Items tagged “ultrasound”
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Pneumoperitoneum
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23 Jun 2012
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Peyronie disease
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11 Jul 2012
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Fournier gangrene
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18 Jul 2012
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Ovarian epithelial tumors
Ovarian epithelial tumors account for the majority of all ovarian tumors (60-70%) and their malignant forms represent >90% of ovarian cancers 1. They can range from benign to highly malignant tumors.
Epidemiology
There is a difference in the frequency of ovarian tumor subtypes depending on men...
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Lithium nephropathy
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03 Aug 2012
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Adrenal metastasis from small cell lung cancer
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09 Aug 2012
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Splenic infarction
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11 Aug 2012
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Pyonephrosis
Pyonephrosis is a term given to an infection of the kidney with pus in the upper collecting system which can progress to obstruction.
Pyonephrosis may be suspected when the clinical symptoms of fever and flank pain are combined with the radiologic evidence of urinary tract obstruction 1. Debris...
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Wilms tumor
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01 Sep 2012
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Penile fracture
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01 Sep 2012
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Pneumoperitoneum
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25 Oct 2012
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Tuberculous peritonitis
Tuberculous peritonitis is a form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis affecting the peritoneum. It is frequently seen in association with other forms of gastrointestinal tuberculosis 6.
Epidemiology
Tuberculosis is usually confined to the respiratory system but may involve any organ system 1. Extra...
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Paraovarian cyst
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28 Oct 2012
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Bladder calculus
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21 Nov 2012
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Bladder diverticulum
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01 Jan 2013
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Ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage
Ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage is one form of image guided procedure, allowing minimally invasive treatment of collections that are accessible by ultrasound study.
It has several advantages and disadvantages over CT, which include:
Advantages
is a dynamic study, allowing greater p...
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Splenic injury
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19 Jan 2013
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Vocal cord paralysis
Vocal cord paralysis/paresis (VCP), also known as vocal fold paralysis/paresis, refers to the impaired mobility of the true vocal cord or fold due to neurologic dysfunction.
Clinical presentation
Unilateral vocal cord paralysis usually presents with dysphonia (hoarseness), characterized as a b...
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WES sign
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20 Feb 2013
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Wall-echo-shadow sign (ultrasound)
The wall-echo-shadow sign (also known as WES sign) is an ultrasonographic finding within the gallbladder fossa referring to the appearance of a "wall-echo-shadow":
a curvilinear hyperechogenic line representing the gallbladder wall
a thin hypoechoic space representing a small amount of bi...
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