We report the case of a 58-year-old male with prior Billroth II gastrectomy who presented with worsening abdominal pain. Contrast-enhanced CT revealed a hyperdense, corticated, triangular-shaped foreign body (FB), consistent with a chicken bone, which had undergone retrograde migration and become impacted in the afferent duodenal loop. The FB's orientation and location were precisely characterized, with associated inflammatory changes but no perforation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a case of a 9-year-old male with anterior knee pain and swelling associated with physical activity. The orthopedic surgeon suspected Osgood-Schlatter's disease. X-ray and MRI showed an osteochondroma of the tibial tuberosity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCostello syndrome (CS) is a rare disorder affecting development and growth characterized by cancer predisposition and caused by mutations in HRAS proto-oncogene. Somatic HRAS mutations drive bladder carcinogenesis. The aim of this study was to analyze prevalence and histological characterization of bladder cancer (BC) in a cohort of patients with CS to help clinicians plan effective management strategies.
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