The use of shockwave lithotripsy is currently the mainstay of treatment in renal calculosis. Several complications including vessel injuries have been implied to extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy. We report an isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery in a 60-year-old male presenting with abdominal pain which occurred three days after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy. The pat...

OBJECTIVES To review our results with elective superior mediastinal dissections for thyroid carcinomas. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review. METHODS We searched operative case logs for all patients with thyroid carcinoma treated with an elective superior mediastinal dissection by the senior author (Y.D.) during a 6-year period. Charts were reviewed for demographic information and pathologic r...

To cite: Lin S-H, Huang SH, Liao W-H. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013200658 DESCRIPTION A 62-year-old man, a case of hypertension, presented with severe and progressive upper back pain for 1 day. Physical examinations were unremarkable, except for a high blood pressure (178/ 102 mm Hg). The haemogram and biochemistry were within normal limits....

Acute aortic dissection is a cardiac emergency which can present as inferior myocardial infarction. It has high morbidity and mortality requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. Rapid advances in non-invasive imaging have facilitated the early diagnosis of this condition and in ruling out this potentially catastrophic illness. We report an interesting case of a 57-year old man who presented wit...

this case study reports a rare variation of the superior laryngeal artery (sla), which is the principal arterial supply of the larynx. the knowledge of the arterial variations is essential for the surgeons to prevent blood loss and postoperative complications. during routine dissection of an adult male cadaver, a rare arterial variation in the sla was seen. in this case, the sla passed through ...