BACKGROUND The observation of an intraluminal common carotid artery thrombus overlying a wall defect at ultrasonography or angiography is unusual. To our knowledge, there are no previous reports of a free-floating thrombus in the common carotid artery. CASE REPORT A 45-year-old woman who was previously healthy and on no medications presented with acute hemiparesis and aphasia. Following testi...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic splenectomy has become an important therapeutic option in the management of diverse hematologic disorders. However, the incidence of important complications, such as portal vein thrombosis, remains poorly understood. We set out to study the incidence of this complication over a 14-month period. METHODS All adult patients who underwent laparoscopic splenectomy between J...

Endoluminal ultrasonography (ELUS) is a noninvasive diagnostic technique used in urology to image tubular structures of the urinary tract. Through advancements in technology, modern ELUS is able to create three-dimensional images, which provide valuable clinical information for the diagnosis and treatment of urologic disorders. The efficiency and accuracy of this technology is confirmed through...

Abstract Background Venous thoracic outlet syndrome resulting in the upper limb deep venous thrombosis is known as Paget–Schroetter or effort thrombosis. A general treatment algorithm includes catheter-directed thrombolysis followed by surgical decompression. There are limited data regarding endovascular of rethrombosis presenting early after surgery. Case presentation Two cases successfully tr...

A review is made of the indications of ultrasonographic contrast enhancement as applied to conventional ultrasonography and endocopic ultrasonography (EUS) as opposed to the use of EUS-sonoelastography today.