AJR. American journal of roentgenology
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OBJECTIVE. Recurrent inflammation of the appendiceal stump after appendectomy is rare; published case series have included no more than six patients. The purpose of this study was to report the clinical and CT findings in a larger original series. ⋯ CONCLUSION. Stump appendicitis has a characteristic CT appearance and may occur within the first year after appendectomy or many years later. A long (≥ 2 cm) appendiceal stump from laparoscopic appendectomy and retained appendicolith may predispose adult patients to recurrent obstruction and inflammation.
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Nov 2020
Comparative StudyA Comparison of Clinical and Chest CT Findings in Patients With Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to compare clinical and chest CT findings in patients with influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia. MATERIALS AND METHODS. ⋯ CONCLUSION. On CT, the significant differences between influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia and COVID-19 pneumonia were findings of linear opacification, crazy-paving sign, vascular enlargement, pleural thickening, and pleural effusion, which were more common in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, and bronchiectasis and pleural effusion, which were more common in patients with influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia. Other imaging findings, including peripheral or peribronchovascular distribution, ground-glass opacities (GGO), consolidation, subpleural line, air bronchogram, and bronchial distortion, were not significantly different between the two patient groups.
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OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to characterize the appearance on CT of e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) in a cohort with histopathologic evidence of this disorder. MATERIALS AND METHODS. ⋯ Of the eight patients with ground-glass opacity centrilobular nodules resembling HP at CT, none showed HP at histopathologic examination. CONCLUSION. EVALI manifests at CT as ALI with multifocal ground-glass opacity, often with organizing consolidation, and a small centrilobular nodular pattern resembling HP.