In case of repeated episodes of abdominal discomfort and vagal symptoms, especially occurring after ingestion of a rich meal, the diagnosis of intermittent volvulus could be considered. The sudden arrival of large amounts of partially digested food in the intestine after spontaneous resolution might be associated with a dumping syndrome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn a case of patient with persistent hypercalcemia after parathyroidectomy, different imaging techniques and particularly 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT are important to localize the adenoma even in a very unusual location.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: 131-iodine (I) administration after surgery remains a standard practice in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). In 2014, the American Thyroid Association presented new guidelines for the staging and management of DTC, including no systematic I in patients at low-risk of recurrence and a reduced I activity in intermediate risk.The present study aims at evaluating the rate of response to treatment following this new therapeutic management compared to our previous treatment strategy in patients with DTC of different risks of recurrence.
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