Background: Pseudoaneurysm patients usually present months later following arterial injury with progressive swelling and pain at the initial site of injury. Quick intervention is needed to prevent complications such as thromboembolism, infection, rupture, neuropraxia and compartment syndrome. Case Report: A rare pseudoaneurysm of radial artery is being reported which was initially missed. A duplex scan confirmed the diagnosis with the patient undergoing a surgical repair of the vessel. Conclusion: Pseudoaneurysm of the forearm arteries is uncommon and ultrasound plays an important role in distinguishing vascular pathologies from other masses.
Introduction: Foreign body ingestion is a common clinical emergency and reports abound in literature, however the ingestion of tooth brush and the extraction by a flexible gastroscopehas been rarely reported. Case report: We report a case of a 6 year old boy who inadvertently swallowed a tooth brush while his mother was brushing his teeth. It was successfully extracted using a flexible endoscope. There was mild transient sore throat as the only complication. Conclusion: Toothbrush ingestion in pediatrics is uncommon; prompt intervention with removal is strongly recommended to avoid complications.
Broncho-oesophageal fistula refers to an abnormal communication between a bronchus and the oesophagus. Broncho-oesophageal fistula is rare and can be either congenital or acquired. Congenital fistulas are usually diagnosed in the neonatal period as they present with respiratory distress and cyanosis during feeding. Whereas developmental anomaly is the commonest cause in infancy and childhood, the aetiology in adults is most frequently secondary to an oesophageal malignancy 1. Non-malignant causes of fistulae are rare. Diagnosis of a broncho-oesophageal fistula may sometimes be difficult because of an insidious and non-specific clinical course 2. A rare case of broncho-oesophageal fistula due to carcinoma of the oesophagus, which was discovered incidentally during a barium swallow study is presented. SUMMARY A 68-year-old man with dysphagia who was diagnosed to have carcinoma of the oesophagus, which was complicated by broncho-oesophageal fistula is presented. The role of radiology in the management of this condition is discussed.
Posterior urethral valve (PUV) is the most common cause of lower urinary tract obstruction in male neonates, with an incidence of one case per 8,000 to 25,000 live births1. The diagnosis is usually made prenatally or at birth, when male newborns are evaluated for prenatal hydronephrosis, or during early childhood, but rarely during adolescence or adulthood. Late presentation of PUV is rare and it has been estimated to account for 10% of cas-es2. Presentation in adulthood may occur due to the presence of a mild form of the disease devoid of the life threatening complications seen in children with the severe form3. A rare case of PUV which manifested in adulthood with lower urinary symptoms is presented to create awareness of the likelihood of the disease outside the paediatric age group.
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