presumably takes place via the vena azygos through oesophageal and other intercostophrenic veins or short venae communicantes to the inferior vena cava. The krypton injected into the spleen as a bolus could be recovered from the radial artery as late as five minutes afterwards, indicating marked overdistension and retardation in the portal pool. A summary of the various haemodynamic shunts in p...

Schistosomiasis remains a major world health problem. The disease presents with protean manifestations in the endemic areas. Small bowel schistosomiasis leading to acute intestinal obstruction is an extremely rare clinical presentation. The disease may mimic peritoneal tuberculosis or carcinomatosis intra-operatively. Small bowel bilharziasis leading to obstruction has not been reported in the ...

Schistosomiasis (bilharziasis) is one of the most widespread parasitoses in the world (about 300 million affected people). The central nervous system may be involved. We were unable to find a published description of the computed tomographic (CT) appearance of intracerebral schistosomiasis. This article reports a case. CT disclosed a large infiltrating mass lesion that mimicked a glioblastoma. ...

BACKGROUND Both urinary bilharziasis and urothelial neoplasia are associated with increased production of tissue carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). PATIENTS AND METHODS Urine and serum CEA were determined in 43 patients with urinary bladder carcinoma including 22 post bilharzial and 21 nonbiharzial cases, in addition to 10 normal control cases. RESULTS A significant increase was detected in bo...