A Pictorial Review of the Role of Imaging in the Detection, Management, Histopathological Correlations, and Complications of COVID-19 Pneumonia.

Imaging plays an important role in the detection of coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia in both managing the disease and evaluating the complications. Imaging with chest computed tomography (CT) can also have a potential predictive and prognostic role in COVID-19 patient outcomes. The aim of this pictorial review is to describe the role of imaging with chest X-ray (CXR), lung ultrasound (LUS), and CT in the diagnosis and management of COVID-19 pneumonia, the current indications, the scores proposed for each modality, the advantages/limitations of each modality and their role in detecting complications, and the histopathological correlations.

A floating thrombus detected by CT in the descending aorta in an obese patient: A possible genetic-environmental interaction.

A floating thrombus in a nonaneurysmal, nonatherosclerotic aorta is a rare finding and may represent an unusual source of systemic embolism. Less than 130 cases have been reported in the literature. We describe a rare case of aortic floating thrombus in the descending aorta and the proximal portion of the suprarenal abdominal aorta detected by computed tomography angiography in a 50-year-old woman who was admitted to our emergency room with epigastric abdominal pain.

Iatrogenic colonic perforation: repair using laparoscopic technique.

Background: Iatrogenic colonic perforation is a rare complication of colonoscopies. Nowadays, there are still no specific guidelines for the optimal management of these complications (open surgery with colonic resection and anastomosis or colonic diversion, primary repair, endoscopic clips, nonoperative management, and laparoscopic approach).

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 9 patients operated on for iatrogenic colonic perforations (February 2002 to August 2009) is reported.