Common hepatic artery arising from the aorta – demonstration with multidetector CT angiography and its clinical importance

We present a case of a rare variation of the hepatic artery discovered during the routine examination of abdomen by computed tomography. This variation was showed by multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) in a 35-year-old man. There have been shown the common hepatic artery arising from the anterior surface of abdominal aorta, 4 mm inferior to the celiac trunk. We discussed clinical significances of this variation during radiological procedures and surgical operations

Role of Conventional and Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Spinal Treatment Protocol for Hydatid Disease

Objective: To demonstrate the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in determining the treatment protocol for hydatid disease of the spine

Unusual complications during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP): Electrical burn in the liver

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the gold-standard technique for the diagnosis of biliary obstruction. ERCP is also used for therapeutic purposes. During these procedures (diagnostic and therapeutic), complications such as pancreatitis, infection, hemorrhage, perforation and cardiopulmonary problems may arise. Some of these complications occur frequently, while others are extremely rare, as in the case presented here. In this case report, we present a woman who suffered an electrical burn in the liver during therapeutic ERCP. To our knowledge, this is the first case ever reported, which was caused by a monopolar cutter during ERCP and diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). (C) 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved