Congenital defects / diseases
28 Jan 2026 : Case report 
Fractional CO₂ Laser (SCAR3 Scanner) for a Hypertrophic Retracting Cleft Lip Scar: A Case Report
Giuseppe Scarcella 
, Laura Pieri , Irene Fusco , Anna Sara Gervasi, Francesca Madeddu , Tiziano Zingoni
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950607
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950607
2,355 4,808 0
28 Jan 2026 : Case report
Fractional CO₂ Laser (SCAR3 Scanner) for a Hypertrophic Retracting Cleft Lip Scar: A Case Report
Giuseppe Scarcella , Laura Pieri , Irene Fusco , Anna Sara Gervasi, Francesca Madeddu , Tiziano Zingoni
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950607
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950607
2355 4808 0
28 Jan 2026 : Case report 
Multilevel Laminectomy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis With Low Back Pain in Achondroplasia: A Case Report
Stylianos Kapetanakis , Mikail Chatzivasiliadis , Christos Koukos , Paschalis Tsioulas, Christos Siopis, Nikolaos Gkantsinikoudis
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950290
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950290
2,676 4,305 0
28 Jan 2026 : Case report
Multilevel Laminectomy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis With Low Back Pain in Achondroplasia: A Case Report
Stylianos Kapetanakis , Mikail Chatzivasiliadis , Christos Koukos , Paschalis Tsioulas, Christos Siopis, Nikolaos Gkantsinikoudis
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950290
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950290
2676 4305 0
15 Jan 2026 : Case report 
Phenotypic Spectrum of Type 2-3 Gaucher Disease: A Case Study in the Balkan Genotype
Paskal Cullufi , Virtut Velmishi , Ermira Dervishi, Sonila Tomori , Gladiola Hoxha, Eda Jazexhiu-Postoli , Entela Basha , Aferdita Kumaraku Tako, Mirela Tabaku
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948999
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e948999
1,084 1,991 0
15 Jan 2026 : Case report
Phenotypic Spectrum of Type 2-3 Gaucher Disease: A Case Study in the Balkan Genotype
Paskal Cullufi , Virtut Velmishi , Ermira Dervishi, Sonila Tomori , Gladiola Hoxha, Eda Jazexhiu-Postoli , Entela Basha , Aferdita Kumaraku Tako, Mirela Tabaku
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948999
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e948999
1084 1991 0
13 Jan 2026 : Case report 
Gallbladder Agenesis in a Patient With Klinefelter Syndrome Presenting With Hematemesis and Right Upper-Quadrant Pain
Gurpreet Singh, Jack Petroski, Drake Marden, Andrew Knauer
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949945
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949945
1,026 1,511 0
13 Jan 2026 : Case report
Gallbladder Agenesis in a Patient With Klinefelter Syndrome Presenting With Hematemesis and Right Upper-Quadrant Pain
Gurpreet Singh, Jack Petroski, Drake Marden, Andrew Knauer
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949945
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949945
1026 1511 0
01 Jan 2026 : Case report 
Aplasia Cutis Congenita and Congenital Heart Disease: A Case Report, Highlighting the Limitation of Antenatal Screening
Lujain K. Halawani
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950665
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950665
1,647 96 0
01 Jan 2026 : Case report
Aplasia Cutis Congenita and Congenital Heart Disease: A Case Report, Highlighting the Limitation of Antenatal Screening
Lujain K. Halawani
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950665
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e950665
1647 96 0
31 Dec 2025 : Case report
Anesthetic Management of a 32-Year-Old Woman Undergoing Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery With Prior Fontan Repair for a Complex Congenital Heart Defect
Stefano Catarci , Bruno Antonio Zanfini, Gennaro Canistro , Giovanni Maria Maddaloni, Pietro Paolo Giuri, Gian Luigi Gonnella, Luciano Frassanito , Mariano Ciancia, Emanuele Capone, Paolo Lazzaro, Gaetano Draisci
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950027
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e950027
1,146 2,206 0
31 Dec 2025 : Case report
Anesthetic Management of a 32-Year-Old Woman Undergoing Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery With Prior Fontan Repair for a Complex Congenital Heart Defect
Stefano Catarci , Bruno Antonio Zanfini, Gennaro Canistro , Giovanni Maria Maddaloni, Pietro Paolo Giuri, Gian Luigi Gonnella, Luciano Frassanito , Mariano Ciancia, Emanuele Capone, Paolo Lazzaro, Gaetano Draisci
