Chiari malformation as a differential diagnosis of recurrent syncope by Filipa Figueiredo, Teresa Valido, Martim Bastos, Carolina Chumbo, Jéssica Oliveira, Joana Batista Paulo, Marta Rocha

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Two Case Reports of Varicocele Rupture during Sexual Intercourse and Review of the Literature by Chalil Arif, Konstantinos Kotoulas, Chrysostomos Georgellis, Konstantinos Frigkas, Athanasios Bantis, Emmanouil Patris

“…A rare complication of this condition is the spontaneous or traumatic rupture and hematoma formation, either as spermatic cord hematoma or as scrotal hematoma. …”
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Optic Neuritis in an Adult Patient with Chickenpox by Ana Rita Azevedo, Rita Simões, Filipe Silva, Susana Pina, Cristina Santos, Peter Pêgo, Filomena Silva, Susana Teixeira

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Long-term Results of Topical Insulin Treatment for Persistent Corneal Epithelial Defects by Júlio Almeida, Tomás Costa, Maria Vivas, Catarina Monteiro, Fernando T. Vaz, Diana Silva, Cristina Vendrell, Isabel Prieto

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Urachal Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report with Key Imaging Findings and Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation by Willian Schmitt, Marta Baptista, Marco Ferreira, António Gomes, Ana Germano

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Delayed Airway Obstruction after Internal Jugular Venous Catheterization in a Patient with Anticoagulant Therapy by Pei-Ju Wu, Siu-Wah Chau, I-Cheng Lu, Hung-Te Hsu, Kuang-I Cheng

“…Delayed onset of neck hematoma following central venous catheterization without arterial puncture is uncommon. …”
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Artemether/Lumefantrine for the Treatment of P. malariae in a Patient on Hemodialysis by Rita Patrocínio-Jesus, João Cunha, Diva Trigo, Bárbara Flor-de-Lima, Patrícia Pacheco

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Loosened hip joint prosthesis-decision options by Byser Bonchev, Tsvetoslav Yordanov, Luben Stokov, Teodor Ivanov, Georgi Georgiev, Luben Lubenov Stokov, Kristian Nastev

“…In two other patients we observed infected hematoma. - Hip joint prosthesis (luxation) because of trauma or extremely wrong motion we notice in 5 patients. …”
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The predictive value of optic nerve sheath diameter measurement via ultrasound for intracerebral hemorrhage complicated by cerebral-cardiac syndrome by Wei-Ze Fan, Jun-Rong Jiang, Hui-Ling Zang, Hui Cheng, Xiao-Hui Shen, Wen-Juan Yang, Hui Wang, Li-Xing Jing

“…A direct correlation was identified between ONSD and both hematoma volume and midline shift. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that ONSD, hematoma volume, and GCS score are independent risk factors for predicting ICH complicated by CCS. …”
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Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Scriptaid Alleviated Neurological Dysfunction after Experimental Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mice by Heng Yang, Wei Ni, Hanqiang Jiang, Yu Lei, Jiabin Su, Yuxiang Gu, Liangfu Zhou

“…The animals were administered 3.5 mg/kg of Scriptaid intraperitoneally after ICH. The hematoma volume and hemoglobin level were measured to examine hematoma resolution. …”
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Retinal Arterial Occlusion: Epidemiology, Clinical Approach, and Visual Outcomes by Ana Sofia Lopes, Rita Basto, Susana Henriques, Luísa Colaço, Filomena Costa e Silva, Isabel Prieto, Francisco Guerreiro

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Ultrasound diagnostics of the intestinal trauma by O. A. Alekseechkina, E. Ya. Dubrov

“…On the basis of the analysis of more than 6500 examinations of the patients with closed abdominal trauma 49 cases were discovered: the rupture of intestinal mesentery with bleeding (22 cases), mesentery hematoma (12 cases), the peritonitis due to the intestinal injury (8 cases), the hematoma of the intestinal wall (7 cases).Results. …”
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Comparing and Correlating Outcomes between Open and Percutaneous Access in Endovascular Aneurysm Repair in Aortic Aneurysms Using a Retrospective Cohort Study Design by Peter DeVito, Ali Kimyaghalam, Sameh Shoukry, Robert DeVito, John Williams, Eashaa Kumar, Eugene Vitvitsky

“…Percutaneous access resulted in significantly less hematoma formation when compared to the traditional open cutdown (4% vs. 12.5%; p<0.059). …”
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What Makes Umbilical Cord Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Superior Immunomodulators When Compared to Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells? by R. N. Bárcia, J. M. Santos, M. Filipe, M. Teixeira, J. P. Martins, J. Almeida, A. Água-Doce, S. C. P. Almeida, A. Varela, S. Pohl, K. E. J. Dittmar, S. Calado, S. I. Simões, M. M. Gaspar, M. E. M. Cruz, W. Lindenmaier, L. Graça, H. Cruz, P. E. Cruz

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Prognostic Value of Transcranial Doppler in the Survival of Patients with Spontaneous Cerebral Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage by Julio López Argüelles, Erélido Hernández Valero

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> a significant association was obtained among hematoma volume, transcranial doppler values and electrocardiogram with survival. …”
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Association of C-Reactive Protein with Short-Term Outcomes in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients with or without Infection: From a Large-Scale Nationwide Longitudinal Re... by Du Y, Liu L, Kang K, Lin Y, Gu H, Bian L, Li Z, Zhao X

“…In patients without infection, compared with the Q1 group, the Q4 group had a higher risk of functional disability (adjusted OR, 2.16, 95% CI 1.71– 2.73) and hematoma evacuation (adjusted OR, 1.15, 95% CI 1.00– 1.31).Conclusion: A significantly increased CRP level was associated with a higher risk of early functional disability and hematoma evacuation in patients with ICH, regardless of the presence or absence of infectious complications. …”
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Safety and Effectiveness of Coronary Angiography or Intervention through the Distal Radial Access: A Meta-Analysis by Jun Cao, Huaxiu Cai, Weibin Liu, Hengqing Zhu, Gang Cao

“…In summary, DRA has a similar access success rate and incidence of hematoma at the puncture site, but a lower incidence of RAO and spasm compared to TRA. …”
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Retinal Ischemia as a Presenting Ocular Sign of Neurofibromatosis Type 2 by Binbin Zhao, Yan Yan

“…Specific retinal abnormalities of neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) commonly include retinal astrocytoma and combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium. …”
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Predictors and lesion patterns of dysphagia and swallowing outcomes after acute intracerebral hemorrhage by Xiao Hu, Min Wang, Zijie Wang, Yanfang Xie, Mengqiu Zhang, Shanyu Zhang, Tiannan Yang, Chuanqin Fang, Libo Zhao, Yanghua Tian, Qi Li

“…Midline shift and basal ganglia hematoma remained independent predictors of impaired swallowing on day 30. …”
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A case of kidney graft injury during cesarean section in a pancreas and kidney transplantation recipient by Noriko Aida, Eiji Nishio, Takao Sekiya, Naohiro Aida, Taihei Ito, Takashi Kenmochi, Haruki Nishizawa

“…Following hematoma removal, the serum creatinine level decreased to <1.4 mg/dl. …”
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