Successful surgical drainage with intraoperative ultrasonography for amebic liver abscess refractory to metronidazole and percutaneous drainage: a case report.

Background: Metronidazole (MNZ) has been clearly established as a medication for amebic liver abscess. In uncomplicated cases, surgical drainage should be avoided. We report a case of amebic liver abscess refractory to MNZ that was successfully treated using preoperative computed tomography (CT) and percutaneous and surgical drainage with intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUS).

Dual time point F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography fusion imaging (F-FDG PET/CT) in primary breast cancer.

Background: To evaluate the clinicopathological and prognostic significance of the percentage change between maximum standardized uptake value (SUV) at 60 min (SUV1) and SUV at 120 min (SUV2) (ΔSUV%) using dual time point F-fluorodeoxyglucose emission tomography/computed tomography (F-FDG PET/CT) in breast cancer.

Methods: Four hundred and sixty-four patients with primary breast cancer underwent F-FDG PET/CT for preoperative staging. ΔSUV% was defined as (SUV2 - SUV1) / SUV1 × 100.

Laparoscopic fenestration for a large ruptured splenic cyst combined with an elevated serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 level: a case report.

Background: Non-parasitic splenic cysts are associated with elevated serum carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 levels. We report a case in which a 23-year-old female exhibited a large ruptured splenic cyst and an elevated serum CA19-9 level.

Case Presentation: The patient, who experienced postprandial abdominal pain and vomiting, was transferred to our hospital and was found to have a large splenic cyst during an abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan.

Metachronous bilateral triple-negative breast cancer associated with neurofibromatosis type 1: A case report.

The present study reports a case of metachronous bilateral breast cancer associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). A 67-year-old female, who had undergone a radical mastectomy of the left breast 34 years ago due to breast cancer, presented with a tumor of the right breast. The clinical stage of the original breast cancer was T2N0M0 stage IIA and adjuvant chemotherapy had not been not administered.

Acute gastric volvulus associated with wandering spleen in an adult treated laparoscopically after endoscopic reduction: a case report.

A 43-year-old female was referred to our hospital for sudden onset of abdominal pain, fullness, and vomiting. Physical examination revealed abdominal distension with mild epigastric tenderness. Abdominal radiography showed massive gastric distension and plain computed tomography (CT) a markedly enlarged stomach filled with gas and fluid.