Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder: therapeutic contribution of subacromial bursography.

Objective: To demonstrate the therapeutic value of subacromial bursography (with a steroid injection) in adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder inadequately improved by arthrographic glenohumeral distension with steroid injection.

Method: Twenty cases of adhesive capsulitis documented by glenohumeral arthrography were studied prospectively. A steroid was injected during distension arthrography, which was followed by physical therapy.

CT-guided percutaneous treatment of inoperable pulmonary aspergillomas: a study of 40 cases.

Objective: To treat symptomatic pulmonary aspergilloma in patients who were not considered to be operable.

Material And Methods: Forty patients were treated by CT-guided percutaneous injection of amphotericin paste, the aim being to fill the cavity completely and create an anaerobic environment for the aspergillus. The aspergillomas had developed after bacillary infection and pulmonary fibrosis.

[A rare mediastinal-hilar pseudotumor: esophageal and azygos vein varices].

Mediastinal pseudotumors are present in less than 5% of patients with long-standing portal hypertension. These pseudotumors may be caused by para-esophageal collateral vessels or greatly dilated azygos or hemiazygos veins. Enhanced CT seems to be the best tool for the diagnosis and in evaluating the overall status of portosystemic collateral vessels.

[CT-guided percutaneous treatment of inoperable pulmonary aspergilloma. Apropos of 42 cases].

The authors report 42 cases of symptomatic pulmonary aspergilloma treated by intracavitary percutaneous injections of Amphotericine paste. These patients were not considered as operable. The aspergillomas complicated tuberculosis sequels and pulmonary fibrosis.

[Intramuscular hemangioma. Contribution of MRI].

The authors report one case of a relatively common benign tumor, hemangioma, although in an uncommon location, intra-muscular. The radiological exploration, principally MR imaging has a great interest to specify the diagnosis and the regional extension. Intramuscular hemangioma appears with a relatively low signal intensity on T1-weighted images, but demonstrates a clear delineation of the extent of the lesion on T2-weighted images, because of high contrast between hemangiomas and surrounding muscle.