The so-called ‘Berlin Patient’ has been in the news again as he has now reached 5 years of being clear of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV). Timothy Ray Brown has been interviewed on vaious media outlets giving his remarkable story. http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/24/timothy-ray-brown-to-sanjay-gupta-hiv-completely-gone/ He was HIV positive but later developed acute myeloid leukaemia which hematopoietic stem-cell […]
Month: July 2012
Biliary disease: Utilisation of cholecystostomy and cystic duct as a route for percutaneous cutting balloon papillotomy and expulsion of common bile duct stones
Here the authors discuss the treatment of obstructing bile duct stones in a novel approach where the patient presents with an empyema of the gallbladder. Seema Biswas Editor-in-Chief Utilisation of cholecystostomy and cystic duct as a route for percutaneous cutting balloon papillotomy and expulsion of common bile duct stones […]
Clinical Anatomy: Irreversible airway obstruction due to innominate artery compression of the trachea
When is reversible obstructive airways disease not reversible? Here the authors describe how their investigations lead to an anatomical explanation. Seema Biswas Editor-in-Chief Irreversible airway obstruction due to innominate artery compression of the trachea […]
Clinical Anatomy: Pancreatico-psoas fistula – a rare complication of acute pancreatitis
Clinical Anatomy The purpose of an integrated modular medical curriculum is to place basic science in a clinical context where the relevance of a multitude of medical facts is made clear to students. The facts then become memorable. How often does this really happen, though, in individual student learning? In this series of case reports […]