Role of High-Resolution CT Thorax in Diagnosing Interstitial Lung Disease and Its Association With Smoking and Connective Tissue Disorder.

Introduction Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) primarily affect the interstitium, an alveolar wall tissue between the capillary endothelium and the alveolar epithelium. The term 'interstitial,' however, is misleading since alveolar spaces, peripheral airways, and vessels can be involved in most of these disorders.They often require a multidisciplinary diagnosis i.

Intracerebral Hemorrhage Score and Volume as an Independent Predictor of Mortality in Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients.

We studied how well the original intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) score would predict mortality. All nine patients with an ICH score of 0 survived, whereas those having scores of 1, 2, 3, and 4 had 10, 53, 71, and 100 % mortality, respectively. Thirty-nine patients were found to have hematoma of <30 mL (56 % survived), whereas 11 patients were found to have volume of >30 mL (only 10 % survived).

Doppler ultrasound: a good and reliable predictor of ovarian malignancy.

Aims: The aim of the present study was to prove the efficiency of Color Doppler and Spectral Doppler in evaluation and characterization of the ovarian neoplasm.

Materials And Methods: In total, 104 patients with adnexal masses were examined sonographically to evaluate for morphologic characteristics, as well as pulsatility indices (PI), and resistance indices (RI) over a period of 2 years, of which 20 were excluded as the masses were not finally proven to be adnexal, and thus 84 patients with ovarian neoplasm were retained as the study subjects. The final diagnosis was based on histopathologic confirmation.

Unicentric Castleman's disease of abdomen.

Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare lymphoproliferative disease of uncertain etiology that affects lymph nodes. CD can be classified as a) unicentric vs. multicentric, based on clinical and radiological findings, b) hyaline vascular (80-90%) vs.

Multidetector computed tomography in large bowel lesions-a study of 100 cases.

This study aims to evaluate the role of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in detecting and classifying the large bowel lesions. A prospective study of 100 adult patients was conducted from June 2007 to October 2009. Rectal and IV contrast were used for three dimensional reconstruction.

Pancreaticopleural fistula complicating chronic pancreatitis.

Pancreaticopleural fistula is an extremely rare complication of chronic pancreatitis with characteristic feature that it may appear in the absence of changes of acute pancreatitis. We present a case of a 32-year-old man whose CT scan showed multiple pseudocysts along the body and tail of the pancreas, left crus of diaphragm and in the posterior mediastinum with associated splenoportal thrombosis. MR cholangiopancreatography imaging diagnosed the case as a pancreatico-pleural fistula, with the fistulous tract connecting distal body and tail of the pancreas to the posterior mediastinum through a diaphragmatic hiatus with right-sided mild-to-moderate pleural effusion.

Unusual presentation of midgut malrotation with incidental nutcracker syndrome in adulthood: case report and literature review.

Malrotation of the midgut is generally regarded as paediatric pathology with the majority of patients presenting in childhood. The diagnosis is rare in adults, which sometimes results in delayed diagnosis and treatment. We present the case of a 28-year-old woman who presented with vomiting and mild acute pain in the abdomen.

Isolated ileal bezoar causing small bowel obstruction.

Bezoars are a mass of ingested foreign materials commonly found in stomach in patients with psychiatric problems or history of gastric surgery. Bezoars are classified based on their composition. Frequently encountered are trichobezoars and phytobezoars composed of hair and fibres of fruits and vegetables, respectively.

Extra cranial invasive meningioma of fronto-temporo-parietal region of the skull vault.

Meningioma is the benign, unencapsulated neoplasm arising from meningo-epithelial arachnoid cells of cerebellopontine angle-internal auditory canal dura but extracranial meningiomas are very rare. In making the diagnosis of invasive meningioma, both changes of benign meningioma and invasive growth should be present. A case of the neglected invasive meningioma is described here which invaded approximately half of the fronto-temporo-parietal skull vault.

Case series: Congenital left ventricular diverticulum.

Congenital left ventricular diverticulum is a rare cardiac malformation characterized by a localized outpouching from the cardiac chamber. The patient is usually asymptomatic. However, complications like embolism, infective endocarditis, arrhythmia and, rarely, rupture can be the initial presentation.