[An MRI for Every Patient with Back Pain?].

An MRI for Every Patient with Back Pain? Imaging in spinal disorders has changed in the past years. Improved MRI techniques allow for better image interpretation. Unchanged, however, close correlation between clinical evaluation and imaging results remains crucial for correct diagnoses and subsequent therapeutical decisions.

Safety and effectiveness of CATCH+ as a first-line device for revascularization in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke.

Purpose: Mechanical thrombectomy devices and stent retrievers have recently been advocated for use as first-line therapy in acute ischemic stroke. Here we evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the CATCH+ stent retriever as a percutaneous thrombectomy device.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 101 consecutive patients who presented with anterior or posterior intracranial vessel occlusion and were treated with the CATCH+ intracranial system, either alone or in combination with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator, at a single treatment center.

A case of granulomatosis with polyangiitis complicated by cyclophosphamide toxicity and opportunistic infections: choosing between Scylla and Charybdis.

Background: We report a case of progressive Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener's Granulomatosis) with life-threatening complications of both the underlying disease and induction immunosuppressive therapy. Here, for the first time, cyclophosphamide toxicity and severe opportunistic infections including pneumocystis jirovecii- pneumonia were found in one case in a close temporal relationship.

Case Presentation: A 34-year-old male patient of Caucasian ethnicity presented with acute renal failure necessitating hemodialysis treatment due to Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener's Granulomatosis).