Intramural hematomas of the duodenum in adults most often have a traumatic cause, but they may also be a complication of acute alcoholic pancreatitis. The diagnosis is based on the CT appearance. Treatment is usually medical.
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Gd-DOTA is an intravenous contrast medium used in MRI. The clinical and biological tolerance of Gd-DOTA was studied in patients with chronic renal failure (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrimary benign teratoma of the retroperitoneum is a rare tumor in the adult population. Only one case with an MRI examination has been reported in the English literature. This paper describes the CT and MRI features of a retroperitoneal teratoma in a 24-year-old male and discusses the value of MRI in the diagnosis and the preoperative imaging of such a tumor.
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