Mesenterite retrattile: presentazione di un caso

Gli Autori riportano un caso di mesenterite retrattile, processo infiammatorio cronico del meso evolvente verso la fibrosi. La mesenterite è una patologia istologicamente benigna che tuttora si associa, in una certa percentuale di casi, a neoplasie prevalentemente dell’apparato urogenitale. Le manifestazioni cliniche sono caratterizzate dalla comparsa di masse addominali e di crisi subocclusive intestinali che possono esitare in occlusioni franche. La diagnostica per immagini è aspecifica e spesso la diagnosi è possibile solo con la biopsia del meso. Il trattamento nei casi non complicati da occlusione è basato sull’uso di farmaci steroide

Unexplained Vascular Pulmonary Nodule

Incidental pulmonary nodules are commonly encountered in computed tomography (CT) imaging [...

Resolution of pulmonary artery thrombosis in patients with moderate COVID-19 disease

Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been widely described as the cause for a proinflammatory and hypercoagulable state. The inflammatory process involving the alveolar vascular endothelium in the respiratory system, is a determining factor for the onset of primary Pulmonary Artery Thrombosis (PAT) even in patients with heparin prophylactic treatment. Little is known about the efficacy of the anticoagulant therapy during the course of PAT caused by COVID-19. In this paper we describe the results obtained in patients with moderate COVID-19 disease, previously threated with prophylactic enoxaparin, who then received full Anticoagulant treatment after diagnosis of PAT. After three months Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography demonstrated a complete resolution of the vascular obstructive lesions in all patients, while all the coagulation tests were normal