Search results for: Saulat Hasnain Fatimi

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Management of mediastinal parathyroid adenoma via minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery: Case report

Saulat Hasnain Fatimi, Hina Inam, Farida Karim Chagan, Usama Khalid Choudry

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports > 2017 > 40 > C > 120-123

The most common cause of chronic hypercalcemia is primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). However, owing to the diverse presentation of hypercalcemia, the diagnosis often goes unnoticed culminating as a continuum of recurrence of symptoms. Nephrolithiasis, decreased bone mineral density and peptic ulcer disease are the main clinical sequelae. Among the causes of PHPT 80% are caused by parathyroid adenomas...

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Imaging and Intervention of Paraneoplastic Effect of a Right Atrial Myxoma on Factor VII Activity Levels

Saulat Hasnain Fatimi, Ranish Deedar-Ali-Khawaja, Sarah K. Kiani

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery > 2011 > 91 > 1 > 278-281

We present the case of a 64-year-old Pakistani man with right atrial myxoma, recently diagnosed with acquired severe factor VII (FVII) deficiency. The patient presented with a history of chronic hiccups and weight loss. Initial evaluation revealed an isolated prolonged prothrombin time, severely reduced FVII activity level, and a giant right atrial myxoma protruding into the right ventricle on computed...

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Giant synovial cell sarcoma of the thorax in a 46-year-old man: a case report

Saulat Hasnain Fatimi, Taimur Saleem

Cases Journal > 2008 > 2 > 1 > 1-3

Background Although synovial cell sarcoma is a common tumor of the extremities, its occurrence in the thorax has been less frequently documented. Case presentation A 46-year-old Pakistani man presented with a 2 month history of progressively increasing cough and left lower chest pain. Initial evaluation was done using a chest x-ray; the patient was found to have a large mass involving the lower...