Medical Must-See: Doctors unpeel bowel obstruction case
US surgeons have issued unusual — yet sage — advice to chew one’s unpeeled kumquats carefully before swallowing, after an elderly man who ate the…
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Medical Must-See: Toddler’s postaxial polydactyly of the bilateral hand
Surgery to treat postaxial polydactyly is typically performed at around 12 months, but a lack of bony involvement meant this toddler underwent the procedure aged…
Medical Must-See: How a simple elbow dislocation led to fasciotomy six hours later
A Japanese woman escaped serious complications, including myonecrosis, following a simple elbow dislocation that morphed into acute compartment syndrome, doctors report. The case also highlights…
Medical Must-See: Mother’s mishap leads to 10-fold diazoxide overdose in newborn
A preterm baby fresh out of hospital was rushed back the next day for a diazoxide overdose after his mother accidentally administered 10 times the…
Medical Must-See: Giant fungating tumour beggars be-leaf
In a rare case perhaps more fitting for a horror movie, a middle-aged woman’s giant breast tumour broke through her skin and grew to epic…
Medical Must-See: Doctors land on rare Eagle syndrome diagnosis
A middle-aged woman’s decade-long battle with chronic facial and neck pain was eventually put down to a rare and elusive condition known as Eagle syndrome,…
Medical Must-See: Doctors rescue boy’s tongue from electric nail clipper
Tongue lacerations from falls or sports injuries are common in children, but one boy was unlucky enough to have his tongue cut open after getting…
Medical Must-See: Shot through the arm, lodged in the brain
Emergency doctors have described an unusual case of a missing bullet from a shoulder wound that was eventually found in the patient’s brain three days…
Medical Must-See: Swallowed blister packs to blame for unexplained abdominal pain
Accidental ingestion of medication blister packs could provide a rare explanation for abdominal pain without a clear cause, especially if cognition is impaired, say Swiss…
Medical Must-See: The pointy end of a coronation BBQ
A barbecue to celebrate King Charles III’s coronation took a sharp and unexpected turn for one unlucky man in a unique case of penetrating foreign…
