World Neurosurg
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Review Case Reports
Pituitary Adenoma and Papillary Craniopharyngioma: A rare case of collision tumor and review of the literature.
Pituitary adenomas are the most common lesion of the sellar region. Very few cases in the literature have described their association with craniopharyngiomas in the same anatomic compartment, an entity defined as collision tumors of the sella. ⋯ To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of a collision tumor of the sella comprising a pituitary adenoma and a craniopharyngioma of the papillary type.
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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory disease that involves above all the spine and the pelvis. In the spine, the inflammatory processes cause the formation of syndesmophytes between the vertebral bodies and the ossification of ligaments, with bony overgrowth. In this setting, dysphagia is a rare but severe complication and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. ⋯ Among the 5 reports (including the present case) available in the current literature with a clear dysphagia recovery follow-up, the present case (the second one harboring gastrostomy) is associated with the slowest complete recovery published so far. This unusually late recovery suggests a possible role not only of the mechanical decompression of the esophagus but also of the degeneration/regeneration ratio of the myenteric plexus, along with local neurotransmitters sensitivity changes, to better understand the dysphagia recovery time course of this unique patient.
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Review Case Reports
Non-Union after Multiple Lumbar Fusion Surgeries in a Patient with Facioscuplohumeral Muscular Dystrophy: A Case Report.
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a rare condition affecting 1/20,000 persons and the third most common muscular dystrophy condition, with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance characterized by progressive muscular weakness primarily involving the face, shoulder girdle, and upper arm. The condition is associated with atrophic musculature of the trunk and core leading to difficulties with gait, posture, and function. FSHD leaves as many as 20% of patients wheelchair-bound and most commonly presents with low back, neck, and shoulder pain. ⋯ This case adds to our understanding of the surgical management of patients with FSHD and patients with atrophic core musculature as a whole.
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Orbital compartment syndrome (OCS) is a rare post operative complication of Neurosurgery. It presents typically acutely with loss of vision, loss of pupillary reaction, and limitation of extraocular movement. The etiology of OCS is most typically associated with increased pressure from a mass lesion in the orbit compromising the blood supply of orbital structures. Emergent bedside decompression of the orbit by lateral canthotomy is indicated to quickly treat OCS in an attempt to save visual acuity and extraocular function. ⋯ This case demonstrates that although very rare, OCS can occur without compression of the eye or an intra-orbital mass. Visual loss is a devastating complication. Constant vigilance to ensure adequate arterial and venous supply to the orbit, with great care to prevent external compression on the eye, hopefully, will continue to make this complication rare.