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BACKGROUND: One anastomosis gastric bypass- minigastric bypass (OAGB-MGB) is an emerging bariatric surgery that is being endorsed by surgeons worldwide. Internal herniation is a rare and dreaded complication after malabsorptive bariatric procedures, which necessitates early diagnosis and intervention. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a 29-year-old male with chylous ascites caused by an internal hernia 8 months following laparoscopic one anastomosis gastric bypass. An abdominal CT showed enlargement of lymph nodes at the mesentery, with a moderate amount of liquid in the abdomen and pelvis. An emergent exploratory laparoscopic surgery demonstrated an internal hernia at the Petersen's space with a moderate quantity of chylous ascites. The patient made an uneventful recovery after surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Internal herniation can occur after OAGB-MGB and in extremely rare cases lead to chylous ascites. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of chylous ascites following one anastomosis gastric bypass.
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Ascite Quilosa/etiologia , Derivação Gástrica/métodos , Hérnia Abdominal/etiologia , Adulto , Cirurgia Bariátrica/métodos , Humanos , Laparoscopia/métodos , Masculino , Mesentério/diagnóstico por imagemRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: In about 85% of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) only a single parathyroid gland is diseased. The operation of choice in this group of patients is minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP). In order to perform an MIP, the diseased gland should be identified prior to surgery. This is not always possible with the routine imaging studies including parathyroid sestamibi scan and ultrasound. Four-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT) scanning was developed in order to identify an enlarged parathyroid gland. Several characteristics make it possible to identify glands of this type and to differentiate it from other neck nodes. PURPOSE: To evaLuate the accuracy of 4D-CT in the identification of parathyroid adenoma/s in order to perform an MIP. METHODS: A total of 69 patients underwent parathyroidectomy for pHPT during the period July 2010 to June 2012. The 4D-CT was performed on 27 patients. Data were retrospectively extracted from the patients' charts including imaging studies, operative notes, number and LocaLization of glands excised and pathological reports. RESULTS: The 4D-CT was positive for a single adenoma in 26 patients confirmed in surgery. In 4 of those patients, one or two additional glands were found enlarged during surgery. Sixteen patients underwent an MIP, 3 patients had a unilateraL exploration and in 8 cases a biLateraL exploration was performed. The 4D-CT had a sensitivity of 81.4% and a positive predictive value of 100% in this group of patients. CONCLUSIONS: The 4D-CT is another tool for the identification of enlarged parathyroid gLand/s before surgery. Further study is needed to determine its place in the current armamentarium of pre-operative localization studies.
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Adenoma/diagnóstico , Tomografia Computadorizada Quadridimensional/métodos , Neoplasias das Paratireoides/diagnóstico , Adenoma/patologia , Adenoma/cirurgia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias das Paratireoides/patologia , Neoplasias das Paratireoides/cirurgia , Paratireoidectomia/métodos , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Estudos Retrospectivos , Sensibilidade e EspecificidadeRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of color-coded duplex sonography for the diagnosis of Crohn disease relapse and complications compared to multidetector computed tomography (CT). METHODS: The Institutional Ethics Committee approved the protocol research, and written consent forms were obtained. Patients with a diagnosis of Crohn disease presenting with symptoms of relapse or complications (54 patients; 27 female; ages 9-80 years; mean, 34.6 years) were enrolled. Patients underwent color-coded duplex sonography and multidetector CT examinations within 2 weeks of each other. Multidetector CT was the reference standard. The location and extent of diseased bowel, wall thickness, stenosis, hyperemia, mesenteric fat thickening, lymphadenopathy, abscesses, fistulas, peritoneal fluid, and signs of hepatobiliary disease were searched for. RESULTS: About of 80% of the patients had terminal ileal involvement, and 55% had disease confined to the ileum. A significant correlation between the two modalities was found regarding wall thickness, abscesses, and fistulas (P < .05). Color-coded duplex sonography had sensitivity and specificity of 88% and 53%, respectively, for diagnosis of luminal stenosis. Hyperemia was more commonly diagnosed on color-coded duplex sonography. Color-coded duplex sonography had sensitivity and specificity of 84% and 83% for diagnosis of mesenteric fat thickening and lymphadenopathy and 66% and 86% for peritoneal fluid. Fatty liver was found in 18% and gallstone disease in 6%. CONCLUSIONS: Color-coded duplex sonography was accurate in diagnosing the disease location, wall thickness, and extraintestinal inflammatory findings associated with Crohn disease, potentially placing it as the first-line imaging modality for the diagnosis of Crohn disease relapse and complications.
