Skin trophicity improvement by mechanotherapy for lipofilling-based breast reconstruction postradiation therapy.

Background: Post-mastectomy irradiation severely impairs skin trophicity resulting in poor prosthetic implant outcome. Autologous fat grafting improves skin quality allowing minimally invasive approach with prosthetic reconstruction. Here, we report our pilot experience of preoperative mechanotherapy to optimize lipofilling and subsequent prosthetic reconstruction outcome.

Added value of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for the detection of pancreatic fluid collection infection.

Objectives: To investigate the added value of diffusion-weighted (DW) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the detection of infection in pancreatic fluid collections (PFC).

Methods: Forty-patients with PFC requiring endoscopic-transmural drainage underwent conventional-MR and DW-MR imaging (b = 1000 s/mm) before endoscopy. MR images were divided into two sets (set1, conventional-MR; set2, conventional-MR, DW-MR and ADC maps) and randomized.

[Peri-operative treatments for rectal cancer].

Depending on its location or stage, rectal cancer may differ significantly. Before any treatment decision a careful work up is mandatory relying mainly on endoscopy and imaging (MRI). Surgery according to the TME principle is the cornerstone of treatment.

Osteolytic femoral lesion detected by sonography in a case of light chain deposition disease.

We describe a case of light chain deposition disease presenting as worsening of renal failure with a lytic femoral bone lesion discovered by sonography. Although sonography cannot be considered to be the test of choice in evaluating multiple myeloma, this technique may allow the detection and the biopsy of osteolytic bone lesions, particularly in accessible locations. Differential diagnosis is discussed.