We report the case of man with post-traumatic thrombosis in a segmental branch of the inferior mesenteric vein with secondary venous congestion and ischemia of the sigmoid colon. We discuss the current imaging modalities for diagnosing venous thrombosis and their relative significance.
Intraspinal synovial cysts arises from a facet joint and may cause radicular symptoms due to nerve root compression. In the present study, three surgically and histologically proved cases of synovial cyst of the lumbar spine with different etiology are described. The purpose of this report is to illustrate the imaging features of various etiologies of intraspinal synovial cysts allowing a correct preoperative diagnosis. Review of the literature enables us to say that to our knowledge, there is no reported article collecting the imaging findings of intraspinal synovial cysts with different etiologies. Only single cases with rheumatoid arthritic or traumatic origin have been reported to date. We believe that computed tomography and particularly magnetic resonance imaging are the methods of choice which provide the most valuable diagnostic information.
Preoperative diagnosis of gastrinoma--especially extrapancreatic gastrinoma--is very difficult. At the moment octreotide scintigraphy is considered the method of choice to detect gastrinomas. However, MRI may play a major role in the diagnostic imaging of gastrinoma.
We present a case of ectopic ovary in a 5-month-old baby presenting a firm nodule in the left labia majora. Ultrasonography was performed and revealed an ectopic ovary. The ectopic ovary was surgically returned in adnexial location. We describe the typical findings of this entity.