Background: Cystic echinococcosis is a zoonosis caused by the parasite Echinococcus granulosus. The disease rarely occurs in Norway, but constitutes a significant global health issue.
Case Presentation: A man in his forties presented with right-sided flank pain.
Background: Attenuation is correlated with the concentration of contrast medium (CM) in the arteries. The cardiac output (CO) affects the concentration of CM in the circulatory system; therefore, CO affects the time-density curve (TDC). Thus, estimating CO using TDC from test-bolus images acquired in computed tomography (CT) is possible.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Neuropsychiatric manifestations (NP) are common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the pathophysiological mechanisms are not completely understood. Neurofilament light protein (NfL) is part of the neuronal cytoskeleton.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Methods: Treatment strategies for pancreatic cancer patients are made by a multidisciplinary team (MDT) board. We aimed to assess intra-observer variance at MDT boards. Participating units staged, assessed resectability, and made treatment allocations for the same patients as they did two years earlier.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMénétriere´s disease is a rare disorder of the body and fundus of the stomach, characterized by a massive proliferation of the foveolar cells and subsequent excess mucous secretion. This results in hypoproteinemia due to loss of serum proteins across the gastric mucosa. The cause of Ménétriere´s disease is unknown, and due to the irreversible and premalignant character of the disorder, the patients affected have been subdued to gastrectomy as the only curable treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSarcoidosis is characterised by granulomatous inflammation in one or more organs, including the heart. Cardiac sarcoidosis generally has non-specific symptoms, and the disease is often diagnosed at a late stage. The condition is associated with cardiomyopathy and arrhythmia and may be fatal.
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November 2016
Objective: The term hepatoid adenocarcinoma (HAC) of the stomach was introduced three decades ago with the observation of high serum α-fetoprotein (AFP) levels in some gastric adenocarcinoma patients. This very rare gastric cancer patient subgroup is likely frequently misdiagnosed.
Material: Two patients who were recently diagnosed with HAC of the stomach at our institution are presented.
Background/objectives: White matter hyperintensities (WMH) in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain, and orthostatic hypotension (OH) are both common in older people. We tested the hypothesis that OH is associated with WMH.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra
January 2012
Objectives: To explore the relationship between white matter hyperintensities (WMH) and the prevalence and course of depressive symptoms in mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Lewy body dementia.
Design: This is a prospective cohort study conducted in secondary care outpatient clinics in western Norway.
Subjects: The study population consisted of 77 elderly people with mild dementia diagnosed according to standardised criteria.
Aims: We studied the time-dependent relationships between microvascular obstruction (MO), infarct size, and left ventricular (LV) remodelling after acute myocardial infarction (MI).
Methods And Results: Forty-two consecutive patients with first-time ST-elevation MI, single-vessel disease, successfully treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were included. Microvascular obstruction, infarct size, and LV remodelling were assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen
May 2008
Background: Acute myocarditis is a serious condition that is challenging to diagnose. Recent developments in contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (ce-MRI) enable visualization of myocardial damage in patients with myocarditis. The objective of this study was to identify patients in whom ce-MRI could be useful to reach such a diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Benign peritoneal cystic mesothelioma (BPCM) is a rare tumor of unknown origin, most frequently encountered in women of reproductive age. Etiology is unknown; definitions and terminology are confusing, and preoperative diagnosis is difficult. Several differential diagnoses must be considered.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDementia is a common complication of Parkinson's disease (PD), but the cause is incompletely understood. In previous studies, dementia has been associated with an increase in hyperintense lesions in the cerebral white matter. The aim of this study was to explore whether white matter hyperintensities (WMH) on cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are associated with dementia in PD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBowel strangulation is defined as mechanical obstruction associated with compromised blood circulation of the bowel wall. Delayed diagnosis and treatment are the main causes of the high mortality. A 90-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with acute abdominal pain.
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