Drug induced liver injury: causative agents and predictors for the outcome - a retrospective study at Tanta University Hospital, Egypt.

Objective: Drug induced liver injury is a rare but an important cause of acute liver failure. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to analyze this disorder, causes, different patterns, and outcomes in Egyptian patients.

[Sonography of the liver following CT staging of patients with lung cancer: a retrospective analysis].

Purpose: Liver lesions are frequently detected in the CT staging of lung cancer patients and may require further investigation. The aim of our study was to assess the value of an ultrasound (US) examination of the liver in addition to routine CT staging.

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective study we included 174 consecutive patients with lung cancer who underwent US of the liver in addition to contrast-enhanced CT of the thorax and upper abdomen.

Cervical ultrasound (US) and US-guided lymph node biopsy as a routine procedure for staging of lung cancer.

Purpose: To assess the value of routine ultrasound evaluation and US-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of supraclavicular lymph nodes for the diagnosis, staging and treatment of patients with lung cancer.

Materials And Methods: 300 consecutive patients with lung cancer were evaluated with high-resolution ultrasound for the presence of pathological lymph nodes (criteria: short-axis >or= 5 mm, rounded shape, missing echogenic hilum). Suspicious lymph nodes were biopsied under ultrasound guidance if the result could influence further patient management

Results: In 41 of 257 NSCLC patients (16 %) and 15 of 43 (35 %) SCLC patients, enlarged lymph nodes were detected, in particular in patients with a CT stage N2 or N3 (NSCLC) or extensive disease (SCLC).