Splenic rupture following colonoscopy, a rare complication.

Splenic rupture is an extremely rare complication of colonoscopy. So far, less than 80 cases have been reported worldwide since 1970. We report two patients, one patient presenting with haemorrhagic shock after a therapeutic colonoscopy and another patient presenting with abdominal pain following a diagnostic colonoscopy.

Right heart failure: diagnosis via ultrasonography of the inferior vena cava and hepatic veins.

Purpose: To determine the efficiency of ultrasonographic measurements of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and hepatic vein (HV) in the detection of elevated systemic venous pressure due to right heart failure.

Material And Methods: Measurements of the Collapsibility Index (CI) of the Inferior vena cava (IVC) and hepatic vein (HV) was obtained from 95 persons without right failure. The CI values of 32 patients with clinically documented right heart failure and the data of a subgroup of 24 patients who received therapy, were statistically compared to those of the group without right heart failure.

Acute whiplash injury: is there a role for MR imaging?--a prospective study of 100 patients.

Purpose: To evaluate the findings from magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the cervical spine and brain after acute whiplash injury.

Materials And Methods: Within 3 weeks of trauma, 100 patients underwent MR imaging for evaluation of the cervical spine and the brain. In addition, plain radiographs were obtained, including functional images of the cervical spine.