Left ventricular aneurysms (LVAs) can be congenital or acquired. They develop most frequently after myocardial infarction. Other causes include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, arrythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, chest trauma, sarcoidosis or Chagas disease [1, 2]. LVAs without identifiable cause are considered as idiopathic. Most of LVAs are asymptomatic and are occasionall...

herein, we present the case of a 45-year-old woman with pulsion and midesophageal diverticula, who had complaints of dysphagia and regurgitation. diagnosis was confirmed by endoscopy and barium swallow. the patient underwent right posterolateral thoracotomy with excision of diverticula and repair of the muscular layer along the site of diverticula. five days following the operation, barium swal...

THE ESOPHAGUS Anatomy Congenital Disorders Tracheoesophageal Fistula Rings and Webs Esophageal Diverticula Motor Disorders Achalasia Scleroderma Hiatal Hernia Esophagitis Reflux Esophagitis Barrett Esophagus Eosinophilic Esophagitis Infective Esophagitis Chemical Esophagitis Esophagitis of Systemic Illness Iatrogenic Cancer of Esophagitis Esophageal Varices Lacerations and Perforations Neoplasm...

O computed tomography there was extensive soft-tissue swelling of the cecum with a calcified fecalith (Fig. 2, arrow), which suggested diverticulitis. The patient was treated conservatively with antibiotics, and a few days later underwent a water-soluble contrast enema examination to exclude malignant disease of the cecum. This examination revealed a solitary cecal diverticulum with no evidence...

INTRODUCTION ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Gross Anatomy/Histology Innervation and Blood Supply Lymphatic Drainage Surrounding Anatomic Structures RADIOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF THE TRACHEA Plain Radiographs CT Scanning MR Imaging Virtual Bronchoscopy PATHOLOGIC CONDITIONS Congenital Abnormalities Tracheomalacia Congenital Stenosis (Subglottic/Tracheal) Tracheal Bronchus Tracheal Diverticula (Tracheocele)...

Introduction: Urethral erosion accounts for one of the most dreaded complications after implantations of artificial sphincters. We report two cases involving urethral diverticula, as a result of prosthetic removal caused by urethral erosion. Case Report: Case A: BG, patient aged 72, affected by urinary incontinence post-radical prostatectomy. In 1999 the patient had an implant of artificial sph...

Bladder exstrophy is a rare congenital anomaly of the genitourinary tract producing ventral abdominal wall defect. Previously; it was operated by multi-stage procedure. In course time, repair bladder has evolved from staged to one-stage reconstruction with encouraging results in different countries. One-stage being practiced since 2007 BSMMU. So; this study conducted on observe early possible o...

Congenital anomaly of the liver and gall bladder in a 9 years old male child is presented. (JPMA 37: 202,1987).