A 57-year-old male with a history of diabetes mellitus, hepatitis C, and intravenous drug abuse presented to the emergency department complaining of abdominal pain of three months duration that had worsened in the week prior to presentation. Review of systems was significant for back pain, nausea, and fever. The patient’s physical examination demonstrated a diffusely tender abdomen in addition ...

Double J (DJ) stents provide efficient upper urinary system drainage in patients with ureteral obstruction [1]. Long-term indwelling DJ stents may be complicated by encrustation and stone formation. Patients should have their DJ stents replaced every three months [2]. Plain abdominal radiography and computed tomography are the imaging methods of choice in these patients for making a diagnosis a...

An undifferentiated abdominal sarcoma was removed surgically from a koi carp. The diagnostic procedures, including radiography and computed tomography, and the procedures for general anaesthesia and the surgical approach for a celiotomy in a fish are described. The gross and microscopic appearance of the tumour is described and illustrated.

Key words: xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis, renal showed that 90% of the erythrocytes were distorted, without any additional abnormality. transplantation, xanthoma cells Abdominal radiography did not show any calcifica-tions. Ultrasound examination discovered an enlarged left native kidney with a dilated collecting system,

On admission to the hospital, his white blood cell count was 11,200 cells/mL (normal range: 4,000-10,000). Other laboratory tests evaluating hemoglobin, arterial blood gas, and levels of sodium, potassium, blood urea nitrogen, and creatinine were within normal limits. Abdominal radiography revealed numerous opaque shadows (arrows) in the stomach and intestine (Figure 1). What is your diagnosis?...

Case description- a goat-kid with anorexia, weakness, depression, reluctant to move, poor condition, and generalized unthriftiness was admitted to the Veterinary Clinic of Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. Clinical Findings- body temperature, heart and respiratory rates, hematologic indices including PCV, total and differential WBC and total RBC count were normal. In clinical examination, a...

Intestinal obstruction caused by an enterolith formed in a small bowel divertic-ulum is rare. In most cases the enterolith arises from a jejunal diverticulum in an elderly patient. When enterolith obstruction is diagnosed, the entire small bowel and gallbladder should be examined to determine the source. We present three cases and discuss the management options. CASE 1. A 37-year-old female pre...

A 51-year-old man presented with backache of 10 months and gait disturbance. Serum alkaline phosphatase was elevated to 2,166 IU/L. Abdominal radiography showed diffuse sclerosis of the vertebral bodies (Picture 1A). 99 mTc HMDP bone scintigraphy revealed diffusely increased bone uptake without renal excretion (" super bone scan ") (Picture 1B).

Common clinical findings associated with acute intestinal rupture include depression, sweating, reluctance to walk, tachycardia, fever, hemoconcentration with normoproteinemia, leukopenia, abnormal mucous membranes, elevated peritoneal fluid protein concentration, and abnormal peritoneal fluid color. Abdominal radiography and ultrasound can be useful diagnostic aids for identification of pneumo...