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950027
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e950027
1146 2206 0
24 Dec 2025 : Case report
Bronchial Arteriovenous Malformation Detection Prior to Catheter Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Flutter and Fibrillation: A Case Report
Alexandra Arvanitaki , Marios Georgios Bantidos , Theodora Zaglavara , Lydia Kalogeropoulou , Athanasios Samaras , Athina Nasoufidou , Efstratios Karagiannidis , Georgios Stavropoulos , Apostolos Tzikas , Nikolaos Fragakis
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949879
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949879
1,025 1,825 0
24 Dec 2025 : Case report
Bronchial Arteriovenous Malformation Detection Prior to Catheter Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Flutter and Fibrillation: A Case Report
Alexandra Arvanitaki , Marios Georgios Bantidos , Theodora Zaglavara , Lydia Kalogeropoulou , Athanasios Samaras , Athina Nasoufidou , Efstratios Karagiannidis , Georgios Stavropoulos , Apostolos Tzikas , Nikolaos Fragakis
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949879
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949879
1025 1825 0
01 Dec 2025 : Case report
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation with Anomalous Left Main Origin From Right Coronary Cusp: A Case Report
Raghad Mohammed Altayyar, Faisal Omar Al-Nasser, Mohamed Ajaz Ghani
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948995
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948995
953 1,862 0
01 Dec 2025 : Case report
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation with Anomalous Left Main Origin From Right Coronary Cusp: A Case Report
Raghad Mohammed Altayyar, Faisal Omar Al-Nasser, Mohamed Ajaz Ghani
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948995
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948995
953 1862 0
21 Nov 2025 : Case report 
Left-Sided Perforated Appendicitis in an Elderly Man with Intestinal Malrotation: A Case Report
Jose Samaniego-Burneo , Jordan Llerena-Velastegui , Alberto Gordillo-Calero, Brenda Santamaria-Penafiel, Natalia Lopez-Yepez
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949960
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949960
1,049 1,740 0
21 Nov 2025 : Case report
Left-Sided Perforated Appendicitis in an Elderly Man with Intestinal Malrotation: A Case Report
Jose Samaniego-Burneo , Jordan Llerena-Velastegui , Alberto Gordillo-Calero, Brenda Santamaria-Penafiel, Natalia Lopez-Yepez
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949960
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949960
1049 1740 0
16 Nov 2025 : Case report 
Hereditary Persistence of Alpha-Fetoprotein and Safe Application of Growth Hormone in Familial Short Stature: A Case Report
Song Guo, Jun Zhang, Qiuli Chen, Yongguo Yu , Huamei Ma
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948160
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948160
849 3,115 0
16 Nov 2025 : Case report
Hereditary Persistence of Alpha-Fetoprotein and Safe Application of Growth Hormone in Familial Short Stature: A Case Report
Song Guo, Jun Zhang, Qiuli Chen, Yongguo Yu , Huamei Ma
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948160
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948160
849 3115 0
13 Nov 2025 : Case report 
Use of Bonebridge Implant in a Child with Congenital Cholesteatoma: A Case Report
Katarzyna B. Cywka , Emilia A. Czaplicka , Piotr H. Skarżyński
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949341
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949341
999 1,810 0
13 Nov 2025 : Case report
Use of Bonebridge Implant in a Child with Congenital Cholesteatoma: A Case Report
Katarzyna B. Cywka , Emilia A. Czaplicka , Piotr H. Skarżyński
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949341
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949341
999 1810 0
11 Nov 2025 : Case report
Myocardial Ischemia Secondary to Anomalous Origin of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery: A Case Report and Literature Review
Osama A. Abdulrahman, Marah M. Alsulami, Shumukh B. Altuwairgi, Mohammad F. Babgi, Nabil A. Alrashidi, Ehab Kasem, Mohammed H. Miny, Elnazeer O. Ahmed
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950091
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e950091
1,072 2,095 0
11 Nov 2025 : Case report
Myocardial Ischemia Secondary to Anomalous Origin of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery: A Case Report and Literature Review
Osama A. Abdulrahman, Marah M. Alsulami, Shumukh B. Altuwairgi, Mohammad F. Babgi, Nabil A. Alrashidi, Ehab Kasem, Mohammed H. Miny, Elnazeer O. Ahmed
