Abstract Rationale: Very often magnetic resonance imaging is used in the study of complex anal fistulae, but conventional reports may contribute little to what really matters to the coloproctologist. Objective: To compare the clarity and usefulness of the conventional report compared to structured magn...
SUMMARY BACKGROUND Symptomatic Chiari Type I Malformation (CM) is treated with posterior fossa decompression with or without duroplasty. We have noticed some cases with concomitant severe cerebellar ataxia due to cerebellar atrophy. The aim of this study is to review the literature of CM associated wit...
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in differentiating bland thrombus from tumor thrombus of the inferior vena cava (IVC) in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively investigated 30 consecutive patients who underwent r...
Resumen: Introducción: La neuropatía ciática es una entidad infrecuente y de difícil diagnóstico en Pediatría. Su evolución a largo plazo no ha sido claramente definida. Objetivo: Analizar la presentación clínica y evolución de un grupo de niños con neuropatía ciática. Pacientes y Méto...
Abstract Background: Central nervous system (CNS) gliosarcoma (GSM) is a rare primary neoplasm characterized by the presence of glial and sarcomatous components. Objective: In this report, we describe the clinical and neuroimaging aspects of three cases of GSM and correlate these aspects with patholo...
Abstract Familial lipodystrophy is a rare genetic condition in which individuals have, besides metabolic changes and body fat deposits, a type of cardiomyopathy that has not been well studied. Many of the patients develop cardiovascular changes, the most commonly reported in the literature being the expr...
