Emergency radiology
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Emergency radiology · Mar 2008
Treatment of breast abscesses with ultrasound-guided aspiration and irrigation in the emergency setting.
The purpose of our study was to describe the efficacy of ultrasound (US)-guided aspiration and intracavitary irrigation of breast abscesses in the emergency setting. Ten cases of mastitis clinically suspected of having a breast abscess were referred from the emergency department for breast ultrasound. Eleven abscesses depicted at US were treated with US-guided aspiration and intracavitary irrigation. ⋯ No recurrences were observed in the follow-up period. US-guided percutaneous aspiration and irrigation is a successful method for treatment of breast abscesses in the emergency setting. This method is more successful in abscesses with a maximum dimension smaller than 3 cm and should be preferred to the surgical drainage.
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Emergency radiology · Mar 2008
Case ReportsCecal volvulus in pregnancy: report of a case and review of the safety and utility of medical diagnostic imaging in the assessment of the acute abdomen during pregnancy.
We report a case of a 38-year-old woman who presents at 31 weeks of gestation with acute abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and pelvis showed a cecal volvulus. ⋯ While not advocating overutilization, this case demonstrates that helical CT can be, in the correct clinical scenario, an acceptable, useful, and relatively noninvasive test in the accurate assessment of the acute abdomen in pregnancy. We review the safety and utility of medical diagnostic imaging in the assessment of the acute abdomen in pregnancy.
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Emergency radiology · Mar 2008
Case ReportsPseudoaneurysm and renal arteriovenous fistula after nephrectomy: two cases treated by transcatheter coil embolization.
Pseudoaneurysms and arteriovenous fistulas of renal arteries are rare clinical lesions. Invasive renal procedures may lead to pseudoaneurysm or arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs). We report two pseudoaneurysms and arteriovenous fistula cases that were treated by transcatheter embolization with metallic coils. ⋯ Endovascular treatment with coil embolization succeeds to total occlusion in renal artery pseudoaneurysm. Delayed hemorrhage related to postnephrectomy may be life-threatening conditions because of diagnostic difficulties. AVF and pseudoaneurysm can be treated safely and successfully by transcatheter arterial embolization.