Publications by authors named "Myriam Werner"
Background: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) are at increased risk for autoimmune thyroid diseases, but information regarding thyroid nodules and cancer in SSc is scarce. Objectives: To evaluate the thyroid gland in patients with SSc at a single Israeli center.
Methods: Thyroid workup was conducted in consecutive SSc patients: thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (fT4), anti-thyroid peroxidase, and anti-thyroglobulin antibodies, as well as thyroid ultrasound and fine needle aspiration (FNA) when appropriate.
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- * Among the 204 children monitored, 14.2% experienced recurrent acute appendicitis, with certain ultrasound findings including an appendiceal diameter greater than 6 mm linked to higher recurrence rates and the presence of intraluminal fluid or sludge.
- * The findings suggest that monitoring appendiceal diameter and fluid presence through ultrasound can aid in predicting which children might develop recurrent appendicitis after conservative treatment.
The purpose of this work is to draw attention to the characteristic sonographic features of carotidynia, which, in the context of a typical clinical picture support its diagnosis. Six patients presented with primary symptoms of neck pain and focal tenderness. In all patients, focal wall thickening of the distal end of the common carotid artery was found exactly in the region of tenderness, leading to mild lumen narrowing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPartial segmental thrombosis of the corpus cavernosum is an unusual clinical condition. It is characterized by thrombosis within the proximal segment of the corpus cavernosum visualized with radiologic imaging. We report a case of a 56-year-old man diagnosed with computed tomography, sonography and magnetic resonance imaging that revealed a thrombosis in the right proximal corpus cavernosum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Early ultrasound (US) evaluation of children with abdominal pain and suspected acute appendicitis (AA) is an important diagnostic tool. Since 2007, US has become part of routine emergency room (ER) work-up performed for suspected pediatric AA in our hospital.
Methods: We retrospectively compared hospital admissions from 2007 to 2008 with those from 2005 to 2006, when most ultrasounds were done after admission to Pediatric Surgery for observation.
The pre-operative diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) has markedly changed during the last couple of decades due to the advent of modern imaging technology. Nowadays, the use of imaging has dramatically changed the way we approach children admitted to emergency room for abdominal pain with suspected AA. This change is mainly manifested in our diagnostic strategy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Acute focal nephritis is an inflammatory process of the renal parenchyma affecting principally the cortex of the kidney. It is considered a midpoint in the spectrum of upper urinary tract infections, ranging from uncomplicated pyelonephritis to intrarenal abscesses. Until recently the hyperechoic sonographic appearance of this lesion was considered uncommon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The purpose of this study was to assess the frequency of abnormal vascular findings after renal biopsies as detected by color and pulsed Doppler sonography.
Methods: With both color and pulsed Doppler sonography, we examined 77 patients who underwent a renal biopsy of a native kidney. The examination was carried out before and immediately after the biopsy.