Clinical Case Reports for the Evidence-Based Era

Tuberculosis is a relatively common disease. Its incidence has decreased in recent years due to the the introduction of anti-tuberculosis therapy, increased standards of living and awareness among the population. Primary tuberculosis of the larynx is very rare, more often appearing as a secondary disease in the course of tuberculosis of the lungs. Primary TB accounts for less than 1% of all extrapulmonary forms of the disease. The main symptoms are hoarseness, a dry, irritating cough and a weakened voice.

Acute ischemia is a sudden drop in blood perfusion in a limb causing a potential threat to the viability of the limb. The 30-day amputation rate due to acute ischemia is 10% to 30%, with a mortality rate of 15-20%. For several years, in addition to surgical methods, we have had the option of endovascular treatment of of acute ischemia. The methods used: targeted pharmacological thrombolysis, percutaneous aspiration thrombectomy, percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy and various combinations of these procedures.

Multi-organ injuries are the third most common cause of death in Poland, and are also the leading cause of death in people under the age of 40. Among surviving patients, up to 40% of the cases of multi-organ injury multi-organ injury is the cause of permanent disability.

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a malformation involving the displacement of viscera into the thoracic region through a pathological opening in the diaphragm, resulting from its abnormal development.