Bilateral orbital cysts occurring in a Bantu infant

Orbital cysts are rare and, clinically, often present diagnostic problems.The following case with bilateral giant orbital cysts is presented because no similar case can be found in the literature

Choledochal cyst

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Revision series: X. The surgery of ano-rectal conditions including haemorrhoids

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Legal Aspects of Foreign Investment in and Acquisition of Canadian Real Estate

Note:Recent years have witnessed a growing concern among Canadians about the necessity and desirability of keeping Canadian land, resources and industry in Canadian hands for the enjoyment of and exploitation by Canadians. This thesis focuses on the investment in and the acquisition of Canada's prime resource - her land -by non-Canadians. This particular research has been undertaken because there has been no comprehensive study of this subject made to date. The main purpose of this paper is to examine the legislation which has been put into effect as a result of the concern mentioned above; it proceeds along the following lines. […]On a pu constater dans les dernières années un intérêt croissant des canadiens pour le problème de la nécessité et de la désirabilité de la préservation des terreé, ressources et industries canadiennes entre les mains des canadiens, afin qu'ils en profitent et les exploitent eux-mêmes. Cette thèse porte en particulier sur les investissements dans et l'acquisition de, notre ressource primaire - la terre - par les non-canadiens. Cette recherche a été entreprise parcequ'aucune étude détaillée de ce sujet n'a été faite jusqu'à présent. […

Feasibility of transapical aortic valve replacement through a left ventricular apical diverticulum.

ABSTRACT: Transapical aortic valve replacement is an established technique performed in high-risk patients with symptomatic aortic valve stenosis and vascular disease contraindicating trans-vascular and trans-aortic procedures. The presence of a left ventricular apical diverticulum is a rare event and the treatment depends on dimensions and estimated risk of embolisation, rupture, or onset of ventricular arrhythmias. The diagnosis is based on standard cardiac imaging and symptoms are very rare. In this case report we illustrate our experience with a 81 years old female patient suffering from symptomatic aortic valve stenosis, respiratory disease, chronic renal failure and severe peripheral vascular disease (logistic euroscore: 42%), who successfully underwent a transapical 23 mm balloon-expandable stent-valve implantation through an apical diverticulum of the left ventricle. Intra-luminal thrombi were absent and during the same procedure were able to treat the valve disease and to successfully exclude the apical diverticulum without complications and through a mini thoracotomy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that a transapical procedure is successfully performed through an apical diverticulum