Table 4.

Quality assessment for case reports (the Joanna Briggs Institute appraisal checklist tool) [7]

Appraisal checklist	Study
	Rugani et al. 2015 [31]	Sverzut et al. 2012 [32]	Torres et al. 2009 [35]
Were patient's demographic characteristics clearly described?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Was the patient's history clearly described and presented as a timeline?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Was the current clinical condition of the patient on presentation clearly described?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Were diagnostic tests or assessment methods and the results clearly described?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Was the intervention(s) or treatment procedure(s) clearly described?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Was the post-intervention clinical condition clearly described?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Were adverse events (harms) or unanticipated events identified and described?	Not applicable	Yes	Not applicable
Does the case report provide takeaway lessons?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Overall appraisal: [Yes/No/Unclear/Not applicable]	Include	Include	Include