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Irregular5
  • CT findings in patients with malignant peritoneal mesotheliomas range from peritoneum-based masses (a so-called "dry" appearance) to ascites, irregular or nodular peritoneal thickening, and an omental mass (a so-called "wet" appearance). (medscape.com)
  • Abdominal computed tomography (CT) axial ( Fig. 1A ) and coronal ( Fig. 1B ) portal phase images showed irregular circumferential edematous wall thickening at the hepatic flexure of the colon. (e-kjar.org)
  • Chest computed tomography imaging examination revealed an irregular thickened pericardium with large amounts of pericardial effusion and a small pleural effusion. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Chest computed tomography revealed an irregular, thickened pericardium with diffuse enhancement, with loculated large amounts of pericardial and bilateral pleural effusions ( Fig. 1A ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • The tumor frequently extends into the fissures, which become thickened and irregular in contour. (medscape.com)
Cavity6
  • The sensitivity of the test results depends on the ability to completely lavage all regions of the peritoneal cavity and to detect cancer cells being shed into the peritoneal cavity by the tumor. (medscape.com)
  • Transudative fluid is lost into the peritoneal cavity. (dermatologyadvisor.com)
  • Endometriosis is a common benign and chronic inflammatory gynaecological disease due to functional endometrial glands and stroma in an ectopic location outside the uterine cavity [ 1 ]. (polradiol.com)
  • This drawback is explained by immunological theory, which states that normally refluxed menstrual endometrium is cleared from the peritoneal cavity by macrophages, natural killer cells, and lymphocytes preventing endometriosis in most cases. (polradiol.com)
  • However, there is reduced immunological clearance of refluxed endometrium from the peritoneal cavity, causing endometriosis in some women with immune system dysfunction. (polradiol.com)
  • Volume of the hernia sac in relation to the total peritoneal volume, also called "loss of domain", in order to determine whether there is enough space to reduce all herniated contents into the abdominal cavity without risk of recurrence or ventilatory restriction. (radiologyassistant.nl)
Diagnosis12
  • The diagnosis is based on clinical evaluation. (aafp.org)
  • CT plays an essential role in the diagnosis of mesenteric disease. (sajr.org.za)
  • Some mesenteric diseases present with distinctive imaging findings while others have similar findings, thereby complicating their differential diagnosis. (sajr.org.za)
  • A clinical history of asbestos exposure and radiologic findings that are consistent with mesothelioma warrant inclusion of mesothelioma in the differential diagnosis, but it is important to stress that a diagnosis of mesothelioma cannot be made exclusively with imaging studies. (medscape.com)
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an excellent non-invasive modality that helps in non-invasive diagnosis, with excellent delineation of the disease extent, and thus provides a presurgical mapping of the disease, which is helpful for the operating surgeon [ 6 ]. (polradiol.com)
  • Diagnosis is initially clinical, supported by chest x-ray, echocardiography, and levels of plasma natriuretic peptides. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Abdominal hernias are usually a clinical diagnosis and have been considered a simple problem to be repaired. (radiologyassistant.nl)
  • This pictorial review provides an overview of the ultrasonographic anatomy of the scrotum followed by diagnosis of a variety of intra- and extratesticular lesions based on different clinical manifestations. (e-ultrasonography.org)
  • In order to make an accurate diagnosis of the type of disease it is important to consider the patient's risk factors and how the patient has acquired HIV infection. (webcir.org)
  • Imaging, always based on clinical information, is an essential tool in the diagnosis of pulmonary diseases in patients with symptomatic AIDS. (webcir.org)
  • It makes it possible to recognize the radiographic pattern of the various OIs and neoplasms, to make a differential diagnosis of potential diseases and to monitor the response to treatment. (webcir.org)
  • Using an approach that includes consideration of the morphologic features, appropriate immunohistochemistry, and correct clinical context aids in making the proper diagnosis. (medscape.com)
Nodular1
  • The most common mesothelioma finding on radiographs is unilateral, concentric, plaquelike, or nodular pleural thickening (as seen in the images below). (medscape.com)
Diffuse2
  • Primary peritoneal carcinoma usually manifests as abdominal distention and diffuse nonspecific abdominal pain secondary to ascites. (medscape.com)
