Constrictive pericarditis is usually generalized though it can be focal, affecting only a patch of pericardium, or very rarely, generalized with focal sparing. We describe a case of constrictive pericarditis with focal sparing along the right ventricle. This focal sparing behaved like a defect in the otherwise thickened pericardium, resulting in protrusion of normal right ventricular myocardium between the margins of the thickened pericardium simulating an aneurysm.
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January 2014
Intestinal volvulus is a common condition seen in infancy and adulthood, but small bowel volvulus is a rare condition affecting the fetus in utero. Very few cases have been reported describing the ultrasound findings of the same. We present a case report of a case of intestinal volvulus which was diagnosed prenatally based on the ultrasound features of whirlpool sign and coffee bean sign.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSupernumerary testis is a rare congenital anomaly of the testis arising from abnormal division in the genital ridge during the embryogenesis of testis. We describe a case of polyorchidism detected incidentally in a 52-year-old with renal failure.
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