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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Radiology Highlights

Oh...how I'm going to miss radiology (of course, because of the interesting cases and not just because the hours are so darn great):
  • Chest Radiograph:
    • Aortic Dissection
    • Sarcoidosis
    • TB???? - AFB has been negative
    • Artificial heart (Syncardia) for L-transposition of the great arteries - looks REALLY intriguing on radiograph with valves and pneumatic pumps (1 of 2 ever done at BJC???)
    • Huge broncholith (histo?blasto?), hemoptysis, right upper lobe collapse
  • GI/GU
    • Ischemic colitis (mesenteric embolic disease)
    • Pancreatic cancer with common bile duct and SMA involvement (non-operative) - so sad!
    • Adult polycystic kidney disease s/p transplant- ginormous grapes in place of kidneys!
    • Torsion - midline cystic mass in female with "fallopian knuckle"
    • Pancreas divisum - see two bile duct not connected to pancreatic duct
    • Pericardial effusion (chronic) - possibly lupus, scleroderma, malignancy, or TB/infection
    • Empyeme with abdominal abscess - split pleural sign
    • PE/tumor
    • RARE: S/p Nissen fundoplication, had ischemia of that portion that perfect, causing extravasation of stomach contents that fistulated with the bronchus - creating a bronchogram on the upper GI!
    • S***kabob! - major booboo.  This is as much as I'm gonna say about that...
  • Pediatric:
    • XR of nail through foot
    • Heart transplant
    • Severe limb malformations (syndactyle, etc.)
    • Ureterocele --> obstruction
    • Cystic fibrosis s/p lung transplant
    • Tetralogy of Fallot
    • Duodenal atresia
    • Volvulus
    • INtussusception
    • Renal Agenesis
    • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
    • Neuroblastoma
  • GI/US:
    • Ginormous thyroid nodule + biopsy
    • Epidiymoorchitis - increased enhancement/vascularity/inflammation
    • Schatzki's Ring
    • Rotator cuff - trapezius atrophy and fluid in bursa, h/o lymphoma
    • Gallbladder mass - likely adenocarcinoma
    • Screw in intestine - psych patient

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