Intussusception in celiac disease: Is it a common feature in children?

Background And Aim: There are sporadic reports of occurrence of intussusception in celiac disease (CD) but no systematic study yet. We prospectively studied the prevalence and natural history of intussusception in newly diagnosed CD.

Methods: From January 2010 to October 2013, 150 children, diagnosed to have CD on the basis of positive serology and duodenal biopsy, were recruited in this study.

Percutaneous computed tomography-guided aspiration and biopsy of intrathoracic lesions: Results of 265 procedures.

Context: Percutaneous computed tomography (CT)-guided needle aspiration and biopsy technique have developed over time as a method for obtaining tissue specimen. Although this is a minimally invasive procedure, complications do occasionally occur.

Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic yield and complications of 265 percutaneous CT-guided aspiration and biopsy procedures performed on various intrathoracic lesions.

Ultrasound guided transrectal catheter drainage of pelvic collections.

The transrectal approach to draining deep-seated pelvic collections may be used to drain The transrectal approach to draining deep-seated pelvic collections may be used to drain intra-abdominal collections not reached by the transabdominal approach. We discuss 6 patients with such pelvic collections treated with transrectal drainage using catheter placement via Seldinger technique. Transrectal drainage helped achieve clinical and radiological resolution of pelvic collections in 6 and 5 of 6 cases, respectively.

Liver abscesses with venous extension - rare complication of a common problem.

Considering the high incidence of amoebic and pyogenic liver abscess in the developing world, occurrence of inferior vena cava thrombosis secondary to liver abscess is a rare but life threatening complication. We report 4 such complicated cases of liver abscess(s). The first case involved a large caudate lobe abscess extending across middle hepatic vein into suprahepatic inferior vena cava (IVC).