spleen is an unusual location for hydatid cyst. here we report a case of primary splenic hydatid cyst in a 41-yr-old iranian woman from yasuj, southwest of iran. the patient had been admitted to shahid beheshti hospital because of abdominal pain. abdominal sonography revealed a hypoechoic lesion of 150 x 130 mm in the spleen, suggestive of hydatid cyst. splenectomy was performed for the patient...

Purpose. To demonstrate capabilities and features in spleen pathology diagnostics based on clinical experience of Botkin City Hospital. Materials methods. The analysis 89 patients with abnormalities was performed the term from 01/2014 till 08/2020. All underwent computed tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast enhancing. cases verified surgically clinically. Results. Th...

Backgrounds: It remains unclear whether radiation-induced haemorrhage in the spleen causes iron accumulation, and subsequently, ferroptosis in splenic lymphocytes. In this study, we investigated the occurrence of ferroptosis in splenic lymphocytes of gamma-irradiated mice. Materials and Methods: Mice were subjected to gamma radiation from a 137Cs source. Iron, Ferroportin 1, and iron regulatory...

Abstract Introduction Evaluation of the use contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in patients with abdominal trauma. Methods Retrospective study grade III or higher trauma, according to American Association Surgical (AAST) severity scale. All underwent an initial CT scan, mode B before discharge and a second-generation one month after trauma (contrast dose=0.03 ml/kg). Results From January 2017 D...

CASE REPORT A 56-year-old woman saw her primary care provider for progressive left fl ank pain with bulging of the left side of the abdomen. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of the thoracic spine without contrast enhancement incidentally discovered the spleen to be enlarged and largely replaced with cystic lesions (Figure 1). Further discussions with the patient revealed that she had pr...

for investigation of a large abdominal cystic lesion. The patient was 4 months postpartum and suffered from long-standing abdominal pain and discomfort that started 2 years prior to the current hospital admission. She complained of early satiety and had lost 10 kg in the previous year. Prenatal follow-up had not revealed any pathological findings and the delivery was normal. However, abdominal ...

case presentation a 27-year-old male, without a remarkable medical history, who suffered from abdominal pain for 2 days after falling was admitted to the emergency department with hypovolemic shock. upon performing emergency laparotomy a ruptured splenic artery aneurysm was found. conclusions it is important to consider rupture of a splenic artery aneurysm in patients with abdominal pain and hy...

of > 1000 U/ml in pancreas cyst fluid is considered almost pathognomonic for a mucinous cystic neoplasm. A 32−year−old woman underwent abdominal computed tomography (CT) for evaluation of right upper quadrant pain, which revealed a 10−mm pancreatic tail cyst (l" Fig. 1a, b). The sharply demarcated cyst without septation did not communicate with the pancreatic duct. Follow−up CT, 4 months later,...