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J D Shanser

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PubMed1979

Ureterosigmoidostomy: a 59-year followup and review of long-term urinary diversion.

This case report documents the efficacy of urinary diversion by ureterosigmoidostomy. Our patient has suffered minimal complications with the added advantage of urinary continence for nearly 60 years. While we would not advocate the Coffey I technique for creation of ureterosigmoidostomy, this case does illustrate the longest survival after any form of diversion with normal urinary function reported in the literature.

Child↗
PubMed1979

Iodine absorption from the gastrointestinal tract during hypaque-enema examination.

Iodinated contrast agents administered intravenously or intra-arterially may cause serious reactions in hypersensitive patients. Oral administration of Hypaque (diatrizoate sodium) results in minimal absorption of iodine, but the amount of iodine absorbed with Hypaque-enema studies is unreported. Hypaque-enema examinations were performed in 20 normal, nonsensitive patients and increased serum iodine levels ten to 200 times base-line values, peaking after approximately one hour in patients who had measurements obtained for four hours. Therefore, before Hypague-enema studies, patients must be carefully questioned about their tolerance of iodinated contrast agents, and preparations should be made for possible serious hypersensitivity reactions.

Adult↗
PubMed1978

Vaginitis emphysematosa. Importance of its radiologic recognition.

Vaginitis emphysematosa (VE) is a benign, self-limited condition characterized by a myriad of gas-filled spaces in the subepithelial lining of the vaginal wall, which give it a distinct radiographic appearance. Failure to make the correct diagnosis may lead to an inappropriate course of treatment, including surgery. Although it is considered rare, we have encountered five cases of VE in the course of a year.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1978

Computed tomographic diagnosis of obstructive jaundice in the absence of intrahepatic ductal dilatation.

Six patients with obstructive jaundice had computed tomography (CT) scans showing a dilated extrahepatic biliary tree in the absence of intrahepatic ductal dilatation. Dilated extrahepatic bile ducts were most easily identified by means of intravenous injection of urographic contrast material, which permitted them to be seen as low density structures. Findings in these patients emphasize that (1) demonstration of dilated intrahepatic bile ducts is not a prerequisite for the CT diagnosis of obstructive jaundice and (2) careful CT evaluation of the extrahepatic biliary tree is necessary to identify patients with isolated dilatation of the common hepatic or common bile duct.

Adult↗
PubMed1977

Multimodal approach to diagnosis of hamartoma of the spleen.

Splenic hamartoma is a benign, primary neoplasm which usually causes a mass in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. If radionuclide studies show a space-occupying lesion in the spleen that appears solid on the ultrasonogram, and selective abdominal arteriography reveals a richly vascular splenic tumor, hamartoma of the spleen should be the preoperative diagnosis.

Hamartoma↗
PubMed1977

Aspergillus mycetoma of the renal pelvis associated with ureteropelvic junction obstruction.

A case of aspergillosis of the kidney is described that could not be attributed to any of the factors that classically predispose to fungal infection (immunosuppressive, antibiotic or steroid therapy and diabetes). The patient did have severe obstruction of the ureteropelvic junction, which we believe caused stasis of urine and, in turn, the propagation of a colony of Aspergillus.

Adult↗
PubMed1975

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in childhood.

Urographic, arteriographic and B-mode echographic findings in a four-year-old girl with tumefactive xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis are reported. Review of our case and those that preceded it illustrates that when a localized mass in a functioning kidney is encountered radiographically in a child, xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis should be included in the preoperative differential diagnosis. Nephrectomy may then be avoided.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed1975

Bifurcation of the portal vein appearing as a focal defect on the liver image.

A focal defect was seen on a gamma camera image of the liver in 2 patients, a 52-year-old woman with abdominal pain and a 46-year-old woman with pancytopenia. Liver function was normal, and no tumor stain was seen. Angiography revealed that the "defect" was in reality the bifurcation of the portal vein. These findings re-emphasize the importance of visceral angiography as a complement to radionuclide imaging in the study of liver disease.

Angiography↗
PubMed1974

Collagenous sprue.

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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone↗