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Intratendinous ganglia are very rare entities and intratendinous ganglion of the long head of the biceps tendon has reported very few. Ultrasonography is a highly sensitive technique in the evaluations...
Acute left sided appendicitis associated with intestinal malrotation is a diagnostic dilemma due to a atypically located cecum. With careful physical examination and ultrasonographic examination, accurate diagnosis of left sided...
Ultrasonographic examination of the thyroid is simple and easy due to superficial anatomy and easy accessibillity. Although its anatomy is simple, the pathologic fingdings of thyroid diseases are quite diverse....
Palpable mass around the carotid artery are included aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm, carotid body tumor as a pulsating mass and schwannoma as a non-pulsatile mass. A schwannoma is a nerve sheath tumor...
Appendicitis is common cause for acute abdomen. With widespread use of high resolution ultrasonography, it has been widely used to evaluate patients with acute right lower quadrant pain. Ultrasonography is...
Ultrasonographic parameters supporting differential diagnosis of diffuse liver disease such as fatty liver, chronic viral hepatitis and cirrhosis include echo-pattern of liver parenchyme, presence or absence of surface irregularity and...
Background/Aims: To assesse the ability of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) to differentiate neoplastic from non-neoplastic polypoid lesions of the gallbladder (PLGs).
Methods: The uses of EUS and transabdominal ultrasonography (US) were...
A 37 year old female was referred for suspected carcinomatosis peritonei with abdominal distension aggravated for 2 months. Her past medical history was complicated by cardiac double-valve replacement 20 years...
Background/Aims: Despite fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is frequently used to diagnose thyroid nodules, there is no universally accepted approach to follow-up of repeat FNA. This study aimed to investigate the value...