We report a case of colonic perforation in CT colonography, which was observed in a sigmoid colon segment contained within an inguinal hernia. At surgery, apart from the perforation, a normal large-bowel wall was found. Although rare, perforation may occur in patients with normal bowel wall, possibly resulting from a mechanical strain caused by gaseous overdistention. Radiologists performing the procedure must ...
Haemangiomas are common focal liver lesions, generally detected in the work-up of asymptomatic patients. From the pathological point of view, they can be classified as small (capillary) or large, with cavernous vascular spaces that may show thrombosis, calcifications and hyalinisation. The polymorphic imaging appearance of haemangiomas depends on their histological features and flow pattern. The widespread use ...
A 74-year-old woman, previously healthy, presented with right upper quadrant pain. She had no history of trauma, surgery, biopsy, or known hepatic disease. On physical examination she had mild tenderness in the right upper quadrant, without hepatosplenomegaly or palpable abdominal masses. Laboratory analyses including liver-associated enzymes were within normal limits.
A 45-year-old female patient presented with symptoms of obstructed defecation
A 65-year-old male patient presented to the emergency room with dyspnoea.
A 68 years old male patient presented with recurrent abdominal pain and with a palpable mass
A 60-year-old male presented to the emergency room with a postprandial abdominal pain, vomiting, anorexia and weight loss. An epigastric mass could be felt on examination, and the laboratory test values confirmed that he had anaemia.
A 12-year-old boy presented with chronic constipation and abdominal distension
A twenty two year-old male patient was admitted to the emergency department following a car accident resulting in blunt abdominal trauma.
A 41 years old male patient underwent a staging abdominal CT because of a pulmonary cancer.
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