Ultrasound detected stenosis of the left renal artery over 70% and, on the right one 30%.
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Wednesday 1 May 2024
CASE 762: UNCONTROLLED ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION due to RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr TRẦN THANH NGA, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM
Friday 12 April 2024
CASE 761: GASTRIC SLIDING HERNIA, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr VÕ NGUYỄN THÀNH NHÂN, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, Dr NGUYỄN PHÚ HỮU ( BÌNH DÂN HOSPITAL), Dr NINH NGUYEN (USA), HCMC, VIETNAM.
A 71 year-old woman with cardiovascular disorders: extrasystolic, ischemic heart, aortic valve regurgitation.
MSCT for 30% coronary branches obstruction but incidentally detected gastric sliding hernia through esophageal split of the diaphragm.
Endoscopy confirmed diaphragmatic sliding hernia of the stomach.
Normal Respiratory function.
Operation for gastric hernia was done and the woman remains well.
Barium esophageal films confirmed the gastric sliding hernia being solved post-op.
Coronary symptoms may mimick gastric signs especially in women, and in this case, coronary MSCT could also detect a gastric sliding hernia beside the 30% stenosis of branches of coronary arteries.
Thursday 11 April 2024
CASE 758: PULMONARY LEIOMYOMA, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr TRẦN THỊ BÍCH THÙY, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.
A 58 year-old woman with a #53x35 mm mass at the base of the right lung was detected incidentally by ultrasound in annual check-up. The mass rubbed out the liver mirror artifact, and was proved a lung tumor in differentization from a consolidation lesion.
MSCT confirmed the right lung tumor.
Operation removed the right lung tumor.
Histopathological result was a pulmonary leiomyoma.
Saturday 6 April 2024
CASE 757: ILEOCECAL TUBERCULOSIS, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr LÊ ĐÌNH TÍN, Dr LÊ VĂN TÀI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.
A 48 year-old man with RLQ pain for 3 years.
Ultrasound detected terminal ileum wall # 9 mm thickening and nephrocalcinosis due to gout.
Colonoscopy detected a diverticule of the cecum.
But MSCT represented an ileum tumor with left kidney stone.
Operation removed the terminal ileum and the right colon.
But the result of histopathology was an ileocecal tuberculosis.
CASE 756: PHYLLODES TUMOR, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr DƯƠNG NGỌC THÀNH, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.
A 51 year-old woman with a huge # 12 cm breast tumor BI-RAD 4B, and fibroadenoma on two sides were confirmed on breast ultrasound and mammography.
Results of 2 times of biopsy were fibroadenoma, benign tumor.
A lumpectomy performed and result was phyllodes tumor.
Tuesday 2 April 2024
CASE 755: PARATHYROID TUMOR, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr LÝ VĂN PHÁl, Dr HỒ KHÁNH ĐỨC, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM
A woman in her 58 s with osteoarthritis pain for years but failed in management. Blood calcium raising ( 3.14mmol/l), elevated PTH, and critical osteoporosis.
Ultrasound detected a # 34x11 mm hypoechoic mass at posterior face of left lobe of thyroid maybe a parathyroid tumor.
And many stones in both two kidneys.
MSCT confirmed the left parathyroid tumor.
Operation performed to remove the parathyroid tumor.
Histopathological result was a parathyroid tumor with intact capsule.
PTH came back of 15.89 pg/mL after removing the parathyroid tumor.