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Proctitis
Proctitis (rare plural: proctitides 8) refers to acute or chronic inflammation of the lining of the rectum (rectal mucosa). If involvement extends to the rest of the wider colon, it is then termed proctocolitis.
Clinical presentation
Proctitis may have a range of clinical symptoms including:
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Bartonellosis with splenic infarcts
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28 Dec 2022
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Pantaloon hernia
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14 Nov 2019
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Posterior abdominal wall
The posterior abdominal wall is a musculoskeletal structure with numerous vascular and lymphatic structures formed by the lumbar vertebrae and their intervertebral discs, pelvic girdle, posterior abdominal wall muscles and their fascia. It supports the retroperitoneal viscera and neurovascular s...
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Renal large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
Renal large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas are an extremely rare renal tumor, with only six cases reported in the literature (c. 2022) 1.
Epidemiology
Renal large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma represents <1% of the total reported cases of primary renal cancers. The most affected population i...
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Crohn disease
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23 Jan 2021
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Incarcerated fat-containing femoral hernia
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02 Nov 2021
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Contrast-enhanced CT during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Contrast-enhanced CT of patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) presents unique technical and diagnostic challenges.
Technical considerations
There are a number of factors that need to be considered to ensure contrast-enhanced CT studies of ECMO patients are both succes...
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Seminal vesicle abscess
Seminal vesical abscesses are a complication of seminal vesiculitis.
Clinical presentation
The associated symptoms can be non-specific and are those typically associated with urinary tract infections:
dysuria
fever
perineal or abdominal pain
urinary retention
ejaculation of purulent mate...
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CT chest abdomen-pelvis (protocol)
The CT chest-abdomen-pelvis protocol serves as an outline for an examination of the trunk covering the chest, abdomen and pelvis. It is one of the most common CT examinations conducted in routine and emergencies. It can be combined with a CT angiogram.
Note: This article aims to frame a genera...
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Feces
Feces, also known as stool, is the solid component of human waste. Almost half of its dry mass is bacterial biomass, with the remainder comprised of undigested dietary matter, exfoliated cells of the gut, intestinal secretions, small metabolites and mucus.
Composition
Fecal matter is semisoli...
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Cystic nephroma
Cystic nephromas, previously known as multilocular cystic nephromas, are rare benign renal neoplasms classically occurring in adult females in the 4th and 5th decades. As of the 2016 WHO classification, they are considered distinct from pediatric cystic nephromas which have associated DICER1 gen...
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Hepatic abscess
Hepatic abscesses, like abscesses elsewhere, are localized collections of necrotic inflammatory tissue caused by bacterial, parasitic, or fungal agents.
Epidemiology
The frequency of individual infective agents as causes of liver abscesses are intimately linked to the demographics of the affe...
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Colorectal anastomosis leakage
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11 Jan 2017
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Epiploic appendagitis
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15 Jul 2021
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Chilaiditi syndrome
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16 Jan 2018
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Littre hernia
Littre hernias are hernias (alternative plural: herniae) containing a Meckel diverticulum, and are also known as persistent omphalomesenteric duct hernias. They are most frequently encountered in the inguinal region.
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blind-ending tubular structure arising from antimes...
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Pediatric cystic nephroma
Pediatric cystic nephromas, previously known as multilocular cystic nephromas, are rare benign renal neoplasms occurring in children. As of the 2016 WHO classification, they are considered distinct from adult cystic nephromas 1,2.
Terminology
Evolving terminology regarding cystic nephromas and...
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Omental infarction
Omental infarction is a rare cause of acute abdomen resulting from vascular compromise of the greater omentum. This condition has a non-specific clinical presentation and is usually managed conservatively.
Along with epiploic appendagitis and perigastric appendagitis, the term omental infarctio...
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)
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18 Mar 2023
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