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M M Cherkaoui

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[Milk of calcium in a renal cyst: a case report].

Milk of calcium in a renal cyst is a rare condition. The authors report a case evaluated by ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A 58 year - old women presented with diffuse abdominal pain. Ultrasonography showed a left upper pole cystic lesion with echogenic component in the dependent portion causing shadowing. CT showed a cyst with layering milk of calcium. On MRI, the milk of calcium sediment had low signal intensity on T1 and T2 weighted images.

Abdominal Pain↗

[Patent omphalomesenteric duct (a case report)].

PURPOSE: To report a rare case of patent omphalo-mesenteric duct and discuss the pathogenesis, clinical and radiological findings of this pathology. CASE REPORT: A two-month-old infant presented with umbilical liquid production since birth. Local examination showed an inflammatory umbilical tumefaction. Catheterization and injection of contrast material through the canal evidenced a communication with the gut, consistent with a patent omphalo-mesenteric duct. DISCUSSION: Persistent omphalo-mesenteric duct is a rare affection. Diagnostis is based on clinical and radiological findings. Clinical findings may be atypical in some cases. Complications are severe and include prolapsus, occlusion, ulcus, haemorrhage and perforation. CONCLUSION: Diagnostis of patent omphalo-mesenteric duct must be precocious to avoid complications.

Diagnosis, Differential↗

[Hydatid disease of the urinary bladder: a case report].

All organs in the human body may be affected by hydatid disease. Urinary tract involvement in hydatid disease is not common, corresponding to only 2-4% of cases. The kidneys are the most commonly affected organs in the urinary tract. We report a case of hydatid cyst of the urinary bladder.

Echinococcosis↗

[Rare cases of bladder tumors].

Among epithelial tumors, squamous cell carcinomas represent only 3 to 7% of the cases in the temperate countries, but constitute the most frequent histologic kind in bilharzien endemic zones and 17% of intradiverticulars tumors. The adenocarcinoma is found most often in the bladder dome, representing only 0.3 to 3% of all bladder tumors. Invasive cancer in a neighboring organ (digestive tract, genital organs) must be eliminated. In most cases, combining ultrasonography and intravenous urography can be helpful for diagnosis of intradiverticular carcinoma or bladder dome tumor. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance images are the best methods for positive diagnosis and extension exploration for tumors of the dome and base of the bladder. In this work, we report a series of five cases of uncommon bladder carcinoma. Three of the cases were intradiverticular squamous cell tumors and two were adenocarcinoma of the bladder dome.

Adenocarcinoma↗

[False aneurysm of the abdominal aorta of hydatid origin].

The rupture of hydatid cysts into the abdominal aorta is an exceptional and serious complication of the hydatid disease. We report a case of hydatid false-aneurysm of the abdominal aorta, explored by US Doppler, C.T. and arteriography.

Adult↗

[Characterization of hepatic hydatid cysts of pseudotumor form. Scanner versus echography].

The authors report about a series of 38 patients with hepatic cysts (HHC) that had a pseudotumoral form on sonography (type IV in Gharbi's classification), that were explored both with sonography and with CT. While sonography had made the diagnosis of HHC possible in 4 cases out of 38 only, CT easily established this diagnosis in all cases. In addition, the latter technique has demonstrated the various tissue components accounting for the pseudotumoral sonographic image (hydatid sand, parietal calcifications, daughter cysts, intracystic air). It also allows assessing the number of sites and, better than with sonography, the signs of rupture of a hydatid cysts.

Adult↗