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950091
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e950091
1072 2095 0
09 Oct 2025 : Case report
Novel Variant of RARB Gene in Familial Isolated Ocular Coloboma: A Case Report
Grace Z. Armstrong, Kathleen K. Ho, Tyler J. Knight, Erin E. Conboy
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949311
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949311
516 1,877 0
09 Oct 2025 : Case report
Novel Variant of RARB Gene in Familial Isolated Ocular Coloboma: A Case Report
Grace Z. Armstrong, Kathleen K. Ho, Tyler J. Knight, Erin E. Conboy
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949311
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949311
516 1877 0
14 Sep 2025 : Case report
Right Hepatic Lobe Hypoplasia and Gangrenous Cholecystitis: Surgical Implications and Case Report
Mohamad Ayham Muqresh, Sandrella I. Zebian, Abdulkarim M. Alkadrou, Osama Al-Shoaib, Thamer Bin Traiki
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948437
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948437
713 1,661 0
14 Sep 2025 : Case report
Right Hepatic Lobe Hypoplasia and Gangrenous Cholecystitis: Surgical Implications and Case Report
Mohamad Ayham Muqresh, Sandrella I. Zebian, Abdulkarim M. Alkadrou, Osama Al-Shoaib, Thamer Bin Traiki
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948437
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948437
713 1661 0
05 Sep 2025 : Case report
Management of Unilateral Hearing Loss in a 14-Year-Old with Internal Auditory Canal Duplication Using a Bonebridge Bone Conduction Implant
Anna K. Piecuch , Katarzyna B. Cywka , Piotr H. Skarżyński , Henryk Skarżyński
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947791
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947791
606 2,317 0
05 Sep 2025 : Case report
Management of Unilateral Hearing Loss in a 14-Year-Old with Internal Auditory Canal Duplication Using a Bonebridge Bone Conduction Implant
Anna K. Piecuch , Katarzyna B. Cywka , Piotr H. Skarżyński , Henryk Skarżyński
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947791
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947791
606 2317 0
02 Sep 2025 : Case report
Ex-Utero Intrapartum Treatment for a Fetal Cervical Teratoma with Mediastinal Extension: A Case Report
Madison Crew , Caitlin R. Eason , Courtney Breckenfelder , James Jaggers, Sarah A. Gitomer , Regina M. Reynolds, Michael V. Zaretsky, S. Christopher Derderian
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949318
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949318
698 1,289 0
02 Sep 2025 : Case report
Ex-Utero Intrapartum Treatment for a Fetal Cervical Teratoma with Mediastinal Extension: A Case Report
Madison Crew , Caitlin R. Eason , Courtney Breckenfelder , James Jaggers, Sarah A. Gitomer , Regina M. Reynolds, Michael V. Zaretsky, S. Christopher Derderian
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949318
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949318
698 1289 0
31 Jul 2025 : Case report 
Evidence of Vertical Dengue Transmission: A Case of Fever in a 4-Day-Old Neonate
Bugis Mardina Lubis, Rycha Dwi Syafutri, Halisa Tiara Ariani Matondang, Dewi Sari
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948417
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948417
1,070 1,675 0
31 Jul 2025 : Case report
Evidence of Vertical Dengue Transmission: A Case of Fever in a 4-Day-Old Neonate
Bugis Mardina Lubis, Rycha Dwi Syafutri, Halisa Tiara Ariani Matondang, Dewi Sari
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948417
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948417
1070 1675 0
29 Jul 2025 : Case report
Modified Piggy-Back Technique for Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in a 67-Year-Old Woman with Situs Inversus Totalis: A Case Report
Wen-rui Wu, Li Pang, Fa-peng Zhang, Ming-bin Feng, Lei-bo Xu , Chao Liu
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948098
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948098
865 1,871 0
29 Jul 2025 : Case report
Modified Piggy-Back Technique for Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in a 67-Year-Old Woman with Situs Inversus Totalis: A Case Report
Wen-rui Wu, Li Pang, Fa-peng Zhang, Ming-bin Feng, Lei-bo Xu , Chao Liu
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948098
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948098
865 1871 0
13 Jul 2025 : Case report 
Adult Acute Appendicitis Complicated by Intestinal Malrotation: A Case Analysis