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Doença de Crohn/complicações , Doença de Crohn/diagnóstico por imagem , Ecocardiografia Doppler em Cores/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Recidiva , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Ongoing debate continues regarding the appropriate management of pancreatic cysts (PCs). Disagreement prevails regarding frequency of needed follow-up, if and when to perform any PC needle biopsy and indications for surgical resection. EUS is increasingly used to help determine management of PCs. METHODOLOGY: One hundred and fifty seven consecutive patients with PCs were identified out of 5000 patients who underwent EUS between 1995-2007. In 2008, these patients were then prospectively provided clinical follow-up, and CEA, CA19-9 and CRP. RESULTS: No symptoms could be definitively related to the PCs. Twenty four of 157 patients with suspected malignant cysts, mucinous cysts or IPMN had undergone surgical treatment. Whipple's operation was performed in 14 patients and distal pancreatectomy in 10 patients. Fifty PCs were located in the head of pancreas. In 89 patients prospective blood tests were performed; in 6 of them elevated levels of CA-19-9 were detected, 3 of these also had elevated serum CEA. Twelve patients had increased CRP values. No complication (requiring hospitalization) and no mortality related to EUS had occurred. CONCLUSIONS: Elements identified as important for assessment of PCs included: size, serum and fluid markers, imaging characteristics and clinical follow-up. These factors should be included in the recommended guidelines.
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Cisto Pancreático/cirurgia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Biópsia por Agulha Fina , Antígeno CA-19-9/sangue , Antígeno Carcinoembrionário/análise , Endossonografia , Feminino , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Cisto Pancreático/diagnóstico , Cisto Pancreático/patologia , Estudos ProspectivosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Recent phase-3 clinical trials have demonstrated very encouraging results for mRNA based vaccines against COVID-19. Current FDA and manufacturer guidelines mandate intramuscular administration of these vaccines, as other administration routes may not provide the same levels of effectiveness and safety. Observing the vast amount of published media images of persons receiving their vaccines, the authors noted in many cases the injection technique involved skin bunching, raising concerns of inadequate deltoid muscle penetration and consequent lowered vaccine efficacy. Our study hypothesis was that skin bunching will increase the skin-to-muscle distance over 20 mm, the maximal distance allowing the required 5 mm muscle penetration with a 25 mm needle. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 60 adult volunteers from our hospital staff were recruited, and using ultrasound, the skin-to-muscle distance measured in three positions: flat, skin bunching and muscle bunching. The skin-to-muscle distance difference and correlation with gender and BMI were calculated. RESULTS: Skin bunching significantly increased the skin-to-muscle distance in all subjects. In 6 (10%) subjects, this increase exceeded the 20 mm limit. Having a skin-to-deltoid distance of 20 mm or more strongly correlated with a BMI of 30 or more. CONCLUSIONS: Skin bunching will prevent adequate intramuscular injection of vaccines in a small percentage of persons, but as hundreds of millions are expected to receive mRNA vaccines in the coming months, the multiplied result can have significant personal and societal consequences for millions of people globally, especially in obese populations, and therefore this practice should be strictly discouraged.
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Vacinas contra COVID-19 , COVID-19 , Vacinas Sintéticas , Adulto , Vacinas contra COVID-19/administração & dosagem , Vacinas contra COVID-19/efeitos adversos , Músculo Deltoide , Humanos , Injeções Intramusculares , RNA Mensageiro , SARS-CoV-2 , Vacinas Sintéticas/administração & dosagem , Vacinas Sintéticas/efeitos adversos , Vacinas de mRNARESUMO
OBJECTIVE: We report the role of the imaging department at a level 1 trauma center during the Second Lebanon War (summer 2006). Our institution received 849 military and civilian casualties, an average of 25 war-injured patients per day, 338 with acute traumatic stress disorders and 511 physically injured, coming in waves after a rocket attack or a battle confrontation. About 12 potentially critical physically injured patients per day were referred to the imaging department for sometimes complex imaging procedures. The unpredictable waves of casualties and nature of the injuries forced us to reorganize our routine workflow to provide adequate care to casualties and to nonemergent patients. Our nurses' station was transformed into a small emergency department. The radiology staff was distributed into 12 diagnostic stations, providing 24-hour service. Communication was improved by means of walkie-talkies. Three ultrasound units were placed at the emergency department for immediate focused assessment with sonography for trauma performance enabling initial triage of patients. The site and extent of injuries were accurately diagnosed on CT and CT angiography. Digital angiography allowed definitive vascular diagnosis and interventional procedures. CONCLUSION: Adequate communication, strict workflow, and correct use of imaging protocols ensured optimal triage, diagnosis, and therapy of casualties while maintaining care for nonwar patients.
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Incidentes com Feridos em Massa , Traumatismo Múltiplo/diagnóstico , Serviço Hospitalar de Radiologia/organização & administração , Guerra , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Criança , Estado Terminal , Planejamento em Desastres , Feminino , Humanos , Israel/epidemiologia , Líbano , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Traumatismo Múltiplo/epidemiologia , TriagemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of our study was to review the significance of intra- and peripancreatic fluid in trauma patients who have no other signs of pancreatic injury. CONCLUSION: We propose that intra- and peripancreatic fluid may be the consequence of hypovolemic shock treated with hyperhydration when there is significant delay between injury and imaging.
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Exsudatos e Transudatos/diagnóstico por imagem , Hipovolemia/diagnóstico por imagem , Pâncreas/diagnóstico por imagem , Meios de Contraste , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Extremidades/lesões , Fraturas Ósseas/complicações , Fraturas Ósseas/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Hipovolemia/etiologia , Iopamidol/análogos & derivados , Israel , Masculino , Estudos Retrospectivos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Guerra , Imagem Corporal Total , Ferimentos Penetrantes/complicações , Ferimentos Penetrantes/diagnóstico por imagem , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to evaluate the accuracy of color Doppler sonography and contrast-enhanced MDCT in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in adults and their utility as a triage tool in lower abdominal pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed the medical records of 420 consecutive adult patients, 271 women and 149 men, 18 years old or older, referred from the emergency department to sonography examination for clinically suspected acute appendicitis between January 2003 and June 2006. Patients underwent sonography of the right upper abdomen and pelvis followed by graded compression and color Doppler sonography of the right lower quadrant. CT was performed in 132 patients due to inconclusive sonography findings or a discrepancy between the clinical diagnosis and the sonography diagnosis. Sonography and CT reports were compared with surgery or clinical follow-up as the reference standard. Statistical analyses were performed by Pearson's chi-square test and cross-tabulation software. RESULTS: Sonography and CT correctly diagnosed acute appendicitis in 66 of 75 patients and in 38 of 39 patients, respectively, and correctly denied acute appendicitis in 312 of 326 and in 92 of 92 patients. Sonography was inconclusive in 17 of 418 cases and CT, in one of 132 cases. Sonography and CT allowed alternative diagnoses in 82 and 42 patients, respectively. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy for sonography were 74.2%, 97%, 88%, 93%, and 92%, respectively, and for CT, 100%, 98.9%, 97.4%, 100%, and 99%. CONCLUSION: Sonography should be the first imaging technique in adult patients for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and triage of acute abdominal pain. CT should be used as a complementary study for selected cases.
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Apendicite/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Ultrassonografia Doppler em Cores , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Apendicectomia , Apendicite/cirurgia , Meios de Contraste , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Iopamidol , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Estudos Retrospectivos , TriagemRESUMO
A 29-year-old man was admitted with high-grade fever, crampy abdominal pain, and watery diarrhea that had persisted for 2 weeks before his admission. Symptomatic treatment (acetaminophen only) was of no benefit. On physical examination, there was diffuse abdominal tenderness. Laboratory tests showed a leukomoid reaction with atypical lymphocytosis, and serology tests revealed acute cytomegalovirus infection. Abdominal computed tomography and colonoscopy revealed an inflammatory process involving the large intestine. On histologic examinations of intestinal biopsy samples, there was an active inflammation with no inclusion bodies. The patient was treated with ganciclovir with only mild improvement. Adding 5-aminosalicylic acid caused little further improvement. Repeated colonoscopy performed 2 months later showed severe chronic ulcerative colitis. Only the addition of systemic steroids caused complete resolution of the symptoms. On review of the literature (Medline search for cytomegalovirus colitis in immunocompetent patients), 18 cases were found. On follow-up, 10 of these patients were found to have inflammatory bowel disease.
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Infecções por Citomegalovirus/complicações , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/etiologia , Doença Aguda , Adulto , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/fisiopatologia , Masculino , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
UNLABELLED: Precise PET/CT localization of focal (18)F-FDG uptake in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) may exclude malignancy in sites of physiologic activity but may also induce false-negative reports for malignant or premalignant lesions. The purpose of the present study was to retrospectively evaluate the nature and significance of unexpected focal (18)F-FDG uptake localized by PET/CT within the GIT. METHODS: The files of 4,390 patients referred for (18)F-FDG PET/CT were retrospectively reviewed. The incidence of studies showing unexpected focal uptake of (18)F-FDG localized by PET/CT to the GIT was determined. The position of these foci along the GIT and their intensity were recorded. The etiology of the findings was confirmed histologically or by long-term follow-up. RESULTS: Unexpected focal (18)F-FDG uptake in the GIT was found in 58 patients (1.3%). Follow-up data were available for 34 of these patients, including 4 with sites in the stomach, 2 in the small bowel, and 28 in the colon. GIT-related disease was confirmed in 24 patients (71%). There were 11 malignant tumors, 9 premalignant lesions, and 4 benign processes including 2 benign polyps, 1 case of active gastritis, and 1 abscess of the sigmoid. Ten patients (29%) had no further evidence of GIT abnormality, and the suggestive sites were considered to be physiologic uptake. Maximal standardized uptake value was 17.3 +/- 10.2 in malignant lesions, 14.0 +/- 10.5 in premalignant lesions, 18.0 +/- 12.1 in benign lesions, and 11.1 +/- 7.4 in foci of physiologic (18)F-FDG uptake in the GIT, with no statistically significant difference among the 4 subgroups. CONCLUSION: Incidental focal (18)F-FDG uptake localized by PET/CT within the GIT is of clinical significance in most patients. These findings should be followed up with appropriate invasive procedures guided by hybrid imaging results.
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Fluordesoxiglucose F18/farmacocinética , Neoplasias Gastrointestinais/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Gastrointestinais/metabolismo , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons/estatística & dados numéricos , Técnica de Subtração/estatística & dados numéricos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Neoplasias Gastrointestinais/epidemiologia , Humanos , Incidência , Achados Incidentais , Israel/epidemiologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Lesões Pré-Cancerosas/diagnóstico , Lesões Pré-Cancerosas/epidemiologia , Lesões Pré-Cancerosas/metabolismo , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Estudos Retrospectivos , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Distribuição TecidualRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The recently introduced wireless M2A capsule video endoscopy (CVE) has been demonstrated to be superior to barium follow-through and enteroscopy in diagnosing patients with occult blood loss and iron-deficiency anaemia. OBJECTIVE: To further investigate CVE in comparison to barium follow-through and entero-computerized tomography (CT) in establishing the diagnosis of patients with suspected Crohn's disease. DESIGN AND SETTING: The study was conducted in one academic hospital. Twenty patients with recurrent abdominal pain and/or weight loss or chronic diarrhoea underwent barium follow-through as their initial examination, followed by CVE (if there was no stricture) and entero-CT. The radiologist that performed the barium follow-through and entero-CT was blinded to the results of the CVE. A blinded reader who was unaware of the study objective diagnosed the results of the CVE. In most cases in which there was a discrepancy between examinations, colonoscopy and ileoscopy were performed. For each patient, the diagnosis and disease extent were recorded. RESULTS: Twenty patients (13 males, 7 females; mean age 31 years, range 20-57) were included in the study. Ninety-five per cent of the patients had abdominal pain, 75% had diarrhoea, and 65% had weight loss. The mean haemoglobin level of the group was 13.1 g% (range 10-15.5). Only 13 patients underwent entero-CT.CVE confirmed the diagnosis of Crohn's disease that was suspected by alternative methods in six of the 20 patients. CVE made the diagnosis of Crohn's disease in six patients that had normal barium follow-through or entero-CT. CVE ruled out a diagnosis of Crohn's disease suspected by other modalities in three patients. CVE extended the involvement of Crohn's disease in three of the patients, and established new diagnoses in two patients. SUMMARY: CVE established new diagnoses, confirmed existing diagnoses, enlarged the extent of the disease, and ruled out the suspicion of Crohn's disease in 70% of the patients. Barium follow-through established diagnoses, measured the extent of the disease, and ruled out the suspicion of Crohn's disease in 37% of the patients. The capsule detected all of the lesions diagnosed by barium follow-through and entero-CT. CVE detected additional lesions that were not detected by other modalities in 47% of cases and ruled out lesions that were detected by other modalities in 16% of cases (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: CVE is a superior and more sensitive procedure than barium follow-through and entero-CT in establishing the diagnosis and estimating the extent of Crohn's disease.
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Sulfato de Bário , Doença de Crohn/diagnóstico , Endoscopia Gastrointestinal/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Adulto , Doença de Crohn/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Sensibilidade e EspecificidadeRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Urinary tract complications in Crohn's disease are common but treatable, and often present diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. PURPOSE: To determine the incidence of urinary tract complications in patients with Crohn's disease in Israel and to report an experience over 15 years of patients with Crohn's disease, with the aim of illustrating the diverse patterns of presentation, and thereby broadening the approach to diagnosis and treatment. METHODOLOGY: Clinical and radiological findings of 312 patients with Crohn's disease were reviewed. RESULTS: Simple cystitis was the most common problem, occurring in 51 patients. The problem seldom required hospitalization and was instead managed in the ambulatory setting. A review revealed that 22 patients with urinary tract complications required hospitalization. Six patients had ileovesical fistulas. In one patient, the colon was also affected. In another patient, radiological and endoscopic studies failed to identify the fistula, which was confirmed during surgery. All six patients were treated surgically. Four patients had ureteral obstructions and hydronephrosis, three of whom responded well to conservative treatment. In one patient, the affected ileal segment was resected. Four patients suffered from retroperitoneal abscess accompanied by urinary symptoms. Twelve patients developed right kidney stones. All of the patients suffered from long-standing Crohn's disease with bowel resection. Surprisingly, most of the severe complications occurred in men, although 70% of the patients were women. CONCLUSIONS: Based on these findings, urological complications are not rare in patients with Crohn's disease, and necessitate a high degree of diligence and periodic urological evaluation.
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Doença de Crohn/diagnóstico , Doença de Crohn/terapia , Doenças Urológicas/diagnóstico , Doenças Urológicas/terapia , Abscesso Abdominal/diagnóstico , Abscesso Abdominal/etiologia , Abscesso Abdominal/terapia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Doença de Crohn/complicações , Cistite/complicações , Cistite/diagnóstico , Cistite/terapia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Hidronefrose/diagnóstico , Hidronefrose/etiologia , Hidronefrose/terapia , Incidência , Israel/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Cálculos Urinários/diagnóstico , Cálculos Urinários/etiologia , Cálculos Urinários/terapia , Fístula Urinária/diagnóstico , Fístula Urinária/etiologia , Fístula Urinária/terapia , Doenças Urológicas/etiologiaRESUMO
A 62-year-old man presented to his general practitioner complaining of non-specific back pain. He underwent a computerized tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging that revealed a large left adrenal mass. A thorough investigation of this mass revealed it to be a non-secreting tumor. At surgery, a large tumor of the left adrenal was found. The final pathology report revealed a ganglioneuroma of the adrenal gland.
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Endoscopia Gastrointestinal/métodos , Algoritmos , Cápsulas , Terminais de Computador , HumanosAssuntos
Paraplegia/etiologia , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez , Vértebras Torácicas , Tuberculose da Coluna Vertebral/complicações , Adulto , Antituberculosos/uso terapêutico , Cesárea , Feminino , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Gravidez , Recuperação de Função Fisiológica , Tuberculose da Coluna Vertebral/tratamento farmacológicoAssuntos
Bezoares/cirurgia , Obstrução Intestinal/cirurgia , Mastigação/fisiologia , Bezoares/complicações , Bezoares/diagnóstico por imagem , Feminino , Humanos , Obstrução Intestinal/diagnóstico por imagem , Obstrução Intestinal/etiologia , Intestino Delgado , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
PURPOSE: The use of 18F-fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) in primary gastric lymphoma (PGL) is challenging due to physiologic FDG activity in the stomach and variability in the degree of uptake in various histologic subtypes. This study assesses FDG avidity and PET/CT patterns in newly diagnosed PGL. METHODS: Sixty-two PET/CT studies of newly diagnosed PGL were reviewed (24 low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [MALT], 38 aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma [AGNHL]). FDG avidity, patterns (focal/diffuse), and intensity (visually vs. the liver and SUVmax) were assessed and compared to 27 controls. Gastric CT abnormalities and extragastric sites were recorded. RESULTS: Gastric FDG uptake was found in 55/62 (89%) PGL (71% MALT vs. 100% AGNHL, p < 0.001) and 63% controls. A diffuse pattern was found in 60% PGL (76% MALT vs. 53% AGNHL, p = NS) and 47% controls. FDG uptake higher than liver was found in 82% PGL (58% MALT vs. 97% AGNHL, p < 0.05) and 63% controls. SUVmax in FDG-avid PGLs was 15.3 +/- 11.7 (5.4 +/- 2.9 MALT vs. 19.7 +/- 11.5 AGNHL, p < 0.001) and 4.6 +/- 1.4 in controls. CT abnormalities were found in 79% PGL (thickening, n = 49; ulcerations, n = 22). Extra-gastric FDG-avid sites were seen in none of MALT, but 61% of AGNHL (nodal, n = 18; nodal and extranodal, n = 5). CONCLUSIONS: FDG avidity was present in 89% of PGLs, including all patients with AGNHL but only 71% of MALT. FDG uptake can be differentiated, in particular in AGNHL-PGL, from physiologic tracer activity by intensity but not by pattern. Extragastric foci on PET and structural CT abnormalities are additional parameters that can improve PET/CT assessment of PGL. Defining FDG avidity and PET/CT patterns in AGNHL and a subgroup of MALT-PGL before treatment may be important for further monitoring therapy response.
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Fluordesoxiglucose F18/farmacocinética , Linfoma/diagnóstico , Linfoma/metabolismo , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons/métodos , Neoplasias Gástricas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Gástricas/metabolismo , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos , Distribuição TecidualRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Capsule endoscopy (CE) of the small bowel has become a standard diagnostic tool, but there have been concerns regarding the risk of capsule retention in certain high-risk groups. The Agile patency system, an ingestible and dissolvable capsule with an external scanner, was developed to allow physicians to perform CE with greater confidence that the capsule will be safely excreted in patients at risk for capsule retention. OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to assess the ability of the device to help physicians identify which patients with known strictures may safely undergo CE. DESIGN: Patients with known strictures ingested the new patency capsule and underwent periodic scanning until it was excreted. The intestinal tract was considered to be sufficiently patent if the capsule was excreted intact or if the capsule was not detected by the scanner at 30 hours after ingestion. If patency was established, then standard CE was performed. SETTING: International multicenter study. PATIENTS: A total of 106 patients with known strictures. INTERVENTION: Agile patency system. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Performance and safety of Agile patency system. RESULTS: A total of 106 patients ingested the patency capsule. Fifty-nine (56%) excreted it intact and subsequently underwent CE. There were no cases of capsule retention. Significant findings on CE were found in 24 (41%). There were 3 severe adverse events. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the Agile patency system is a useful tool for physicians to use before CE in patients with strictures to avoid retention. This group of patients may have a high yield of clinically significant findings at CE. This capsule may determine whether patients who have a contraindication to CE may safely undergo CE and obtain useful diagnostic information.
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Cápsulas Endoscópicas/efeitos adversos , Endoscopia por Cápsula/efeitos adversos , Cápsulas/normas , Obstrução Intestinal/prevenção & controle , Intestino Delgado , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Desenho de Equipamento , Feminino , Humanos , Obstrução Intestinal/etiologia , Masculino , Programas de Rastreamento/instrumentação , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) as a triage tool in multiple-casualty incidents (MCIs) for a single international conflict. METHODS: The charts of 849 casualties that arrived at our level 1 trauma referral center were reviewed. Casualties were initially triaged according to the Injury Severity Score at the emergency department gate. Two-hundred eighty-one physically injured patients, 215 soldiers (76.5%) and 66 civilians (23.5%), were admitted. Focused assessment with sonography for trauma was performed in 102 casualties suspected to have an abdominal injury. Sixty-eight underwent computed tomography (CT); 12 underwent laparotomy; and 28 were kept under clinical observation alone. We compared FAST results against CT, laparotomy, and clinical observation records. RESULTS: Focused assessment with sonography for trauma results were positive in 17 casualties and negative in 85. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy of FAST were 75%, 97.6%, 88.2%, 94.1%, and 93.1%, respectively. A strong correlation between FAST and CT results, laparotomy, and clinical observation was obtained (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: In a setting of a war conflict-related MCI, FAST enabled immediate triage of casualties to laparotomy, CT, or clinical observation. Because of its moderate sensitivity, a negative FAST result with strong clinical suspicion demands further evaluation, especially in an MCI.