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M E Morin

Publications and source records attributed to M E Morin.

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PubMed1979

Esophageal carcinoma presenting as a primary renal tumor.

A patient with esophageal carcinoma presenting with hematuria is described. Initial studies confirmed the presence of a renal mass that was thought to be a primary renal neoplasm. Further studies to evaluate anemia before a renal operation led to the discovery of an unsuspected esophageal carcinoma. Although metastases to the kidneys are relatively common it is uncommon for these lesions to be clinically apparent or responsible for producing initial symptomatology. Only after discovery of the esophageal lesion was the possibility of a secondary renal neoplasm considered. Intractable hematuria was treated successfully by embolizing the renal artery of the bleeding kidney with gelatin sponge fragments.

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PubMed1977

Pseudocysts: diagnosis in the adult by total body opacification.

Recent use of higher doses of contrast material for excretory urography in adults has made differentiation between cystic and solid masses feasible in adults just as it has been in children. The first two adults to have the cystic nature of their pseudocysts ascertained by total body opacification are presented. In one case, the mass was not palpable because the abdomen was markedly tender, suggesting that total body opacification may be helpful in the examination of the acute abdomen. The second case suggests the importance of the prone position.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1977

Visualization of the gallbladder wall at excretory urography: implication for infusion tomography of the gallbladder.

Visualization of the gallbladder wall during intravenous infusion of diatrizoate has been equated with cholecystopathy. However, a large control group of patients without biliary tract symptoms has not been studied. The authors examined a group of 2,867 such patients who underwent excretory urography; the results suggest that visualization of the normal gallbladder wall occurs frequently enough to severely limit the usefulness of infusion tomography of the gallbladder in the diagnosis of cholecystopathy.

Cholecystography↗
PubMed1976

Hepatic abscess. Diagnosis in the adult by total body opacification.

Two adults had the hypovascular nature of their hepatic abscesses ascertained by total body opacification. In one, total body opacification identified the hypovascular nature of the lesion, facilitating its differentiation from vascular hepatoma. In the other, the clinical diagnosis was acute cholecystitis with empyema of the gallbladder, and the liver was normal to inspection and palpation at celiotomy. Total body opacification may be helpful in the examination of abdominal masses.

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