CT features of primary epiploic appendagitis.

Objective: The aim of this study is to describe the computed tomography (CT) findings of primary epiploic appendagitis (PEA).

Methods: We reviewed the clinical records and CT images of 14 consecutive patients in Singapore who presented with acute abdominal pain from July 2000 to April 2004 and had radiological signs of PEA.

Results: Hyperattenuated ring with adjacent fat stranding was present in all the patients.

CSF otorrhea complicating temporal bone osteoradionecrosis in a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

A 44-year-old Chinese man with a history of nasopharyngeal carcinoma that was treated with radiotherapy presented with fluid in the middle ear. We performed a myringotomy and subsequently made a diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage secondary to osteoradionecrosis of the temporal bone. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the second reported case of an otogenic CSF leak resulting from osteoradionecrosis of the temporal bone.

Parapharyngeal space tumours: an 18 year review.

Parapharyngeal space tumours account for only 0.5 per cent of all head and neck tumours. Due to their inherent location, they present with varied non-specific signs and symptoms, resulting in a delay in diagnosis and unnecessary procedures, such as a 'tonsillectomy' or 'incision and drainage' of a 'quinsy'.