented persistence of an inappropriate secretion of the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH > 4 mUI/L) despite of levothyroxine suppressive therapy (300 μg/d). …”
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Intrasplenic Arterial Aneurysms during Pregnancy by Mahmoud M. S. Abu-khalaf, Sokiyna M. Al-Ameer, Moath M. Smadi, Ayman Qatawneh, Osama A. Smara, Azmy T. Hadidy

“…This report presents a 34-year-old woman during the second trimester, admitted with severe left upper quadrant and left shoulder pain. …”
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Otomycosis by Yan Edward, Dolly Irfandy

“…One case of otomycosis in a 41 years old woman is reported. The<br />diagnosis was based on anamnesis, physical examination and KOH test. …”
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Panniculitis Is an Important Feature of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Pathology by Khalifa E. Sharquie, Ammar Faisal Hameed

“…Case 2: A 45-year-old woman presented with painless nodules on her upper chest of a 10-week duration which were successfully treated with oral and topical zinc sulphate. …”
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Hem-o-lok Clips Migration: An Easily Neglected Complication after Laparoscopic Biliary Surgery by Jun-wen Qu, Gui-yang Wang, Zhi-qing Yuan, Ke-wei Li

“…We present a case, a 54-year-old woman, of clip-induced cholangitis resulting from surgical clip migration 12 months after laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LC+LCBDE) with primary closure.…”
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