Publications by authors named "Badr Bannan"

Wunderlich's syndrome is a rare, unfamiliar disease that can present with flank pain, flank mass, and hypovolemic shock without any history of trauma. In this article, we present a sudden, unprovoked kidney rupture managed by renal artery embolization. This report emphasizes the importance of early referral and prompt management, which can be lifesaving.

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Introduction The mesopancreas is described as a triangle formed by the superior mesenteric vein, celiac axis (CA), and superior mesenteric artery (SMA). It is the most likely site of residual cancer and local recurrence after surgical resection, making it the key site of the current radical resection of pancreatic head cancer. The surgical anatomy of the mesopancreas triangle has not been studied in detail.

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Portal venous aneurysms (PVAs) are a rare venous aneurysms. The mean diameter of a healthy portal vein varies considerably, with maximum diameter of 15 mm in healthy subjects and 19 mm in cirrhotic patients. The presentation varies; they could come with abdominal pain or more often as an incident imaging finding.

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Right ventricular (RV) pressure loading leads to RV and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction through RV hypertrophy, dilatation and fibrosis. Relief of RV pressure load improves RV function. However, the impact and mechanisms on biventricular reverse-remodelling and function are only partially characterized.

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The authors report a 27-year-old woman with a remote left femoral osteosarcoma and amputation above the left knee who presented with a large right ventricular mass. Initial evaluation with thoracic CT was inconclusive regarding thrombus versus tumor, but metastatic osteosarcoma was suggested by findings at transthoracic echocardiography, cardiac CT, and cardiac MRI. The patient underwent tumor debulking, and osteosarcoma was confirmed with pathologic examination.

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Neonatal ductus arteriosus aneurysm (DAA) is a rare abnormality that is typically diagnosed at fetal third trimester or early postnatal echocardiography. While echocardiography is usually adequate for diagnosis and clinical decision-making, cross-sectional imaging, including CT or cardiac MRI, may be necessary to clarify the diagnosis or delineate associated complications. Severe complications include thromboembolism, infection, compression of adjacent structures, airway erosion, and aneurysm rupture.

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Background: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) requires identification of the normal myocardial nulling time using inversion time (TI)-scout imaging sequence. Although TI-scout images are not primarily used for myocardial assessment, they provide information regarding different signal recovery patterns of normal and abnormal myocardium facilitating identification of LGE in instances where standard LGE images alone are not diagnostic. We aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of TI-scout as compared to that of standard LGE images.

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Neoaortic root dilation is a common phenomenon after the Norwood procedure, but the real incidence and its natural history are unclear. Regular surveillance in these patients after the operation is necessary. Herein, we present an 11-year-old boy born with tricuspid atresia, a discordant ventriculo-arterial connection and a hypoplastic aortic arch, who was palliated initially with a hybrid stage I procedure involving a reversed Blalock-Taussig shunt, followed by comprehensive stage II and then, an extra-cardiac fenestrated Fontan operation.

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