a 28-year-old man presented with a chest radiograph strongly suggestive for cardiomegaly. although he did not consent any hemodynamic studies, cardiomegaly was ruled out on the basis of the clinical course. computed tomography showed the existence of a large mass in both sides of the heart and in both lower hemithoraces. the tumor was resected by anterior mediastinotomy; it was weighted 2100 g ...

Ectopic thoracic kidneys are rare anomalies, accounting for less than 5% of all renal ectopia. The anomaly is usually found incidentally on a chest radiograph, with no respiratory or systemic symptoms. It usually presents in the left posteroinferior thorax, associated with a congenital diaphragmatic defect or hernia and is more frequent in males than females. Associated anomalies of other organ...

Acute phlegmonous infection of the gastrointestinal tract is characterized by purulent inflammation of the submucosa and muscular layer with sparing of the mucosa. The authors report a rare case of acute diffuse phlegmonous esophagogastritis, which was well diagnosed based on the typical chest computed tomographic (CT) findings and was successfully treated. A 48-yr-old man presented with left c...

A 36-year-old man presented to our emergency department complaining of right-sided chest pain after a motor vehicle collision. Physical examination revealed bilateral breath sounds and a supine chest radiograph was unremarkable. A 10-5 MHz linear transducer (SonoSite MicroMaxx, Bothell, WA, USA) was used to obtain ultrasound images at the patient’s left anterior chest wall [Figure 1], right ant...

Case report A 25 year old Asian woman with a 11 year history of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (polyarthritis, rheumatoid factor positive) was referred from a peripheral hospital with poor disease control despite multiple disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDS). She was not a cigarette smoker and had been taking azathioprine 125 mg daily and prednisolone 5 mg daily for the past 10 months...

PURPOSE The aim of this systematic review was to assess the necessity routine chest radiographs after tube removal in ventilated and nonventilated trauma patients. METHODS A literature search conducted MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, CINAHL on May 15, 2020. Quality assessment performed using Methodological Index for Nonrandomized Studies criteria. Primary outcome measures were abnormalities postremov...

We have reviewed the results of 167 consecutive bronchograms carried out through the fibreoptic bronchoscope at the end of the bronchoscopic examination. Additional diagnostic information was obtained in 61 (37%) of the patients. Bronchiectasis was the most common finding and was particularly frequent in older patients with haemoptysis and a normal chest radiograph, in those with a chronic prod...