Diagnosis of high bifurcation of the abdominal aorta with associated vascular variations : case report with multidedector computed tomography

BACKGROUND: Variations of the branches and bifurcation of the abdominal aorta and their relations with other abdominal structures and organs are important concerning abdominal and spinal surgery. CASE REPORT: In this report, authors present a high -positioned bifurcation of the abdominal aorta at the level of the L3 vertebral body and its associations with multiple variations of other abdominal arteries during contrast-enhanced multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) examination of the abdomen. CONCLUSIONS: We reported on a unique clinically and surgically significant case of variations of the abdominal aorta as related to the location and type of bifurcation. The awareness of the variations of the abdominal aorta is of great importance for surgeons in order to reduce complications during abdominal and spinal interventions, as well as for radiologists for precise interpretation of angiograms

A rare case of vesicourachal diverticulum with calculus in a 24-year-old man

BACKGROUND: During embryonal period, complete obliteration of the urachus at the umbilicus and incomplete closure at the bladder level are the cause of vesicourachal diverticulum. This abnormality is a rare finding that is usually discovered incidentally during radiological evaluation. Occasionally, stones have been detected within the diverticulum. CASE REPORT: We present a case of a vesicourachal diverticulum with calculus diagnosed by multidetector computed tomography and confirmed surgically and histopathologically in a 24-year-old man. CONCLUSIONS: During the radiological differential diagnosis of abnormalities of abdominal wall and urinary system, consideration of urachal abnormalities is important especially in symptomatic patients

Örgü Şişiyle Ev Kazası Sonucu İzole Safra Kesesi Perforasyonu

Penetran karın travması sonrası izole safra kesesi perforasyonu enderdir. Bu çalışmada, penetran travmaya bağlı izole safra kesesi perforasyonu ender bir durum olduğundan sunmayı amaçladık. Beş yaşında erkek çocuk evde oynarken karnına örgü şişi batması nedeniyle hastanemize getirildi. Gelişinde karın ağrısı ve kusması olan hasta letarjikti. Olgunun fizik muayenesinde karnında hassasiyet mevcuttu. Yapılan ultrasonografi ve bilgisayarlı tomografide, safra kesesi etrafında serbest sıvı varken, direkt grafide sebest hava saptanmadı. Olguya safra kesesi perforasyonu ön tanısıyla acil laparotomi yapıldı. Eksplorasyonda izole safra kesesi perforasyonu saptanarak kolesistektomi yapıldı

Dystrophic Intracranial Calcification Accompanying Varix of the Dural Sinus and Arteriovenous Malformation

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CT and MR imaging in a large series of patients with craniofacial fibrous dysplasia

BACKGROUND: In this retrospective review of patients with craniofacial fibrous dysplasia (FD), the clinical and radiological findings of CT and MR scan were analyzed. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study material included 32 patients, at 9 to 68 years of age that were directed for differential diagnostics of several disorders in the head. We recorded CT and MRI data related to the lesion number, location, sidedness, appearance, and sex of the cases with craniofacial FD. RESULTS: Of 32 patients involved in this study, 17 had monostotic and 15 had polyostotic involvement pattern. Bones most commonly involved by monostotic involvement in females were, in descending order, mandibular, maxillary, and sphenoid bones, while the sphenoid bone was involved the most in males. Leontiasis ossea was observed in 2 patients. Sclerotic and mixed lesion types were more common in both females and males. In T1- and T2-weighted MRI sequences, hypointensity was more common compared to hyperintensity or heterogeneous intensity. The type of enhancement of lesions was found similar after contrast medium administration. CONCLUSIONS: In the presence of craniofacial FD during CT or MRI imaging of the head, a detailed description of FD lesions may provide an important clinical benefit by increasing radiological experience during the diagnostics of this rare disorder