Fine needle aspiration biopsy of dense pulmonary lesions under computed tomography control.

Unlabelled: The AIM of this article was to present our experience in the field of invasive diagnosis of dense pulmonary lesions (both benign and malignant). We consider the advantages and shortcomings of this method and the complication frequency (pneumothorax, haemothorax).

Materials And Methods: 92 patients (39 women and 53 men, aged between 24-70 years) underwent fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) under computed tomography control (CTC).

Ultrasonographic projection of a pathologic site on the anterior abdominal wall. Our own experience.

Introduction: The success of any operation depends to a great extent on how well the optimal surgical approach is chosen. The purpose of the present study was to propose a method of sonographic projection of an abdominal pathologic site on the anterior abdominal wall which can facilitate the selection of an optimal surgical approach.

Material And Methods: The study included 26 patients aged 20 to 65 years operated on in the Clinic of Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery in the Medical University, Plovdiv between January 1996 and December 2001.

Thibierge--Weissenbach syndrome--a dynamic 17-year follow-up.

The case of a 55-year-old woman with Thieberge--Weissenbach syndrome is presented in this report. The disease was recognized as a separate diagnostic entity in 1985. This study is focused on the clinical features and the course of the syndrome.

An algorithm of diagnostic-therapeutic invasive sonography.

The present study describes an algorithm of diagnostic-therapeutic invasive sonography that was used in 276 patients. 276 manipulations using ultrasound guidance were performed on 371 objects. These include therapeutic punctures (evacuations and drug applications), percutaneous nephrostomies and dilatational minilaparatomy with drainage system.

Our experience in the imaging diagnostics of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

The present study focuses on the use of imaging methods for diagnosing aneurysms of the abdominal aorta. We performed ultrasound tomography, computed tomography and digital subtraction angiography in 42 patients (17 men, 45 women, aged 25 to 64 years) with clinically suspected aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. The results obtained are discussed determining the proper sequence in using these imaging methods in the overall diagnostic approach.

Our experience in the diagnostics of liver and spleen hemangiomas.

We studied the potentials of conventional imaging methods (sonography, computed tomography) and invasive imaging methods (digital subtraction angiography, fine needle biopsy under sonographic guidance) in diagnosing liver and spleen hemangiomas. 384 patients underwent ultrasound investigation for suspected focal lesions of liver and spleen. Hemangioma was diagnosed in 83 patients.

The role of ultrasound tomography in diagnosing adrenal pathology.

The present study included 97 patients (52 female and 45 male) aged 16-52 years. Conventional ultrasound examination of adrenal glands was made in all cases using a Sonoline SL-2 ultrasound tomograph. The diagnostic results from the examination were compared to the results from the hormonal studies, scintigraphy, computer tomography, angiography, surgery and the histological diagnosis.

Possibilities of interventional ultrasound in diagnosing diffuse hepatic lesions--our modification of the classical method.

48 ultrasound-guided biopsies of diffuse hepatic lesions were performed using a modification of the Chiba-22G and 23G needle and a new technique of quantified automatic aspiration. The modifications and the new technique increased the technical success and improved the diagnostic parameters of the method.

Algorithm of diagnostic invasive sonography.

An algorithm developed for diagnostic invasive sonography is presented. It was used in examining 350 patients. 385 manipulations were performed under ultrasound control in relation to 371 pathologic objects.

[Fine-needle puncture and aspiration of pathologic lesions in the abdomen using ultrasound guidance].

The aim of this study was the echo-guided fine-needle aspiration puncture of abdominal lesions to be evaluated. 91 punctures of 85 patients with local lesions were performed. In 6 cases the puncture was repeated because of the lack of material for cytologic study just blood presence in the needle.