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Unicameral Bone Cyst: A Case Report and Literature Review
Redouane Roukhsi,
El Mehdi Atmane,
Monsef Elabdi,
Tahir Nebhani,
Abdelilah Mouhcine,
Abdelghani El Fikri,
M’barek Mahfoudi
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 2, September 2013
Pages:
19-22
Received:
2 August 2013
Published:
30 August 2013
Abstract: Unicameral bone cysts (UBCs) are benign, osteolytic lesions which are often asymptomatic and are commonly seen in the proximal of humerus and femur. We report such a lesion in a eleven years old boy who presented to orthopedic clinic with a 10 months history of painful limping.Clinic, radiographic and pathologic findings and cyst aspiration evocated solitary bone cyst. Child was treated successfully with repeated intralesional steroid injection.
Abstract: Unicameral bone cysts (UBCs) are benign, osteolytic lesions which are often asymptomatic and are commonly seen in the proximal of humerus and femur. We report such a lesion in a eleven years old boy who presented to orthopedic clinic with a 10 months history of painful limping.Clinic, radiographic and pathologic findings and cyst aspiration evocate...
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Percutaneous Ultrasound Guided Drainage of Abdominal Abscesses
Misauno M. A,
Sule A. Z,
Ale A. F,
Isichei M. W,
Ismaila B. O,
Ibilibor C.
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 2, September 2013
Pages:
23-25
Received:
9 August 2013
Published:
20 September 2013
Abstract: Intraabdominal abscesses are common surgical pathologies that result from a myriad of causes and require a high index of suspicion to diagnose. Majority of the patient’s present critically ill requiring surgical drainage. The traditional open surgical drainage is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Percutaneous ultrasound guided drainage which entails either needle aspirations or image guided catheter placements for a thick abscess is a suitable alternative to open surgical drainage. This study was aimed at evaluating our experience with ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage of intraabdominal abscesses in a Teaching hospital in north central Nigeria. Methodology Consecutive patients diagnosed to have intraperitoneal abscesses in a general surgery unit at Jos University Teaching Hospital over a 24 month period were studied. Results Twenty four patients were involved in this study. There were 14 males and ten females giving a male to female ratio (M: F =1.4:1). The mean age of the study population was 40+/- 19.3 with age range of 10-70years. Ten patients (41.7%) had abscesses in the liver, 6(25%) in the pelvis and 5(20.8%) were sub-phrenic in location, 3(12.5%) were psoas abscesses. Fifteen patients (62.5%) had their abscesses drained by needle aspiration while the remaining 9 (37.5%) were drained through placement of Foley’s catheters. There was no mortality in this study. In conclusion, percutaneous ultrasound guided drainage of abdominal abscesses is a viable alternative to open surgical drainage.
Abstract: Intraabdominal abscesses are common surgical pathologies that result from a myriad of causes and require a high index of suspicion to diagnose. Majority of the patient’s present critically ill requiring surgical drainage. The traditional open surgical drainage is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Percutaneous ultrasound guided drainag...
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Evaluation of Amniotic Fluid Volume among Sudanese Diabetic Patients in Third Trimester Using Ultrasound
Elsafi Ahmed Abdalla,
Caroline Edward Ayad,
Rian Omer Massaad Elbasheer,
Amel Gadal
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 2, September 2013
Pages:
26-31
Received:
24 August 2013
Published:
30 October 2013
Abstract: Assessment of amniotic fluid volume in diabetic pregnancies is important for maternal and fetus health judgment and pregnancy outcome and for this reason the purpose of this study is relevant using two ultrasonographic methods. The study included 49 Sudanese pregnant women with diabetes mellitus and 20 subjects as control group .The study was conducted at Omdurman Military hospital and Al -Saudi hospital in the period from December 2011 to April 2012. Ultrasound was done by using Mindray 6600, 2200 ultrasound machine fitted with 3.5 MHZ convex probe. Amniotic fluid volume (AFV) was measured by largest pocket and Amniotic fluid index (AFI) .The mean AFI for control group was found to be (16.6±2.4) and the largest pocket was (6.6±0.7),for diabetic sample AFI was (20.3±5.6), largest pocket was (7.4±1.9).T-test showed that AFI was found to be 4.66 at p <0.001, largest pocket was 2.93 at p-value 0.005. There is significant difference between AFI measurements and largest pocket for diabetic pregnant ladies compared to the control group.Measurements of AFV using ultrasound compared with type of diabetic and diabetic status is of great value to categorize the relative risk of complications related to diabetes.
Abstract: Assessment of amniotic fluid volume in diabetic pregnancies is important for maternal and fetus health judgment and pregnancy outcome and for this reason the purpose of this study is relevant using two ultrasonographic methods. The study included 49 Sudanese pregnant women with diabetes mellitus and 20 subjects as control group .The study was condu...
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Diagnosis of Breast Cancer from Mammograms by Using Fractal Measures
Radu Dobrescu,
Loretta Ichim,
Daniela Crişan
Issue:
Volume 1, Issue 2, September 2013
Pages:
32-38
Received:
13 September 2013
Published:
30 October 2013
Abstract: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women. By the following research we report on a morphological study of 30 cases as seen in mammograms, trying to discriminate among benign and malignant tumors in order to develop new tools investigation in cancer diagnosis. From the contour of each mass, we computed the fractal dimension using box-counting algorithm and for each mammogram texture we computed the lacunarity. We found that the fractal dimension value is not sufficient to differentiate among benign and malignant cases, but it was really effective when it was combined with lacunarity. In conclusion, the results obtained showed that the fractal measure is an important tool for the diagnosis of breast cancer.
Abstract: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women. By the following research we report on a morphological study of 30 cases as seen in mammograms, trying to discriminate among benign and malignant tumors in order to develop new tools investigation in cancer diagnosis. From the contour of each mass, we computed the fractal dimension usi...
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