Sciatic neuropathy caused by a pressure ulcer

Arthroscopic Decompression Of Sciatic Neuropathy Caused By Cysts Arising From Hip Joint

A bleeding gastric ulcer caused by anisakiasis

A man in his 70s presented to the emergency unit for hematemesis. His recent blood test showed normal liver and renal function, and serum anti-Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) IgG antibody was negative. He took neither steroids nor nonsteroidal anti-infl ammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Emergency endoscopy revealed a bleeding gastric ulcer in the greater curvature of the gastric body (Fig. 1A). Endoscop...

A pneumopericardium caused by gastric ulcer perforation.

A 72-year-old man with a history of chemoradiation therapy for lung cancer and with known gastric ulcer was admitted due to chest pain. On day 6, a chest X-ray showed air around the heart (Picture 1) and computed tomography showed a fistula between the pericardium and the gastric ulcer (Picture 2). A diagnosis of cardiac tamponade caused by a pneumopericardium was made, and a drainage tube was ...

Oesophageal ulcer caused by warfarin.

Oesophageal injury is a well recognized complication of certain oral medications but warfarin has not been implicated previously. We present a case of an oesophageal ulcer occurring in a patient with mitral regurgitation taking warfarin, and demonstrate a delayed oesophageal tablet transit time.

Cryoglobulinaemic neuropathy: a further cause of bilateral sciatic neuropathy

Bilateral sciatic neuropathy is a rare condition and it has been described as a compression or entrapment neuropathy but it is an uncommon clinical manifestation due to necrotizing vasculitis. We report an unusual case of cryoglobulinaemic neuropathy in an elderly woman with no underlying infectious or neoplastic cause; acute bilateral sciatic mononeuropathy was the presenting clinical manifest...