  • Diffuse pleural thickening or extensive lobular pleural-based masses are seen in about 50% of cases. (medscape.com)
Endometrium2
  • A thickened endometrium requires endometrial sampling. (radiopaedia.org)
  • Endometrial carcinoma usually appears as thickening of the endometrium though may appear as a polypoid mass. (radiopaedia.org)
Malignant1
  • Other described primary peritoneal cancers and tumors include malignant mesothelioma, benign papillary mesothelioma, desmoplastic small round cell tumors, peritoneal angiosarcoma, leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (LPD), and peritoneal hemangiomatosis. (medscape.com)
Effusions1
  • Pleural effusions are common and may obscure the presence of the underlying pleural thickening. (medscape.com)
Lesions1
  • This document summarizes recommendations for the clinical and imaging work-up of pancreatic and biliary tract lesions along with indications for cytologic study of these lesions. (cytojournal.com)
Benign3
  • More common diseases, such as benign asbestos-related pleural disease and metastatic adenocarcinoma , can look radiographically identical to mesothelioma. (medscape.com)
  • The radiographic findings of mesothelioma are nonspecific and are observed in other diseases, including metastatic carcinoma, lymphoma, and benign asbestos disease. (medscape.com)
  • Sonographic features are non-specific and endometrial thickening can also be due to benign proliferation, endometrial hyperplasia , or polyps . (radiopaedia.org)
Tumor1
  • Primary peritoneal carcinoma is treated with tumor debulking followed by chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil, doxorubicin, or cisplatin. (medscape.com)
Ascites1
  • While a CT may be able to directly visualize breaks in the bladder wall, findings are usually more non-specific: free fluid, ascites, or bladder wall enhancement. (emdocs.net)
Pathophysiology1
  • Pathophysiology Congenital heart disease is the most common congenital anomaly, occurring in almost 1% of live births ( 1). (msdmanuals.com)
Carcinoma3
  • A pelvic imaging study, if there is clinical suspicion of peritoneal carcinoma. (medscape.com)
  • The management of peritoneal carcinoma is similar to that of epithelial cancers of ovarian and fallopian tube, due to similar clinical characteristics. (medscape.com)
  • Staging of endometrial carcinoma is based on the FIGO staging system, which is a surgical and pathological staging following total abdominal hysterectomy , salpingo-oophorectomy, lymphadenectomy, and peritoneal washings. (radiopaedia.org)
Hepatic1
  • Oral contrast is important for bowel visualization but may be omitted if clinical concern is limited to hepatic or pancreatic pathology, in which case water can be substituted immediately before scanning. (radiologykey.com)
Epithelial2
  • Epithelial cancers of ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal origin are known as epithelial ovarian cancer in clinical practice. (medscape.com)
  • It is characterised by normal endoscopic appearances, microscopic features of colonic inflammation and thickening of the sub epithelial collagen layer. (passmed.uk)
Ultrasonography2
  • Standard imaging tests, including ultrasonography and helical CT scans, are notably insensitive for the detection of peritoneal tumors. (medscape.com)
  • In most cases of scrotal disease, the combination of clinical history, physical examination, and information obtained with ultrasonography is sufficient for diagnostic decision-making. (e-ultrasonography.org)
Modality2
  • Direct visualization of the peritoneal surfaces along with palpation of the abdominal contents is by far the most sensitive modality for detecting peritoneal cancer. (medscape.com)
  • CT is the imaging modality of choice to assess pleural disease and has shown sensitivity and specificity for identifying malignancy. (medscape.com)
Findings3
  • Simple infections are usually monomicrobial and present with localized clinical findings. (aafp.org)
  • The most common findings on physical examination (79%) are signs of pleural effusion (eg, dullness to percussion, decreased breath sounds). (medscape.com)
  • In the hemodynamically stable patient, CT is the next step, and several imaging strategies can be pursued depending on the mechanism of injury and clinical findings. (radiologykey.com)
Peritonitis2
  • When signs of peritoneal irritation or frank peritonitis develop, there is a high level of suspicion that the viability of the bowel is compromised. (basicmedicalkey.com)
  • Extravasation of urine into the peritoneal space can result in chemical peritonitis and sepsis . (emdocs.net)
Symptoms and s1
  • As shown in Table 49-2 , clinical symptoms and signs of obstruction (pain, vomiting, abdominal distention, and gas pattern on abdominal radiographs) vary with the level of obstruction. (basicmedicalkey.com)
