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Urethral foreign body
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11 Apr 2021
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Ultrasound
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Urethral foreign body
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24 Jun 2013
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Foreign body in bladder
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22 Sep 2018
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Foreign body in the urinary bladder
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12 Jul 2023
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CT
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Vaginal foreign body
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08 Dec 2016
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CT
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Intratesticular foreign body
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10 Jan 2024
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Ultrasound
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Penetrating renal injury by a glass foreign body
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29 Oct 2022
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Abdominal radiography
Abdominal radiography can be useful in many settings. Before the advent of CT, it was a primary means of investigating gastrointestinal pathology and often allowed indirect evaluation of other abdominal viscera.
Indications
Although abdominal radiography has lower sensitivity and specificity t...
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Medical devices in the abdomen and pelvis
Medical devices in the abdomen and pelvis are important to be recognized, just like medical devices of the chest. We often ignore these devices, considering them to be incidental and non-pathological, however it is essential to be aware of potential complications.
Gastrointestinal devices
tube...
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Abdomen (oblique view)
AP oblique supine radiograph is a projection often used in barium studies and foreign body localization.
Indications
This view is normally performed when localizing foreign bodies or lines within the abdominal cavity. Additionally, the oblique abdominal series can be utilized in the assessment...
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Lead poisoning
Lead poisoning or plumbism refers to the multi-organ toxicity exerted by exposure to lead. Manifestations differ based on a myriad of features including chronicity, exposure intensity, and age. Neurologic toxicity and hematologic toxicity are common features. Clinical manifestations vary, rangin...
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Cystitis
Cystitis refers to inflammation of the urinary bladder. It may occur in isolation or be associated with inflammation of other parts of the urinary tract such as ureteritis or pyelonephritis.
Epidemiology
Cystitis is more common in females due to the short length of the urethra and its close pr...
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Surgical hemostatic material
Surgical hemostatic material is used to control bleeding intraoperatively and is hence frequently intentionally left in the operative bed, not to be confused with a gossypiboma which is caused by foreign material left behind in error. Its use has increased with the advent of minimally invasive s...
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Emphysematous epididymo-orchitis
Emphysematous epididymo-orchitis is a rare gas-forming epididymo-orchitis. The pathology of this condition is unknown. The diagnosis is usually made by ultrasonography with CT as an adjunct, to confirm the diagnosis, evaluate its extent and to rule out a coexistent retroperitoneal infective focu...
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Bladder calculus
Bladder calculi, commonly referred to as bladder stones, are urinary stones that are found primarily in the urinary bladder and comprise only 5% of all urinary tract stones. They can be divided into primary, secondary, and migratory stones:
primary: bladder stones form in the absence of othe...
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Urinary bladder wall or lumen calcification (differential)
Causes of urinary bladder wall or lumen calcification include:
Common
bladder calculus
schistosomiasis of the urinary tract
tuberculosis
Uncommon
neuroblastoma; pheochromocytoma
radiation reaction
alkaptonuria (ochronosis)
amyloidosis
calculus in a urachal cyst or in a bladder divertic...
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Fistula
A fistula (plural: fistulae or fistulas) is an abnormal connection between two epithelial surfaces such as between hollow organs, skin or vessels. Conventionally, the name of a specific fistula type is a combination of the two organs. For discussions of specific fistulae please refer to individu...
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Ureteric calculi
Ureteric calculi or stones are those lying within the ureter, at any point from the ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) to the vesicoureteric junction (VUJ). They are the classic cause of renal colic-type abdominal pain. They are a subtype of the broader pathology of urolithiasis.
Epidemiology
The li...
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Comet tail artifact
The comet tail artifact is a grey scale ultrasound finding seen when small calcific / crystalline / highly reflective objects are interrogated and is believed to be a special form of reverberation artifact.
It is similar to the color comet tail artifact and is seen in similar situations, althou...
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Gas in the urinary bladder
There are numerous causes of gas in the urinary bladder. In the hospital setting by far the most common is the recent placement of an indwelling urinary catheter. Other causes include 1:
iatrogenic
indwelling urinary catheter is by far the most common cause
cystoscopy, etc.
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