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Volume 2 | Year 2024

From the Chief Editor’s Desk

By Khalid Masud Gondal

Posterior Mediastinal Mullerian Cyst (Hattori Cyst) in a Perimenopausal Woman: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

By Suha K. Kaaki, Sundus W. Hajjar, Fares S. Aldokhayel, Waseem M. Hajjar

ABSTRACT Several types of congenital cysts can be found in the mediastinum accounting for 12-30% of all mediastinal masses. Hattori was the first to describe a Mullerian cyst in the mediastinum in 2005. Mullerian cyst is a rare type of congenital cyst that can rarely arise in this location. Till now...

Breaking the Pain Cycle Successfully in a Woman with Chronic Pelvic Pain due to Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment

By Ali Sarfraz Siddiqui, Bal Chand Kukreja, Urooj Kashif

ABSTRACT Chronic pelvic pain in women has multiple aetiologies. An interdisciplinary approach is needed for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. We present a case of the successful pain management of a 30-year female with anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) bilaterally below ...

Sedation Considerations in Leigh Syndrome

By Ali Alabbas, Sami Elsamani, Mohammad Al Sumaili, Mohammad Saeed

ABSTRACT  Leigh syndrome (LS) is a rare progressive neurodegenerative, mitochondrial disorder of childhood. The clinical presentation of LS is highly variable. However, in most cases, it presents as progressive neurological deterioration with motor, intellectual, and developmental regression an...

Chronic Kidney Disease in Parathyroid Adenoma and Post-Parathyroidectomy Hungry Bone Syndrome: A Case Report

By Muhammad Sharjeel, Raza Gulzar Ghouri, Hamza Naeem, Ali Raza Naqvi, Hasham Ahmad

ABSTRACT Hungry bone syndrome (HBS) is a clinical entity following parathyroidectomy among cases of primary parathyroid adenoma or secondary hyperparathyroidism. HBS is marked by persistent symptomatic hypocalcaemia in the postoperative period. The present report illustrates a case of a 35-year fema...

Two-Year Radiographic Evolution of an Archetypal Variant of Peripheral Osteoma on the Mandibular Angle

By Naithakkod Sajna, Leela Srikantan Nair Sreela, Siva Prasad Twinkle, Philips Mathew, Admaja K. Nair

ABSTRACT Osteomas are benign bone tumours characterised by the abnormal proliferation of compact or cancellous bone at the endosteum or periosteum and rarely in extraskeletal soft tissues. They are infrequently found in the jaw bones. The most prevalent variant in jaw bones is peripheral osteoma, wh...

Horseshoe Abscess of the Hand Due to Instrumentation Infection: A Case Report with Superb Microvascular Imaging and MRI Findings

By Elif Cigdem karatayli, Esin Kurtulus Ozturk, Saffet Ozturk

ABSTRACT Horseshoe abscess, aggressive pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis (PFT), is characterised by the spread of suppurative infection from the flexor tendon sheaths to the radial-ulnar bursa and can potentially cause limb-threatening complications.  A horseshoe abscess is a rare and serious varia...

Ovarian Hydatid Cyst: A Rare Presentation with Recurrent Miscarriage

By Ruqia Fida, Shakeela Wahab, Asiya Naz, Mustaqeem Shah

ABSTRACT Recurrent miscarriage is a frequent presentation among females of reproductive age. Ovarian hydatid cyst is a rare entity. We present a case of an ovarian hydatid cyst presenting with a history of recurrent miscarriage. Transvaginal ultrasound showed a well-defined, oval, complex solitary c...

Locally Advanced Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma of Prostate: A Case Report

By Hiba Siddiqui, Tuba Laiq

ABSTRACT Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (ERMS) of the prostate is an infrequent and aggressive malignant tumour originating from primitive muscle cells, specifically rhabdomyoblasts, within the prostate gland. This is the case report of a 25-year male, who was diagnosed with ERMS of the prostate. He pre...