Thymoma-Related Paraneoplastic Syndrome Mimicking Reactive Arthritis.

: Thymomas are associated with a high frequency of paraneoplastic manifestations. Paraneoplastic syndrome (PNS) with thymoma presents a challenge to clinicians because of the need to decipher the association between the presenting symptoms and the underlying tumor. The condition most commonly noted in patients with PNS with thymoma is myasthenia gravis.

MRI contributes to accurate and early diagnosis of non-radiographic HLA-B27 negative axial spondyloarthritis.

Background: Nonradiographic axial spondyloarthropathies (nr-axSpA) are diagnosed by the absence of radiographic sacroiliitis and the presence of bone marrow edema (BME) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). According to the classification criteria of the international Assessment of Spondyloarthritis Society (ASAS), structural changes to sacroiliac joints (SIJs) on MRI cannot be used as criteria in the absence of BME. However, less than half the Asian patients with clinically active axSpA show BME.

Paget disease of bone in an elderly patient with chronic renal disease and weight loss: A case report.

Rationale: Asymptomatic Paget disease of bone (PDB) is mostly diagnosed by accidental finding of osteolytic lesion on the plain film. However, in elderly patient with chronic renal insufficiency and weight loss, it is crucial to differentiate PDB from metabolic and metastatic bone diseases for further treatment and better outcome.

Patient Concerns: An 80-year-old man with chronic kidney disease presented to our emergency department due to fever with chillness for a day, while the abdominal fullness, anorexia, and weight loss had been noted for 3 months.

Predictive Factors for Additional ProGlide Deployment in Percutaneous Endovascular Aortic Repair.

Purpose: To evaluate outcomes and predictive factors for additional ProGlide device deployment in percutaneous endovascular aortic repair (PEVAR) with the preclose technique.

Materials And Methods: Clinical data of patients who underwent PEVAR with the preclose technique from February 2012 to January 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. A total of 268 patients (229 men, 39 women) who underwent PEVAR (thoracic endovascular aortic repair [TEVAR], n = 113; endovascular abdominal aortic repair [EVAR], n = 152; simultaneous TEVAR and EVAR, n = 3) with 418 femoral access sites were enrolled.

Diameter change of common femoral arteries after percutaneous endovascular aortic repair with the use of the preclose technique.

Objective: One of the major concerns regarding the preclose technique is its influence on the diameter of the accessed common femoral artery (CFA). The aim of our study was to evaluate the CFA diameter change after percutaneous endovascular aortic repair (PEVAR) with the use of the preclose technique.

Methods: From February 2012 to September 2013, 192 patients who underwent PEVAR with the preclose technique were reviewed.