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Case Reports/Case Series

Wilkie's Weight Loss Wonder: A Case Series
October 30, 2020 EDT
Wilkie’s Weight Loss Wonder: A Case Series
Akhlema HaidarAlexandra DaviesAfzal HussainSamuel GregersonDheeraj ThammineniJohnathon Markus

Wilkie’s Syndrome, also known as Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS), is a rare cause of bowel obstruction that can contribute to vague abdominal symptoms on clinical presentation.

Clinicopathological and Perioperative Outcome of Appendiceal Tumors: Case Review of 31 Patients
October 30, 2020 EDT
Clinicopathological and Perioperative Outcome of Appendiceal Tumors: Case Review of 31 Patients
Haroutioun BoyajianVanessa MajeskiAlicia FloresDavid SturtzFadi BaidounMohammed Dughayli

The purpose of this case series review was to evaluate the clinicopathological presentation and survival outcome of a sample of patients with appendiceal tumors.

The Efficacy of Subchondroplasty for the Treatment of Knee Pain Associated with Bone Marrow Lesions
January 30, 2020 EDT
The Efficacy of Subchondroplasty for the Treatment of Knee Pain Associated with Bone Marrow Lesions
Nathan M KrebsJames L. KehoeMichael J. Van WagnerCarlos Rios-Bedoya

Evaluating the efficacy of knee arthroscopy with adjunctive subchondroplasty to improve self-rated visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores, rate of conversion to arthroplasty, and patient satisfaction levels.

Inverted Papilloma of the Middle Ear and Mastoid Cavity: A Case Report, Literature Review,  And Surveillance Proposal
March 04, 2019 EDT
Inverted Papilloma of the Middle Ear and Mastoid Cavity: A Case Report, Literature Review, And Surveillance Proposal
Christopher M. MetzRobert T. StandringSeilesh C. BabuChristian E. Keller

Inverted papilloma is a rare condition of the middle ear. In this paper, the authors present a case report of a patient at a Midwestern health system with inverted papilloma.

December 19, 2017 EDT
Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Two Cases of Heterozygous S and Clayton Null Alleles
Eric M. RosenbaumElisabeth Chapaton-RivardColleen Overdorf

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a disorder that can lead to early onset lung and liver disease and is considered to be underdiagnosed.

August 24, 2017 EDT
Robot Assisted Repair of Acquired Abdominal Intercostal Hernias (AIH)
Daniel SmithMohan KulkarniShawn Obi

Abdominal intercostal hernia (AIH) is a rare clinical entity in which intra-abdominal visceral contents protrude through a defect between adjacent ribs.

Transient Hyperammonemia Seen in Post Seizure Activity: A Series of Six Case Reports
February 02, 2017 EDT
Transient Hyperammonemia Seen in Post Seizure Activity: A Series of Six Case Reports
Justin T. DaughtryKevin M. Boehm

Elevations in serum ammonia levels (i.e., hyperammonemia) have often been interpreted as signs of liver failure or errors in metabolism. The purpose of this series of case studies is...

Developmental Consequences of Restrictive Eating Disorders after Childhood Obesity: Two Case Reports
February 02, 2017 EDT
Developmental Consequences of Restrictive Eating Disorders after Childhood Obesity: Two Case Reports
Samantha Fugate KennedyKatherine Krive

Although childhood overweight has been associated with an increased risk for later development of eating disorders, there has been little research indicating whether previously overweight children and adolescents have...