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Frostbite is a cold injury that predominantly affects homeless or intoxicated people, adventurers, and soldiers. It can lead to both superficial tissue damage and tissue necrosis to amputation; thereby leading to significant patient morbidity and disability. The most affected parts of the body for cold injuries are toes, fingers, and exposed facial parts. Of note, these injuries are relatively frequent in the colder climate part of the world, but they can also occur in regions with a warmer climate, during the winter months. We present a vignette case of a 40-year-old male admitted to the department of surgery with severe frostbite lesions on both hands and feet. The aforementioned injury occurred a few months ago, during the winter. During the first hospitalization, immediately after the injury, the patient was initially admitted and treated with conservative therapy with a multidisciplinary approach, to which he did not respond well. To this end, amputation was indicated, which the patient refused. At that time, the patient stopped the treatment and left the hospital. Five months after the injury, he agreed to the amputation treatment. Mummification of fingers of both hands and whole feet was present at the time of the last hospitalization. Amputation was performed with full patient recovery. Better knowledge of frostbite might help in better treatment of the cases.Background Endoscopic sinus surgery is accepted as an effective surgical approach in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis. Different clinical pictures can be observed in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). Unfortunately, the eradication of the disease is impossible in all cases even if it is performed by experienced surgeons. In a significant number of patients, the polyps may regenerate and symptoms may reappear more or less in different durations. Due to the complex pathophysiology of the disease, revision sinus surgery is accepted as a multifactorial problem. We investigated the possible host and surgical factors which are related to increased frequency and earlier revision surgeries in CRSwNP. Methodology Patients operated on two or more times between 2010 and 2020 were retrospectively identified. A total of 49 patients with CRSwNP (38 male, 11 female) were statistically analyzed. The effects of host and surgical factors on the frequency and duration of revision surgery in CRSwNP were assessed. Results Samter's syndrome was noted to be a significant host factor affecting recurrence and revision surgeries. In addition, we observed significantly more frequent scarring and adhesions in patients with a higher number of operations. Conclusions Patients with Samter's syndrome should be informed of possible revision surgeries. The soft and mucosa-preserving technique is important for less scarring and good postoperative results.Venlafaxine is a second line anti-depressant and the most commonly used in the treatment of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor nonresponders in major depression; due to its effects on the noradrenergic and serotonergic systems as a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, there has been considerable apprehension regarding its use in patients with cardiovascular diseases, particularly post-myocardial infarction depression, some of the feared adverse effects include QT prolongation, arrhythmias including torsades de pointes and sudden cardiac death. We tried to resolve the facts regarding the risks associated with venlafaxine use in cardiac patients. We have reviewed all the relevant information up to May 2022 regarding the risks of venlafaxine use in cardiovascular disease, particularly with a focus on post-myocardial infarction depression, and gathered around 350 articles in our research and narrowed it down to 49 articles. The database used was PubMed and the keywords used were venlafaxine, arrhyith certain genotypes.Although chronic diarrhea is frequent, some of its causes are rare, namely, neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Due to their rarity and non-specific symptoms, such as diarrhea, they are often underdiagnosed. An 80-year-old woman presented to the emergency department due to emesis and watery diarrhea. Blood tests showed acute kidney injury, hypokalemia, and metabolic acidosis. An abdominal computed tomography revealed a 51 mm pancreatic lesion. An endoscopic ultrasound-guided biopsy raised the hypothesis of a NET. The patient refused surgery and was lost to follow-up. At the eighth hospitalization, 11 months later, the suspicion of a vasoactive intestinal peptide tumor (VIPoma) was raised and confirmed by assessing the vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) levels (>100 pmol/L). Octreotide was started with the resolution of the symptoms. 68Ga-DOTANOC positron emission tomography/computed tomography excluded metastatic disease. After six months of octreotide therapy, the tumor shrunk 13 mm in maximum diameter. At the last follow-up, one year later, she remained asymptomatic. The delayed diagnosis of VIPoma led to multiple life-threatening episodes. This case highlights the importance of considering all potential differential diagnoses of common symptoms such as diarrhea. Although VIPomas are rare, clinicians should be aware of this entity and suspect this diagnosis in patients with chronic diarrhea with a poor response to standard antidiarrheal agents. Somatostatin analogs should be promptly prescribed for symptom control and tumor progression prevention in patients who refuse surgery or have unresectable tumors. Tumor shrinkage might also be observed in these cases.Essential tremor is a neurological disorder categorized by the rhythmic shaking of the upper limbs, lower