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Juvenile recurrent parotitis (JRP) is a recurrent inflammatory parotitis in children of unknown etiology. It is characterized by recurrent episodes of unilateral or bilateral swelling, pain and tenderness in the...
Hepatic angiomyolipoma (HAML) is a rare, benign mesenchymal liver tumor that is characterized by its composition with blood vessel, smooth muscle and adipose tissue of varying proportions. This characteristic of...
Carotid duplex ultrasound or ultrasonography is an ultrasound-based noninvasive imaging technique to explore anatomic and hemodynamic details of the carotid arteries. B-mode scanning reveals carotid intima-media thickening and carotid plaque;...
Terminal ileum diverticulitis is a very rare disease that may lead to an acute abdomen mimicking appendicitis. Most patients are asymptomatic and diagnosis is made on routine imaging studies. The...
Contracted chronic cholecystitis with gallstone may not be well observed in abdominal ultrasonography and be overlooked or missed. Most of these findings are diagnosed as chronic cholecystitis, but rarely congenital...
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between ultrasound (US) features and clinical characteristics of patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC).
Methods: Twenty-three patients who were diagnosed...
A 36-year-old female was referred for a huge heterogenous hepatic mass found on health check-up ultrasonography. She had no significant past medical history and was asymptomatic. All laboratory test including...
A 74-year-old female patient was referred to our hospital with a one-month history of right upper abdominal discomfort and general weakness. Transabdominal ultrasonography conducted by a private clinic showed irregular...