Nonspecific1
  • Clinical examination often yields nonspecific signs and symptoms such as scrotal pain, swelling or a palpable scrotal mass. (e-ultrasonography.org)
Postmenopausal1
  • Source: A clinical pathogenic warm infection with postmenopausal traits. (augenta.net)
Parasitic1
  • pressure: The diastolic period of concentrations between sources of the congestive disease, Parasitic remodeling, or use. (augenta.net)
Cytologic1
  • The workup of a biliary stricture, pancreatic cyst or solid mass requires a carefully orchestrated sequence of clinical and imaging studies which may be followed by cytologic investigation. (cytojournal.com)
Bowel2
  • The team showed that three signs are associated with an ischemic obstruction: obstipation (no flatus or stool for 24 hours), mesenteric edema on CT scan, and absence of small bowel feces sign on CT. (crashingpatient.com)
  • Their studies of different patient groups (Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Irritable Bowel Disease, celiac disease, fructose malabsorption, patients who underwent colectomy, etc) showed that reduction of the intake of FODMAPs may help to reduce symptoms, depending on other things these people usually eat. (aurametrix.com)
Ovarian2
  • Women with higher risk of ovarian cancer also have increased risk of peritoneal cancer. (medscape.com)
  • Primary peritoneal cancers, some of which have been implicated in many cases of carcinomas of unknown primary origin, include ovarian cancer arising in women several years after bilateral oophorectomy. (medscape.com)
Transverse colon1
  • On further evaluation using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the axial fat-suppressed T2 weighted image ( Fig. 1D ) showed circumferential T2 hyperintense wall thickening with a uniform layer of the transverse colon. (e-kjar.org)
Infection1
  • Vranešić, V. Savić, G. Krivec, B. Šimpraga, T. Amšel-Zelenika, M. Balenović, V. Herak-Perković, A. Nemanić: Zagreb, Croatia: "Meat Spots" in Eggs of Commercial Layer Hens - A Sporadic Finding or a Sign of Infection? (mef.hr)
Cystic kidney1
  • FIGURE 339-1 Scheme of the primary cilium and cystic kidney disease proteins. (basicmedicalkey.com)
Lymphocytes1
  • Histologic analysis reveals a thickened sub apical collagen layer and increased lymphocytes in the lamina propria. (passmed.uk)
Radiographs1
  • therefore, disease extent is frequently underestimated in radiographs. (medscape.com)
Surgical2
  • Acute appendicitis remains one of the most common surgical diseases encountered by physicians. (medscape.com)
  • In multiorgan trauma, a chest radiograph, pelvis radiograph, and focused abdominal ultrasound are usually performed during initial clinical assessment to determine whether surgical exploration should precede further imaging. (radiologykey.com)
Examination1
  • Examination of a surgically resected specimen revealed a grayish‑white thickening of the pericardium, with a straw‑colored mucinous pericardial effusion. (spandidos-publications.com)
Patients5
  • The clinical latency period between asbestos exposure and mesothelioma development is 35-40 years, and as a result, the number of mesothelioma patients has continued to rise despite decreased asbestos production. (medscape.com)
  • Patients who have had a prior life-threatening adverse reaction to any contrast agent, medication, or allergen should not receive intravenous contrast unless the clinical benefit of imaging with contrast outweighs the risks. (radiologykey.com)
  • During the subject program, cardiac diseases on HF failure produce that the peptide of fruity few glyhexamide of HF may Finally bypass Suppressing operatively prior often used by oxidation guidelines and that maximum patients may maintain ingesting especially among younger methods. (augenta.net)
  • However, safety concerns remain, including consequences of an enhanced glucose load in the lower nephron, leg amputation, bone fractures, and therapeutic efficacy in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease. (go.jp)
  • The type of pulmonary condition to be developed by AIDS patients will depend on the stage of disease, which is generally determined based on the CD4 lymphocyte count. (webcir.org)
Primary6
  • Peritoneal carcinomas are divided into primary and secondary peritoneal tumors. (medscape.com)
  • Primary peritoneal carcinomas originate from the cells lining the peritoneum. (medscape.com)
  • Primary peritoneal cancer has been linked to certain variants of BRCA1/2 . (medscape.com)
  • Peritoneal neoplasia can originate de novo from the peritoneal tissues (primary) or invade or metastasize into the peritoneum from adjacent or remote organs (secondary). (medscape.com)
  • Although primary neoplasms arising in the mesentery are rare, the mesentery is a major avenue for the dissemination of tumours, which can spread through hematogenous, lymphatic, direct or peritoneal seeding. (sajr.org.za)
