Impending rupture of a chronic contained abdominal aortic aneurysm with a 14-day history.

This case of an impending abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture emphasizes impaired consciousness with low back pain. Family doctors must be attentive to a patient's physical findings and medical history, even if vital signs are normal at the initial visit.

Preoperative CT Findings for Predicting Acute Exacerbation of Interstitial Pneumonia After Lung Cancer Surgery: A Multicenter Case-Control Study.

Acute exacerbation (AE) is a life-threatening complication of inter-stitial pneumonia (IP). Thoracic surgery may trigger AE. The purpose of this study is to explore the role of preoperative CT findings in predicting postoperative AE in patients with IP and lung cancer.

Chronic contained rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm (CCR-AAA) with massive vertebral bone erosion: computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) findings.

A 62-year-old male presented with sudden onset of low back and right leg pain. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography demonstrated an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), along with a large mass lesion causing vertebral body erosion. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suggested that the mass lesion consisted of a chronic hematoma.

2-[¹⁸F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) positron-emission tomography (PET) findings of chronic expanding intrapericardial hematoma: a potential interpretive pitfall that mimics a malignant tumor.

A 77-year-old man who had undergone mitral valve replacement 5 years previously presented with an intrapericardial mass. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed that the mass lesion contained hematoma components. Positron-emission tomography (PET) with 2-[¹⁸F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) revealed uptake in the peripheral rim of the mass.

[Histological changes in the rabbit kidney induced by transarterial injection of a hypertonic sodium chloride solution].

Purpose: To evaluate histological changes in normal renal tissue induced by the injection of a hypertonic liquid.

Materials And Methods: Transarterial injection was performed in 17 healthy rabbits at various rates of infusion and amounts of isotonic and hypertonic (7%) sodium chloride solutions. In group 1, 10 cc of isotonic sodium chloride solution was injected.