SUMMARYParaganglioma are tumours arising from neural crest cells of the sympathetic and parasympathetic paraganglia. Functional paraganglioma presents with symptoms of catecholamine excess that includes hypertension, flushing, diaphoresis, etc. Non-functional paraganglioma are usually found incidentally during imaging studies. Early diagnoses of functional paraganglioma are important because their removal is often curative. We present the case of a young man who presented with hypertensive crisis and severe headache, who was later found to have functional paraganglioma.
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Mirizzi syndrome is an unusual complication of chronic cholelithiasis due to impacted gallstone in the cystic duct or neck of the gallbladder causing Common Bile Duct (CBD) obstruction. Here, we report a case of middle aged female presenting with acute abdominal pain and jaundice. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP) revealed a large gallstone in the cystic duct compressing the common bile duct suggestive of Mirizzi syndrome which was managed surgically.
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