BACKGROUND Implant vagus nerve stimulation is an adjunctive treatment for intractable epilepsy when patients are not suitable for resective surgery.AIM To ident
BACKGROUND Conventional therapies for primary plasma cell leukemia(pPCL)are usually ineffective,with a short remission time with the use of multiple myeloma med
BACKGROUND Cases of obturator nerve impingement(ONI)caused by osteophytes resulting from bone hyperplasia on the sacroiliac articular surface have never been re
Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction(CIPO)is a type of intestinal dysfunction presenting as symptoms of intestinal obstruction but without actual mechanical ob
Although 80%of individuals infected with the severe acute respiratory syndromecoronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)recover without antiviral treatments,the other 20%progres
BACKGROUND Thymic epithelial carcinomas are rare and have a poor prognosis.Treatment of thymic epithelial carcinoma is multimodal and includes surgery,post-oper
BACKGROUND Chloracne is a rare skin condition that is caused by systemic exposure to halogenated aromatic compounds.The main characteristic of chloracne is blac
BACKGROUND Single umbilical artery(SUA)is the most common umbilical cord malformation in prenatal diagnosis.The presence of an SUA can cause blood circulation d
BACKGROUND Intracranial infection is a common clinical disease.Computed tomography(CT)and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)have certain sensitivity and have good
BACKGROUND Focal intrahepatic strictures(FIHS)refer to local strictures of the small and medium intrahepatic bile ducts.FIHS are easily misdiagnosed due to thei
BACKGROUND Internal rectal prolapse(IRP)is one of the most common causes of obstructive constipation.The incidence of IRP in women is approximately three times