Associated gastroduodenal artery aneurysm aortic aneurysm: the diagnostic contribution of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in correlation with computed tomography angiography.

Splanchnic aneurysms are rare conditions, with localization at the level of the gastroduodenal artery being encountered in only 1.5 % of the cases. Due to the high mortality risk, early detection and optimal treatment are required.

An atypical case of focal nodular hyperplasia. Problems of imagistic diagnosis.

Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is a hepatic disease first described in 1958. The existence of an accessible and minimally invasive imagistic investigation to establish the diagnosis in a large number of cases would be desirable, especially because once diagnosed, the disease needs no treatment. We present the case of a young woman with long term use of oral contraceptives in which the diagnosis of FNH was established at a routine ultrasound.

Comparative study of gallbladder motility in patients with chronic HCV hepatitis and with HCV cirrhosis.

Aim: To compare gallbladder (GB) emptying in patients with chronic hepatitis C and in those with HCV related cirrhosis.

Method: 20 patients with HCV chronic hepatitis and 20 patients with HCV cirrhosis Child class A were enrolled in the study. The control group included 20 hospitalized patients free of liver disease.

Eosinophilic ascites in a patient with toxocara canis infection. A case report.

We report the case of a young female patient, admitted for a recent ascites of unknown origin. The acute onset was with colicky abdominal pain and peritoneal effusion, which led to the suspicion of perforated ulcer. A diagnostic laparoscopy was performed which showed free peritoneal fluid and normal abdominal viscera.

Education and management of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. Are we making progress? A case report.

A 25-year-old male patient was admitted to our clinic for abdominal pain, diarrhea, intermittent rectal bleeding and weight loss. The family history revealed two deaths due to colorectal cancer (maternal grandmother and patient's mother). The colonoscopy showed hundreds of polyps throughout the colon, and an ulcerative rectosigmoidian tumor.

Screening for familial colorectal cancer: the need for continuing education. A case report.

A 37 year old female patient was diagnosed with sigmoid colon cancer in our clinic five years ago (January 1998). The family history revealed three deaths due to colorectal cancer (maternal grandmother, mother's sister and patient's sister), and the patient's mother had been diagnosed with adenomatous polyps (endoscopically removed). Histopathological diagnosis was moderate / poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma.