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Nermin Halkic
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Soft-tissue images. Pleuropericardial cyst.
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[Ileal duplication is an uncommon entity in adults].
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Idiopathic segmental infarction of the greater omentum: a rare cause of acute abdomen.
Idiopathic segmental infarction of the greater omentum is a rare cause of acute abdomen. Patients, typically children or obese males in their fifties, present with abdominal pain located in the right upper or lower quadrant, mimicking cholecystitis and appendicitis. CT scanning and ultrasound imaging both may show a well-circumscribed soft tissue mass. Retrospective review of all patients treated for idiopathic segmental infarction of the greater omentum occurred from January 1993 to December 2001. Nine patients were treated successfully, six surgically and three medically. Conservative management of segmental infarction of the greater omentum can be proposed when correctly diagnosed by ultrasound imaging or CT scanning and the patient's condition is stable. If not, laparoscopic removal of the involved segment of the greater omentum is the treatment of choice.
Sclerosing hemangioma of the lung.
A well circumscribed nodular mass discovered on routine chest ray examination, in the left inferior lobe of an otherwise healthy 49-year-old male. Histopathologically the lesion corresponded to a typical so called sclerosing hemangioma. The clinical and histopathological features are described. The sclerosing hemangioma of the lung is a rare benign tumor. Its histogenesis has not been explained yet. Following the electron-microscopic and immunohistochemical researches the opinions have been still unhomogeneous. Therefore, it is concluded that is a tumor of epithelial, endothelial, mesenchymal and even mesothelial origin. This study deals with this tumor, its immunohistochemical analysis points at its epithelial character.
Spontaneous splenic haematoma in a teenager with infectious mononucleosis.
Spontaneous subcapsular splenic hematoma formation without rupture in infectious mononucleosis is a very unusual occurrence. Splenic rupture in infectious mononucleosis (Pfeiffer disease, or glandular fever) is a rare but life-threatening complication. A conservative management is successful in those patients in stable condition. We describe the presentation and the clinical progress of a case in whom a sudden enlargement in hematoma's diameter needed a splenectomy to avoid the risk of blood effusion in the abdominal cavity. The contribution of the sonographic examination and follow-up in the diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis is emphasised.