BMJ Case Reports how to write a case report

Presenting information effectively Add illustrative diagrams – draw these using straightforward computer software and note in the figure legend that they are original diagrams that you have drawn. Clinical timelines should be summari z ed diagrammatically and make the patient’s clinical course much easier to follow. Clinical images are easier to interpret when they are annotated beside an accompanying diagram. Operative procedures are clarified when line diagrams are used to illustrate relevant anatomy, operative steps and potential pitfalls. If you use images that have been published elsewhere or have been downloaded from commercial image bases, we require proof of permission to publish and licensing agreements.

Example of clinical timelines drawn by the authors

Example of clinical and anatomical correlation

Example of mechanism of complications

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