Adrenal glands transabdominal ultrasonography - pictorial essay.

Adrenal gland ultrasonography is one of the corner stones of the abdominal ultrasonography examination for many medical specialties. The adrenal areas can be easily overlooked though adrenal gland pathology is diverse. We present the normal aspects and various transabdominal ultrasonography findings of the adrenal glands, both common and rare.

Ectopic intrathyroid parathyroid adenoma: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges due to multiple osteolytic lesions. Case report.

Intrathyroid parathyroid adenoma is a rare lesion. Its location is usually achieved by cervical ultrasound and scintigraphy. We present the case of a 48-years old woman admitted for malaise, weight loss, generalized bone pain, and important limitation of hip and scapular-humeral joints mobility.

Is epicardial adipose tissue, assessed by echocardiography, a reliable method for visceral adipose tissue prediction?

Introduction: Epicardial adipose tissue is an ectopic fat storage at the heart surface in direct contact with the coronary arteries. It is considered a metabolically active tissue, being a local source of pro-inflammatory factors that contribute to the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease. The AIM of our study was to establish correlations between echocardiographic assessment of epicardial adipose tissue and anthropometric and ultrasound measurements of the central and peripheral fat depots.

Metabolic syndrome and risk of subsequent colorectal cancer.

The metabolic syndrome and visceral obesity have an increasing prevalence and incidence in the general population. The actual prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is 24% in US population and between 24.6% and 30.