limbs, neck, or head. The etiology of essential tremor is believed to be genetic variations, environmental factors, lifestyle, etc. Poor lifestyle and diet are important factors contributing to the onset of various disorders. Environment and lifestyle play a significant part in the dietary habits of an individual. Some diet components may probably be associated with the etiopathogenesis or progression of the essential tremor. Dietary habits may be a key influence on the commencement of tremors in healthy individuals. Typically, the diet of essential tremor patients is not supervised. It may also intensify the tremors in essential tremor patients. Association of the diet with the essential tremor can shed light on the root of tremor aggravating aspect and aid in diet modification in essential tremor patients. The aim of the review is to establish a relation between the diet with etiopathogenesis and the progression of essential tremor. click here The review includes studies providing information about essential tremor and correlating essential tremor with diet, lifestyle, environment, and genetic factors. Studies that did not provide a link to the association of essential tremor were excluded. The interpretation of the research indicated that genetic variations might be triggered due to enzymatic changes triggered by dietary patterns. Dietary components showed ambiguous, weak, strong, or no association. Essential tremor may be influenced by diet. Further research must be carried out on essential tremor patients in the nutritional domain. Physicians may monitor the diet of the essential tremor patients and record the progress of the disorder on its basis to manage the patients with essential tremor and provide better services.We all know that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can affect academic performance. Many children with autism face different challenges at school. However, less attention is paid to the siblings of autistic children, who are at a high risk of ASD or the broad autism phenotype (BAP). Recent data also shows that many siblings of ASD children suffer from neurodevelopmental disorders, mental health problems as well as poor academic performance. This review will look at the possible etiologies of the poor school performance of autistic children's siblings, with an emphasis on the challenges they face. We will also highlight the clinical implications of these findings, and the possible solutions that can help this vulnerable group.The differential diagnosis of abdominal pain ranges from benign to life-threatening conditions. This case report describes the importance of the differential diagnosis and a faster and more accurate diagnosis. A 75-year-old male presented to the emergency room (ER) with diffuse abdominal pain, associated nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and a fever of 38.5ºC since the previous day. Medical history included hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity. Clinical examination showed hypotension and a distended abdomen with diffuse tenderness in all quadrants. Blood tests revealed a hemoglobin of 11.3 g/dL, and an arterial blood gas test revealed metabolic acidosis and lactate of 8 mmol/L. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis revealed a large aneurysm in the infrarenal aorta with an extension of about 17x8x8 cm and an exuberant mural thrombus. The patient underwent endovascular treatment of the aneurysm; however, he died during surgery.With the continued specialization of medicine, we as physicians often fall into the trap of placing pathologies into silos, focusing on what we are most practiced in caring for. When managing acute patients, it is important that we consider complications that can arise across systems and specialties which could place our patients at increased risk for morbidity and mortality. Tubo-ovarian abscesses (TOAs) are complex infections often arising in the setting of pelvic inflammatory disease. The resultant reactive inflammation is frequently the culprit of potentially fatal sequelae. This article looks to highlight a case of TOA that resulted in inflammation and obstruction of the adjacent large bowel which subsequently led to large bowel obstructions (LBOs) and perforation. Although LBO management is well described in the literature, perforation secondary to inflammatory compression from a TOA is rarely documented. We present the case of a middle-aged female with significant comorbid conditions and recent prolongport aims to urge physicians caring for patients with TOA to maintain a high level of suspicion and consider how the benefits of aggressive management may outweigh those of conservative options.Introduction Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is widely used for the treatment of movement disorders. Precise placement of electrodes is critical for treatment success. The aim of this study was to analyze the accuracy of the intraoperative computer tomography (CT) images compared to that of a traditional fixed CT for patients undergoing DBS procedures. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the charts from 30 patients who underwent DBS. In group 1, 10 patients underwent electrode implantation surgery using a fixed CT scanner for pre- and post-operative (OP) images. In group 2, 20 patients underwent surgery using an intraoperative CT scanner for pre- and post-operative images, as well as a fixed CT scanner for post-operative images. We compared the average pre-operative localizer box registration error acquired in these two groups. We also analyzed, in group 2, the final electrode position given on each post-operative CT images. We compared the average Euclidean distances between each set of cartesian coordinates to assess target accuracy between both scanning methodologies.