Publications by authors named "Thangalakshmi Sivathapandi"
Preoperative differentiation of oncocytomas from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is often challenging. 99m Tc-MIBI imaging could play a potential role in differentiating oncocytoma from RCC, which in turn could guide surgical decision-making. We present the use of 99m Tc-MIBI SPECT/CT to characterize a renal mass in a 66-year-old man with a complex medical history, including history of bilateral oncocytomas.
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- Vascular graft infection (VGI) is a rare but serious complication after vascular surgery that can lead to high morbidity and mortality, making diagnosis challenging due to varied symptoms.
- Computed tomography (CT) is the preferred method for diagnosing advanced VGI, but it often returns false-negative results, especially in milder cases.
- F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with contrast-enhanced CT (F-FDG PET-CT) can effectively diagnose VGI and accurately locate the site of infection, as illustrated by three case studies demonstrating its utility.
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- * The report discusses a unique case of Cherubism, highlighting its clinical and radiological characteristics, emphasizing its rarity.
- * It also includes findings from advanced imaging techniques, specifically single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography, and reviews existing literature on the condition.
The primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (PHOA) (pachydermoperiostosis) is a rare genetic/hereditary disease characterized by skin changes (pachydermia), clubbing of fingers and periosteal thickening (periostitis) with sub-periosteal new bone formation. Here we describe a case of an adolescent male who presented with clubbing and polyarthralgia. On evaluation with scintigraphy and SPECT-CT, he was diagnosed to have incomplete form of PHOA(skeletal manifestations without skin changes).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose Of Study: The purpose is to evaluate the findings and utility of esophageal transit scintigraphy (ETS) and gastroesophageal reflux scintigraphy (GES) in patients presenting with upper respiratory tract (URT) symptoms suspected to be due to gastroesophageal reflux (GER) disease.
Materials And Methods: Thirty patients aged between 19 and 60 years underwent nasopharyngolaryngoscopy (NPL), ETS, and GES. Correlation between GER, esophageal motility, and NPL was evaluated.
A rare acquired demyelinating lesion of the pons central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) typically occurs after rapid correction of hyponatremia. There is disruption of blood-brain barrier due to osmotic stress allowing access for inflammatory mediators in extravascular brain tissue, which most likely attracts glial cells of the brain, attracts macrophages, and activates astrocytes. We present a case of female with a known history of inflammatory bowel disease who presented with altered sensorium and hyponatremia.
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