Pneumothorax after Shoulder Arthroscopy: A Rare but Life-threatening Complication

Arthroscopy has become a major diagnostic tool and treatment option for shoulder pathology. However rare, respiratory complications such as a pneumothorax have been reported in patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy. Surgery - as well as anesthesiology-related factors and respiratory comorbidity have been hypothesized to intervene in the onset of respiratory complications.status: publishe

Severe Calcification in the Abdominal Pocket of an Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) in a Patient on Long-Term Hemodialysis

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Posterolateral approach in a neurofibromatosis type-I patient with severe dystrophic thoracic kyphoscoliosis: A case report, cadaver study, and literature review

Neurofibromatosis type-I (NF-I) is an autosomal-dominant hereditary disorder, in which spinal skeletal deformities are one of the manifestations and manifest as acquired abnormalities and present as short, sharp, and angular (usually thoracic) curves. The scoliosis can be severe requiring surgical intervention. The surgical procedure can be difficult because of scalloping of the vertebral bodies and dural ectasia. We state that in selected cases of severe thoracic dystrophic kyphoscoliosis in NF-I, the posterolateral approach is the only possible method to visualize the anterior thoracic spinal cord, perform anterior decompression, and to stabilize the thoracic deformity, because of the anterior dural ectasias and the kyphosis limiting an anterior procedure

What The neurosurgeon should know about hemangioblastoma, both sporadic and in Vonn Hippel-Lindau disease: A literature review

Hemangioblastomas are associated with Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHLD) in 10-40% of cases. Based upon a literature review we state the core features the neurosurgeon should be aware of.status: publishe