Essentials of Computed Tomography Imaging of Hematuria.

Hematuria is defined usually as the presence of blood in the urine, either on voiding or in a catheterized specimen. Hematuria is broadly divided into microscopic and gross hematuria and may be symptomatic or asymptomatic. The causes of hematuria include a very wide spectrum of conditions.

Acute Cholelithiasis With Acute Pancreatic Calcifications: A Unique Presentation of Sickle Cell Crisis.

Sickle cell disease is one of the most prevalent hemoglobinopathies around the world. Sickle cell anemia manifests due to a genetic alteration caused by substituting a single nucleotide in place of another nucleotide in the beta-globin gene. This mutation causes rigidity and sickling of the erythrocytes when the oxygen saturation falls in conditions like infection, dehydration, stress, etc.