Renal-adrenal fusion: instance of an adrenal adenoma mimicking a solid renal mass at CT--case report.

The authors report an unusual case of unilateral renal-adrenal fusion with a concurrent adrenal adenoma. At computed tomography, this abnormality appeared as a solid enhancing lesion in the upper pole of the kidney, mimicking a renal mass. The ambiguous characteristics of this lesion at cross-sectional imaging, along with alternative diagnostic possibilities, are discussed.

Breast reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap: 3.0-T gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging for preoperative localization of abdominal wall perforators.

Purpose: To prospectively evaluate 3.0-T gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for localization of inferior epigastric artery (IEA) perforators before reconstructive breast surgery involving a deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap.

Materials And Methods: This study was exempt from institutional review board approval, and the requirement for informed patient consent was waived.

Small bowel obstruction due to an impacted endoscopy capsule.

Capsule endoscopy (CE), a recently introduced technology, offers important benefits for evaluation of small bowel pathology as compared to traditional radiologic and endoscopic studies. The most striking complication of this modality is capsule retention, which may obligate invasive retrieval. The radiologist should be aware of the natural course, presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment options for this retained foreign body.

Pelvic pseudolesions after inguinal hernioplasty using prosthetic mesh: CT findings.

Purpose Of Study: To investigate frequency and morphology of focal pelvic lesions (FPLs) in patients after open inguinal hernioplasty with a prosthetic mesh.

Materials, Methods And Procedures: Patients who had open prosthetic inguinal hernioplasties between 1999 and 2004 and subsequent pelvic computed tomography were identified. Computed tomography of each patient was evaluated by 2 observers.

Small bowel faeces sign in patients without small bowel obstruction.

Aim: To evaluate frequency and clinical relevance of the 'small bowel faeces' sign (SBFS) on computed tomography (CT) in patients with and without small bowel obstruction (SBO) presenting with acute abdominal or acute abdominal and flank pain.

Methods: Abdominal CTs of consecutive patients presenting to the emergency department with abdominal or flank pain over a 6 month period were retrospectively reviewed by six radiologists, independently, for the presence of the SBFS. Examinations with positive SBFS were further evaluated in consensus by three radiologists, blinded to the final diagnosis.