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N Shahin
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Crossed renal ectopia: clinical and radiological findings in 22 cases.
The clinical and radiological features of 22 patients with crossed ectopic kidneys are reported, including a case with unusual mobility of an unfused ectopic kidney. In some cases the anomaly was an incidental finding. However, complications were frequent and included seven hydronephrotic and three non-functioning kidneys, two of the latter were found to be obstructed by a calculus. Vesico-ureteral reflux was demonstrated in three of the five children in whom the examination was performed. Anomalous blood supply was present in all patients who underwent renal arteriography or surgery. Skeletal anomalies were present in 11 patients, one of whom had in addition coarctation of the aorta, and another atrial septal defect and anal atresia.
Constrictive pericarditis in familial Mediterranean fever.
Fibrosing peritonitis and constrictive pericarditis occurred in an 18-year-old patient who manifested the classic features of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Pericardial calcification had been present in chest X-rays taken when the patient was five years old. Intermittent intestinal obstruction and congestive heart failure were relieved by appropriate surgical intervention, but attacks of FMF subsided only after colchicine therapy. This is the first instance of nonuremic pericarditis in our experience with over 1,000 FMF patients. Critical analysis of the reported cases in which pericarditis was attributed to FMF strengthens our belief that the occurrence of pericarditis in a patient with FMF probably represents a fortuitous intercurrent disease.
Crossed renal ectopia: angiographic findings in six cases.
Angiographic findings in six patients with crossed renal ectopia are reported. Crossed fused ectopia was present in four cases, and the remaining two had single crossed ectopic kidneys. All kidneys, including the nonectopic ones, had an anomalous blood supply. No constant arterial pattern was discernible, and renal arteries were found to arise from the aorta both above and below the normal level as well as from the iliac arteries. It is suggested that angiography be undertaken in all cases when surgery is contemplated.
The value of tomography of the sterno-clavicular region.
Nine patients out of a series of 20 are presented illustrating some of the conditions which may affect the sterno-clavicular region (SCR). The value of tomography as a routine procedure in the study of the SCR is stressed, as in many cases the plain film studies fail to reveal clear-cut evidence of pathological changes. Establishing the exact aetiological nature of the lesion is not always possible by means of radiology alone. However, the radiological demonstration of disease in the SCR is invaluable as a guide to the further management of the patient.
[Pseudo small-bowel obstruction due to opium].
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Thymoma: clinical and additional radiologic signs.
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Ulceration and bleeding following side-to-side small intestinal anastomosis.
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The arthritis of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF).
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[The intestinal gas pattern in the plain abdominal radiogram in children].
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The x-ray diagnosis of cyst rupture in polycystic kidney disease.
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Wandering esophagus.
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