A Case of Septic Azygos Vein Embolism Caused by Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.

A Septic embolism is a type of embolism infected with bacteria containing pus. These may become dangerous if dislodged from their original location. Embolisms of this type in the azygos vein are potentially fatal.

Various computed tomography findings of 2009 H1N1 influenza in 17 patients with relatively mild illness.

Purpose: We retrospectively analyzed the computed tomography (CT) findings of H1N1 virus infection in 17 patients with relatively mild illness.

Materials And Methods: From September 2009 to January 2010, a total of 17 patients with confirmed H1N1 infection were included in the study (mean age 30.7 years).

Sonographically guided excisional biopsy of small abdominal wall masses using vacuum-assisted biopsy device.

We report the case of a 37-year-old man who underwent excision of small benign abdominal wall masses using a vacuum-assisted biopsy device designed for breast biopsy (Mammotome). To our knowledge, this is the first application of such a device to remove a soft tissue mass other than a breast lesion.

Acute bilateral basal ganglia lesions in diabetic uraemia: diffusion-weighted MRI.

Methods: We studied four patients with diabetes mellitus and chronic renal failure who developed sudden choreic movement disorders. The clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, MR imaging findings, and clinical outcome in each patient were evaluated.

Results: All four patients had long-term diabetes mellitus and severe azotaemia.

Radiologic findings of peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor arising in the retroperitoneum.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to present the radiological findings of peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors that arise in the retroperitoneum.

Conclusion: Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) arising in the retroperitoneum tend to be large and aggressive. Although the imaging appearance of peripheral PNETs is nonspecific, these tumors should be considered in the differential diagnosis when one encounters a large retroperitoneal mass with aggressive features.

The effects of urokinase instillation therapy via percutaneous transthoracic catheter in loculated tuberculous pleural effusion: a randomized prospective study.

The purpose of this study was to propose that intrapleural urokinase (UK) instillation could reduce pleural thickening in the treatment of loculated tuberculous pleural effusion. Forty- three patients who were initially diagnosed as having loculated tuberculous pleural effusion were assigned at random to receive either the combined treatment of UK instillation including anti-tuberculosis agents (UK group, 21 patients) or strictly the unaccompanied anti-tuberculous agents (control group, 22 patients). The UK group received 100,000 IU of UK dissolved in 150 ml of normal saline daily, introduced into the pleural cavity via a pig-tail catheter.

Foreign body-induced actinomycosis mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma.

Actinomycosis is a slowly progressive infectious disease caused by an anaerobic and microaerophilic bacteria that colonizes the face, neck, lung, pleura and the ileocecal region. There have been a few cases of this disease which have involved in the lung but one very rare case has been reported. We report a case of foreign body-induced endobronchial actinomycosis mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma in a 69-year-old man.