Publications by authors named "Rene Hako"

Phocomelia is a congenital limb deformity in which the proximal part of the upper or lower limb does not develop. Occasionally the malformed limb may be located ectopically. We present a frontal phocomelia in a three-year-old girl with right-hand phocomelia and thoracoschisis.

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Bouveret's syndrome is a rare variant of gallstone ileus caused by gastric outlet obstruction that arises from gallstones impacted in the distal stomach or proximal duodenum after passing through a cholecystoduodenal or cholecystogastric fistula. Simple kidney cysts are one of the most common lesions found in the elderly. They are usually asymptomatic, but the cysts can put pressure on the surrounding organs if they grow to large dimensions.

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To develop a noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method for evaluation of liver fibrosis. We evaluate the utility of hepatocyte-phase Gadoxetate disodium-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in staging hepatic fibrosis and compare it with histological analysis as the reference standard (liver biopsy). Prospective cohort of 78 patients, who received Gadoxetate disodium dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI), were divided into three groups.

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. Pulmonary arterial dissection with chronic pulmonary arterial hypertension as its major cause is a very rare but life-threatening condition. In most cases the main pulmonary trunk is the affected site usually without involvement of its branches.

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We present the case of a 55-year-old woman who sustained a left femoral neck fracture which was managed by insertion of a dynamic hip screw. Six hours after surgery, distension appeared in the left lower quadrant of her abdomen associated with a decline in haemoglobin concentration and clinical signs of ongoing bleeding. Computed tomography showed a left retroperitoneal mass without concomitant extravasation of contrast material.

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