Ischiofemoral impingement syndrome: A five-case series report.

Gluteal pain is a frequent cause of medical attention in the daily clinical practice. It can be caused by multiple pathologies, being ischiofemoral impingement syndrome among those included in its differential diagnosis. Encompassed within the deep gluteal syndromes, this entity occurs as a consequence of the entrapment of the neuromuscular structures between the lesser femoral trochanter and the ischial tuberosity, causing pain in the root of the lower limb, with irradiation towards the thigh or the gluteal region and poor tolerance to deambulation and sedestation.

Relationship between trabecular bone score, bone mineral density and vertebral fractures in patients with axial spondyloarthritis.

Background: In patients with axial spondyloarthritis, vertebral fracture risk is elevated and not always correlated with bone mineral density (BMD). Trabecular bone score (TBS) may offer some advantages in the assessment of vertebral fracture risk in these patients. The primary objective of this study was to compare TBS and BMD between axial spondyloarthritis patients depending on their vertebral fracture status.

[Effectiveness of endovascular prostheses as initial treatment for superior vena cava syndrome of malignant cause].

Background And Objective: Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is caused by venous return obstruction often originated by an invading mediastinal tumour. Our objective was to evaluate the usefulness of stents as initial treatment for SVCS of malignant origin.

Patients And Methods: From December 1996 to August 2010, 120 patients with SVCS were referred for percutaneous treatment.

[Cocaine-induced ischemic colitis in a high-risk patient treated conservatively].

Drug consumption is among the non-occlusive causes of ischemic colitis. We report a case of cocaine-induced ischemic colitis in a 34-year-old man who had undergone sigmoid resection and loop colostomy due to abdominal-pelvic injury 3 months previously. The patient presented with abdominal pain associated with diarrhea and slight transient fever of doubtful etiology and reported intranasal cocaine consumption.

[Cervical and mediastinum haematoma secondary to spontaneous thyroid rupture].

We present a case of spontaneous haemorrhage of a thyroid nodule with diffusion of the haematoma to cervical spaces and mediastinum, which began as a progressive cervical mass affecting the airway and which required surgical treatment for control. The diagnosis was made using ultrasonography and cervicothoracic CT scan, giving high quality images to determine the site of bleeding as well as the extent of the process.

MRI of mandibular osteonecrosis secondary to bisphosphonates.

Objective: Bisphosphonates are a group of drugs used in the treatment of oncology patients with bone metastases. However, in the past few years, osteonecrosis of the jaw has been reported as a serious complication of such treatment. The objective of this study was to examine the use of MRI in the assessment of bone lesions caused by this disease.

[The use of renal ultrasound for adult acute pyelonephritis].

Objectives: To evaluate the need to perform renal ultrasound (US) in adult patients with acute pyelonephritis (APN).

Methods: A Review of the bibliography in the data bases PubMed and Cochrane Collaboration about the use of the ultrasonography in the evaluation and diagnosis of APN.

Results: Thirty-seven papers were found, but only 5 fulfilled the requirements for analysis.