Fibro-osseous lesions compose woven or immature bone formed by benign proliferation of spindle cells. Based on radiographic and histologic features, these lesions are grouped into many specifi c entities.[1] The overlapping histological and confusing nomenclature can be simplifi ed by their radiographic presentation. They are clearly defi ned by their pattern in plain radiograph or in computed ...

Spontaneous atraumatic mediastinal hematomas are rare. We present a case of a previously fit and well middle-aged lady who presented with acute breathlessness and an increasing neck swelling and spontaneous neck bruising. On plain chest radiograph, widening of the mediastinum was noted. The bruising was later confirmed to be secondary to mediastinal hematoma. This life-threatening diagnostic co...

diagnosis and prediction of recovery. Among the various modalities of imaging, spinal ultrasound appears to be very promising and hence is recommended as the first modality of imaging(4). However, it should be remembered that changes are known to occur in the lesion over time and a single ultrasound may not pick up all lesions. Hence, it is not surprising that ultrasound of the cervical spine w...

Aneurysms of the hepatic artery are rare. This patient presented to the emergency department with severe epigastric pain and subsequently became haemodynamically unstable. Plain abdominal radiograph showed a ring lesion in the right upper quadrant, ultrasound scan demonstrated a mass with arterial blood flow, and computed tomography revealed a left hepatic artery aneurysm. At surgery, the ruptu...

concentration of up to 28 mmol/I has been shown not to interfere with measurement of serum amylase with this technique (personal communication, Boehringer Mannheim). In view of his heavy alcohol intake, we considered that our patient may have chronic relapsing pancreatitis in which a normal serum amylase is seen more commonly. This is unlikely, however, as the patient was well between acute epi...

Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) surgery restores the articulation mobility and stability by implanting a prosthetic hip joint. The selection and positioning of the implant are critical in THA. Conventional planning seeks the optimal selection of implant characteristics by relying on a “static” approach which only exploits anatomical cues derived from a plain radiograph or a CT scan. Dynamic aspect...

A case of recurrent hemarthrosis of the knee after a mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA; Oxford UKA) is described. A 58-year-old man met with a road traffic accident 10 months after UKA. He developed anteromedial pain and hemarthrosis of the knee joint 1 month after the accident, which required multiple aspirations. Physical examination showed no instability. Plain radiograp...

Lead colic is a rare cause of abdominal pain. The diagnosis of lead poisoning is most often mentioned in at risk populations (children, psychotic). We report the case of a 2 year old child that was presented for acute abdomen. Abdominal plain radiograph showed multiple intra-colonic metallic particles and suggested lead poisoning diagnosis. Anamnesis found a notion of pica and consumption of pe...

signs. The chest was clear to auscultation, and heart sounds were normal without murmurs. The abdomen was plain and not tender, without masses or organomegalies. Results of urinalysis, complete blood count, serum electrolyte levels, hepatic-function and renal-function tests showed no abnormalities. A 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was then performed (Spacelabs 90207-30, with recordin...

BACKGROUND Cervical rib is an important cause of nontraumatic thoracic outlet neurovascular compression. This study was undertaken as there is no known documented report on its prevalence in the study environment. AIMS To evaluate the prevalence of cervical ribs and its variation with sex and age among patients presenting at radiological facilities for a chest radiograph. SETTINGS AND DESIG...