Winking owl sign: Unilateral absent pedicle

Computed tomography in absent cervical pedicle.

A recent case of absence of a cervical pedicle in a traumatized patient is presented. An incorrect radiological interpretation of the patient's plain films resulted in inappropriate management. Further radiological investigation, including computed tomography, revealed the underlying abnormality, and prevented subsequent misadventure . A review of the literature on this interesting abnormality ...

Unilateral inverse moustache sign.

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION A 54-year-old lady was admitted with breathlessness since 2 months (NYHA class 3). She was previously diagnosed to have rheumatic heart disease (RHD), but was not on any medications. Her chest radiograph revealed evidence of main pulmonary artery dilatation and unilateral upper lobe venous prominence (cephalisation) on the right side ( fi gure 1A ). Echocardiogram showed part...

Unilateral Pedicle Fracture Accompanying Spondylolytic Spondylolisthesis

Unilateral pedicle stress fracture accompanying spondylolytic spondylolisthesis is rare even in the elderly. Most are associated with major trauma, previous spine surgery, or stress-related activity. Here, the authors describe an unique case of unilateral pedicle fracture associated with spondylolytic spondylolisthesis at the L5 level, which was successfully treated by posterior lumbar interbod...

Unilateral clear hairy tongue sign.

A 53-year-old woman with history of paroxysms pain in the maxillary and mandibular right regions, with trigger zones on the nose wing and right tongue, and ipsilateral clear hairy tongue sign (Figure 1A). Following microvascular decompression surgery targeting a trigeminal nerve emergence vascular loop1, there was complete relief of pain and disappearance of the sign (Figure 1B). Hairy tongue d...

Unilateral Sensation Loss of the NAC After Superomedial Pedicle Reduction Mammaplasty