Daniel Krstic , Dimitrios Chatziisaak , Strahinja Konstantinović , Luca Benigno, Christopher Soll, Magdalena Biraima
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949194
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949194
1,107 2,589 0
13 Jul 2025 : Case report
Adult Acute Appendicitis Complicated by Intestinal Malrotation: A Case Analysis
Daniel Krstic , Dimitrios Chatziisaak , Strahinja Konstantinović , Luca Benigno, Christopher Soll, Magdalena Biraima
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949194
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949194
1107 2589 0
03 Jul 2025 : Case report 
Adult Presentation of Anorectal Malformation: A 19-Year-Old Woman with a Delayed Diagnosis of Recto-Vestibular Fistula
Brian Osiemo Bichanga , Francisca Syovata Munyalo, Caroline K. Mwende , Yvonne A. Olwang, Sarah Okebe , Joel Lessan, Peter M. Mwika
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948656
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948656
1,358 3,251 0
03 Jul 2025 : Case report
Adult Presentation of Anorectal Malformation: A 19-Year-Old Woman with a Delayed Diagnosis of Recto-Vestibular Fistula
Brian Osiemo Bichanga , Francisca Syovata Munyalo, Caroline K. Mwende , Yvonne A. Olwang, Sarah Okebe , Joel Lessan, Peter M. Mwika
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948656
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948656
1358 3251 0
30 Jun 2025 : Case report
Incidental Pelvic Ectopic Kidney Discovery During Pre-TAVR Imaging: Implications for Surgical Planning
Prem Patel, Irina Radu, Nikolaos Kakouros
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947068
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947068
1,040 1,974 0
30 Jun 2025 : Case report
Incidental Pelvic Ectopic Kidney Discovery During Pre-TAVR Imaging: Implications for Surgical Planning
Prem Patel, Irina Radu, Nikolaos Kakouros
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947068
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947068
1040 1974 0
28 Jun 2025 : Case report 
Paradoxical Embolism Through Patent Foramen Ovale: A Case Report of Thrombus in Transit
Shin Yee Lok , Siobhan Lockwood, Timothy K. Yang, Yi Chen
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946997
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946997
1,471 5,478 0
28 Jun 2025 : Case report
Paradoxical Embolism Through Patent Foramen Ovale: A Case Report of Thrombus in Transit
Shin Yee Lok , Siobhan Lockwood, Timothy K. Yang, Yi Chen
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946997
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946997
1471 5478 0
03 May 2025 : Case report
Psoas Quartus and Femoral Nerve Branching: A Case Report and Potential Clinical Implications
Joshua Wang , Chun Yeung, Eric Chang, Jason M. Bourke
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945927
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945927
1,059 3,292 0
03 May 2025 : Case report
Psoas Quartus and Femoral Nerve Branching: A Case Report and Potential Clinical Implications
Joshua Wang , Chun Yeung, Eric Chang, Jason M. Bourke
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945927
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e945927
1059 3292 0
30 Apr 2025 : Case report
Insights into Congenital Body Stalk Anomaly Coupled with Placenta Accreta Conditions: A Case Report
Fatima Zahra , Nathania Tjuwatja , Setyorini Irianti, Putri Nadhira Adinda Adriansyah
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946041
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946041
1,250 2,042 0
30 Apr 2025 : Case report
Insights into Congenital Body Stalk Anomaly Coupled with Placenta Accreta Conditions: A Case Report
Fatima Zahra , Nathania Tjuwatja , Setyorini Irianti, Putri Nadhira Adinda Adriansyah
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946041
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946041
1250 2042 0
16 Apr 2025 : Case report
Left Main Coronary Artery Fistula Presenting as Heart Failure: A Case Report
Teresa Bernardes, Shivangi Patel, Alexander Kong , Jonathan Ortiz, Yahaira Ortiz, Stephen Carlan
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947122
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947122
1,362 2,976 0
16 Apr 2025 : Case report
Left Main Coronary Artery Fistula Presenting as Heart Failure: A Case Report
Teresa Bernardes, Shivangi Patel, Alexander Kong , Jonathan Ortiz, Yahaira Ortiz, Stephen Carlan
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947122
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947122
1362 2976 0
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