  • Defects in the primary cilia are linked to a wide spectrum of human diseases, collectively termed ciliopathies. (basicmedicalkey.com)
Disorders3
  • We are 3 degenerative disorders and a chemistry library disease, left with our fatal book on Congestive measure to post the HF association in Olmsted County by mediating its Oxygen and readers and building thematically the testing of DHF. (augenta.net)
  • The polycystic kidney diseases are a group of genetically heterogeneous disorders and a leading cause of kidney failure. (basicmedicalkey.com)
  • Also, it expanded the horizons for Treating various Spinal Diseases & Disorders, which was not much possible earlier. (drpuravpatel.com)
Sepsis1
  • and those with underlying unstable comorbid illnesses or signs of systemic sepsis. (aafp.org)
Unlike1
  • Unlike pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma, the association between exposure to asbestos and PMPM remains controversial ( 2 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
Chest2
  • If there is clinical or radiographic evidence of thoracic injury, the chest should be imaged with the abdomen in a single acquisition. (radiologykey.com)
  • If the chest is to be studied, images are obtained in the arterial phase of contrast enhancement, followed by a pause sufficiently long to image the abdomen and pelvis in the late arterial or early portal venous phase. (radiologykey.com)
Ischemic1
  • Although the patient did not undergo cholecystectomy after embolization due to severe co-morbidities, no signs of ischemic gallbladder have been observed. (journalmc.org)
Imaging1
  • The current document describes the clinical work-up along with imaging studies as recommended by the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology. (cytojournal.com)
Cardiac1
  • Transthoracic echocardiography showed a thickened pericardium with pericardial effusion, but no evidence of cardiac tamponade. (spandidos-publications.com)
Contrast enhancement1
  • They demonstrate various contrast enhancement patterns including early peripheral enhancement because of vascular tissue ( Figure 1 ), delayed central enhancement of the fibrotic components, heterogenous, homogenous and absent enhancement. (sajr.org.za)
Ultrasound2
  • Evaluation of the mesentery is often neglected during routine ultrasound (US) because of inadequate training and unfamiliarity with the common US features encountered with mesenteric disease. (sajr.org.za)
  • The Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology has developed a set of guidelines for pancreaticobiliary cytology including indications for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy, techniques for EUS-FNA, terminology and nomenclature to be used for pancreaticobiliary disease, ancillary testing and postbiopsy management. (cytojournal.com)
Obstruction1
  • A complete obstruction has all the same signs and symptoms except for passage of flatus or stool. (crashingpatient.com)
Exploration1
  • Open abdominal exploration and palpation are extremely sensitive for 1- to 2-mm peritoneal nodules. (medscape.com)
Practice1
Presentation1
Mesothelioma1
  • Multimodality therapy is currently the most commonly accepted therapeutic approach for peritoneal mesothelioma. (medscape.com)
Neoplasms1
  • neoplasms, and non-infectious and nonmalignant diseases. (webcir.org)
Management1
  • The Thoraco-Lumbar Injury Classification and Severity score (TLICS) is a classification system for thoracolumbar spine injuries, designed to assist in clinical management. (radiologyassistant.nl)
Common1
  • The autosomal dominant form of polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common life-threatening monogenic disease, affecting 12 million people worldwide. (basicmedicalkey.com)
Trauma1
  • For these reasons the Spine Trauma Study Group introduced in 2005 the Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity Scale (1) , with intention to be a reliable, ease-to-use tool to facilitate clinical decision making and as a practical alternative to cumbersome classification systems already in use. (radiologyassistant.nl)
Kidney3
  • In some clinical trials, SGLT2 inhibitors exerted cardiovascular and kidney protective effects, which appeared to be partly independent of the original glucose-lowering effect. (go.jp)
  • The autosomal recessive form of polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is rarer but affects the pediatric population. (basicmedicalkey.com)
  • Topology of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) proteins polycystin-1, polycystin-2, and fibrocystin/polyductin (FPC) are shown. (basicmedicalkey.com)
Presence1
  • 5 To help stratify clinical interventions, SSTIs can be classified based on their severity, presence of comorbidities, and need for and nature of therapeutic intervention ( Table 1 ) . (aafp.org)