Publications by authors named "Cristina Dragean"

To highlight the potential complications associated with AQUAfilling injections, emphasizing the importance of early detection and proper management.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Female urethral diverticulum is a rare condition that is often a diagnostic challenge; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is efficient to confirm the diagnosis (especially if endovaginal ultrasound is inconclusive), to assess the diverticulum prior to surgery, and to detect related complications including intra-diverticular neoplasm.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA syndrome) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by a steal phenomenon; it must be recognized, as a prompt treatment may prevent life-threatening complications such as myocardial infarction, mitral dysfunction, and malignant dysrhythmias in adults.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The acute appendicitis in a context of Malone appendicostomy complication is very rare but can occur and may be challenging to diagnose due to its unusual position.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The diagnosis of epiploic appendagitis in case of pain in the right iliac fossa in pregnant woman shouldn't be forgotten.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Unexplained persistent perineal pain poses a differential diagnosis, including pelvic nerve lesions. The rare occurrence of pelvic schwannoma is easily shown by a MRI as a T2-hyperintense enhancing mass.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

This case highlights the extrapulmonary lymphatic abnormalities that may be associated with pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Boerhaave syndrome is a very rare life-threatening surgical emergency, often misdiagnosed at the patient's admittance.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: This study assesses how the metastatic immune landscape is impacting the response to treatment and the outcome of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients.

Methods: Complete curative resection of metastases (n = 441) was performed for two patient cohorts (n = 153). Immune densities were quantified in the center and invasive margin of all metastases.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Objective: The right ventricle is often overlooked on chest and even cardiac MDCT studies. This article will review the normal anatomy of the right ventricle on MDCT and the signs of its functional alterations.

Conclusion: MDCT signs of right ventricular dysfunction should be known and checked in relevant cases, such as pulmonary embolism in particular, and in any disease that affects both the structure and function of the lungs in general.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF