Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the technical feasibility, complication rate, and efficacy percutaneously delivered plastic biliary stent, compared with that internal–external drainage catheter. Methods Patients unresectable malignant obstruction were included who underwent percutaneous transhepatic double pigtail stenting (DPT-PS) or catheter in 15 months' duration. Resu...

Splenic artery aneurysms are unusual clinical conditions that may be ruptured resulting into adverse health outcomes. Pregnancy, portal hypertension and atherosclerosis are conditions that predispose to the formation of splenic artery aneurysms. A rare case of a previously healthy man referred to our department by his general practitioner complaining of acute abdominal pain is presented. During...

Purpose. Epithelioid leiomyoblastomas comprise the majority of gastric sarcomas and are uncommon in other parts of the gastrointestinal tract. Diagnosis of this lesion by fine-needle aspiration cytology has been occasionally described in the literature. Two additional cases are herein reported.Subjects . A 66-year old male with an omental mass and a 47-year old male with a perihepatic tumor.Res...

Nineteen cases of proven hepatic alveolar echinococcosis were examined by magnetic resonance (MR) and the results were compared with CT. Fibrous and parasitic tissue showed low signal both on T1- and, generally, on T2-weighted images. In a few cases a high signal on T2-weighted images may be observed, due either to central necrotic zones or to small peripheral cysts. Central necrosis was more e...

INTRODUCTION We report the case of a patient with antepartum HELLP syndrome and simultaneous rupture of the right liver lobe. An emergency caesarean section was performed and the liver rupture was managed surgically via perihepatic packing. The mother and her child recovered well and were discharged 19 days after admission. CASE REPORT We describe a case report and review the literature. Base...

Intrahepatic bleeding secondary to rupture of hepatic microaneurysms is an uncommon clinical entity more frequently associated with polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) or rarely with other vasculitis or autoimmune disease. Hepatic vasculitis is reported in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and an association between hepatitis C and PAN is described. The current report presents the case of a midd...

Splenosis is an infrequent acquired condition in which nodules of splenic tissue are transplanted in the peritoneal cavity due to splenic trauma or splenectomy (1). These patients have usually multiple splenic implants in the abdomen ranging from several millimeters up to 7 cm in size (1). The vast majority of such patients are asymptomatic and the lesions are discovered as incidental finding a...

Cholecystectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in the United States. A common complication is dropped gallstones, and the diversity of their presentation poses a substantial diagnostic challenge. We report the case of a 58-year-old man presenting with chronic right upper quadrant hours status post cholecystectomy. Imaging demonstrated retained gallstones in the perihe...