OBJECTIVES Iatrogenic spinal cord injuries (SCIs) caused by invasive procedures or surgical interventions have previously been reported as case studies. The primary objective of this study was to investigate and analyze the incidence, etiology, and prognosis of iatrogenic SCI in Western Norway. METHODS Medical records of all 183 patients admitted to the SCU between 01.01.2004 and 31.12.2013 w...

background bile duct injuries (bdi) during cholecystectomy are now being recognized as major health problems. objectives herein, we present our experience with handling major bdis and report long-term outcome of hepaticojejunostomies followed by trans-jejunal hepatic duct stenting performed to reconstruct extra-hepatic biliary tracts. materials and methods in this case series, we prospectively ...

A prospective study of corneal stiffness parameter 174 eyes healthy subjects with different refractions as well 56 keratoconus was carried out. The groups were comparable in age and gender composition. Correlation performed between (Stiffness Parameter (SP-A1), minimum thickness (MCT) biomechanically compensated intraocular pressure (bIOP) determined using Pentacam HR Corvis ST (OCULUS, Germany...

postcholecystectomy clip migration is rare and can lead to complications such as clip-related biliary stones. most of such incidents have been reported as case reports. this study reviews a case of postcholecystectomy clip migration. it can occur at any time but typically occur at a median of 2 years after cholecystectomy. clinical presentations are similar to those with primary or secondary ch...

© 2015 Plastic and Aesthetic Research | Published by Wolters Kluwer ‐ Medknow 309 Nerve injuries caused by medical interventions (iatrogenic lesions) can complicate procedures and affect any part of the peripheral nervous system. Available data are fragmentary and little information is accessible on the overall incidence of iatrogenic nerve lesions that ranges from 1.5% to 15%.[1,2] Major drawb...

iatrogenic coronary artery dissection during coronary angiography with or without rupture is a rare but feared complication . we herein report a case of iatrogenic left main coronary artery dissection in a 49-year-old female. admitted to our hospital with a recent history of severe hypotension, she develpled apnea during angiography. she was intubated  and resuscitated with an epinephrine infus...

introduction iatrogenic patellar fracture is reported as a complication of patella procedures, such as medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction, reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee using bone-patellar tendon-bone technique, and resurfacing the patella in total knee arthroplasty. case presentation a 65-year-old lady with right patella fracture was treated with open ...

bacterial meningitis after spinal and epidural anesthesia is a very rare but serious complication. we report a case of meningitis developing a number of hours after a spinal block for caesarean section. no organism was grown but the csf pattern was suggestive of bacterial meningitis. severe neurological sequelae were present after three months of hospitalization. meningitis is a serious complic...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether there is an increased risk of cardiovascular events in people who exhibit iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome during treatment with glucocorticoids. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING 424 UK general practices contributing to The Health Improvement Network database. PARTICIPANTS People prescribed systemic glucocorticoids and with a diagnosis of iatrogenic Cushing's syn...