Fine needle aspiration biopsy of dense pulmonary lesions under computed tomography control.

Unlabelled: The AIM of this article was to present our experience in the field of invasive diagnosis of dense pulmonary lesions (both benign and malignant). We consider the advantages and shortcomings of this method and the complication frequency (pneumothorax, haemothorax).

Materials And Methods: 92 patients (39 women and 53 men, aged between 24-70 years) underwent fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) under computed tomography control (CTC).

Ultrasonographic projection of a pathologic site on the anterior abdominal wall. Our own experience.

Introduction: The success of any operation depends to a great extent on how well the optimal surgical approach is chosen. The purpose of the present study was to propose a method of sonographic projection of an abdominal pathologic site on the anterior abdominal wall which can facilitate the selection of an optimal surgical approach.

Material And Methods: The study included 26 patients aged 20 to 65 years operated on in the Clinic of Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery in the Medical University, Plovdiv between January 1996 and December 2001.

Thibierge--Weissenbach syndrome--a dynamic 17-year follow-up.

The case of a 55-year-old woman with Thieberge--Weissenbach syndrome is presented in this report. The disease was recognized as a separate diagnostic entity in 1985. This study is focused on the clinical features and the course of the syndrome.

An algorithm of diagnostic-therapeutic invasive sonography.

The present study describes an algorithm of diagnostic-therapeutic invasive sonography that was used in 276 patients. 276 manipulations using ultrasound guidance were performed on 371 objects. These include therapeutic punctures (evacuations and drug applications), percutaneous nephrostomies and dilatational minilaparatomy with drainage system.

Our experience in the imaging diagnostics of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

The present study focuses on the use of imaging methods for diagnosing aneurysms of the abdominal aorta. We performed ultrasound tomography, computed tomography and digital subtraction angiography in 42 patients (17 men, 45 women, aged 25 to 64 years) with clinically suspected aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. The results obtained are discussed determining the proper sequence in using these imaging methods in the overall diagnostic approach.