Intercostal artery laceration is an unusual complication following thoracentesis, and has been reported only in elderly patients. We report a case of a 78-year-old man who developed a massive hemothorax following thoracentesis. Post-thoracentesis radiograph revealed a substantial increase in pleural fluid, and emergency chest tube insertion identified the hemothorax. He underwent right thoracot...

ABSTRAK Kematian ibu di Provinsi Jawa Tengah tahun 2019 mengalami penurunan dibandingkan 2018, dengan AKI sebesar 76,93/100.000 kelahiran hidup sebanyak 416 kasus. Laserasi perineum merupakan salah satu penyebab perdarahan postpartum. Berdasarkan data yang diperoleh dari Puskesmas Margasari terdapat 232 (30%) total persalinan 775 kasus laserasi selama 2019. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk me...

Chylothorax is accumulation of chyle in the pleural cavity due to disruption of the thoracic duct. The causes can be classified as neoplastic, traumatic (iatrogenic or noniatrogenic), congenital, sporadic, spontaneous, and miscellaneous. A 22-year-old man with no feature in his history and family history was referred to emergency department with the case of falling from height. Abdominal comput...

INTRODUCTION The pancreatic injuries have fortunately a low frequency, but when present associate multiple intraabdominal lesions, and carry a significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to underline the significant morbidity associated with high grade pancreatic injuries. CASE REPORT Female patient, 36 years old, with penetrating abdominal trauma due to domestic violence wa...

Background. The local effect of coronary angioplasty is evaluated on the basis of postangioplasty angiograms. Smooth-walled dilation is considered to represent minimal or no injury, whereas intraluminal haziness corresponds with wall laceration. This study correlates the preangioplasty and postangioplasty angiograms with the histopathology of the target sites. Methods and Results. The study inc...

Nose Lateral osteotomy is known as a major constituent of nose plastic surgery to correct nasal bone deformity and reducing nasal bone width. Different methods of osteotomy have been introduced so far that are categorized into two common internal and external methods. The surgeon has little control on this phase of nose plastic surgery. Several complications have been mentioned for Lateral oste...