Imaging
- There may be zebras running with the horses
Common diseases are indeed common, but patients with less-common ones do fi nd their way into our practices.
- Air leakage in multiple compartments after endoscopy
An attempt to cannulate the common bile duct led to abdominal pain and distention and crepitus of the right chest wall.
- Nonatherosclerotic limb ischemia: Prompt evaluation and diagnosis
Symptoms of ischemia may be difficult to recognize in younger patients, thus delaying diagnosis.
- ‘Air-raising’: An air-fluid level in the right subphrenic region
Plain chest radiography showed dramatic elevation of the right hemidiaphragm with a large subphrenic air-fl uid level.
- Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome as a complication of molar pregnancy
An 18-year-old woman, 14 weeks pregnant, presented with bleeding, cramping, and a fundal height of 23 cm.
- Multiple linear subcutaneous nodules
A 34-year-old woman has an asymptomatic swelling on her foot that has been slowly growing for 15 years.
- When does chest CT require contrast enhancement?
It may be needed in cases of suspected cancer or thoracovascular disease.
- Phrenic nerve paralysis induced by brachial plexus block
The patient developed shortness of breath 1 day after undergoing arthroscopic repair of a rotator cuff.
- What is the best approach to a high systolic pulmonary artery pressure on echocardiography?
This is a common incidental finding. What to do depends on clinical presentation, comorbidities, and results of other tests.
- When does asymptomatic aortic stenosis warrant surgery? Assessment techniques
We review the guidelines for valve replacement and the traditional and novel variables to consider.