Published in Abdominal radiology (New York)
The spleen plays an important role in the immunological homeostasis of the body. Several neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases may affect this organ, and imaging is of fundamental importance for diagnosis. Infectious diseases of the spleen can be encountered in daily radiology practice, and differential diagnosis may sometimes be challenging. Infe...
Published in Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing
To clarify the electrophysiological mechanism of supra-ventricular tachycardias (SVT) with concealed nodo-ventricular (NV) fibers. We studied the intra-cardiac electrograms during electrophysiological study (EPS) of three cases of SVT which concerned concealed NV fibers. Electrophysiological maneuvers including right ventricular apex entrainments, ...
Published in Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin
Eine Vielzahl epidemiologischer Daten konnte aus unserem Kollektiv analysiert werden, die für viele andere deutsche Notaufnahmen übertragbar sein sollten. Das MTS zeigt eine hohe Reliabilität in Hinblick auf die Konversionsrate beim Abdominalschmerz; trotz umfassender Notfalldiagnostik bleibt ein relevanter Anteil der Beschwerden ungeklärt.
Published in Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin
Prokalzitonin (PCT) wird bei systemischen Inflammationszuständen IL6-, IL8- und TNF-α-vermittelt in multiplen Organen und Strukturen des Körpers gebildet. Dabei werden insbesondere bei der Sepsis deutlich erhöhte Werte gemessen. Die Höhe des PCT korreliert dabei gut mit der Krankheitsschwere, ein signifikanter Abfall unter Therapie mit der Prognose...
Published in BMC Infectious Diseases
Background The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic remains a major challenge for worldwide health care systems and in particular emergency medicine. An early and safe triage in the emergency department (ED) is especially crucial for proper therapy. Clinical symptoms of COVID-19 comprise those of many common diseases; thus, differential diagnosis remains chal...
Published in Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
Abdominal pain is a common reason for emergency department visits, with many patients not receiving a definitive diagnosis for their symptoms. Non-gastrointestinal causes need to be considered in the workup of abdominal pain. A high index of suspicion is needed in order to develop a broad differential, and a thorough history and physical examinatio...
Published in Cancer Imaging
Background Cystic renal cell carcinoma (CRCC) and cystic collecting duct carcinoma (CCDC) share similar oncogeni and some imaging findings. The aim of this study was to characterize the clinical and CT imagings features of CRCC and CCDC. Methods Thirty-three patients with CRCC and thirteen patients with CCDC with pathologically proven were retrospe...
Published in European journal of pediatrics
The terms "epididymal cyst" and "spermatocele" are commonly used to describe the same entity, but, conversely, they are slightly different. Epididymal cyst is a benign mass, and it is more common than previously thought in prepubertal age. Pathogenic mechanisms for epididymal cyst have not been fully clarified yet, even if epididymal cysts have bee...
Published in World Journal of Radiology
BACKGROUND Given the several radiological features shared by coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia and other infective or non-infective diseases with lung involvement, the differential diagnosis is often tricky, and no unequivocal tool exists to help the radiologist in the proper diagnosis. Computed tomography is considered the gold standard in detect...
Published in BMC Oral Health
Background Lyme disease is the most frequent tick-borne infectious disease in Europe. It often presents with a wide variety of symptoms. For this reason, affection of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) caused by Lyme disease (LD) can be misdiagnosed as a common temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Case presentation The purpose of this case report of a ...
