Abdominal Radiology

Abstracts of selected papers from the current literature

Giant fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus: CT and MR findings

G. Ascenti, S. Racchiusa, S. Mazziotti, M. Bottari, E. Scribano

CT findings of isolated small bowel angioedema due to iodinated radiographic contrast medium reaction

S. H. Kim, J. Y. Cho, H. K. Lim

CT differentiation between necrotic and nonnecrotic small bowel in closed loop and strangulating obstruction

O. Makita, I. Ikushima, N. Matsumoto, K. Arikawa, Y. Yamashita, M. Takahashi

Advanced gastric carcinoma: the role of three-dimensional and axial imaging by spiral CT

D. H. Lee, Y. T. Ko

Old and new infarction of an epiploic appendage: ultrasound mimicry of appendicitis

A. C. van Breda Vriesman, J. B. C. M. Puylaert

Water Enema Transvaginal Ultrasound for Local Staging of Stenotic Rectal Carcinoma

M. Scialpi, A. Rotondo, G. Angelelli

Colonic wall thickening in cirrhotic patients: CT features and its clinical significance

J. C. Hwang, H. K. Ha, K.-H. Yoon, M.-G. Lee, P. N. Kim, Y. S. Lee, Y. H. Chung, H.-Y. Jung, D. J. Suh, Y. H. Auh

Characterization of solid liver lesions with color and pulsed Doppler imaging

M. González-Añón, J. Cervera-Deval, J. H. García-Vila, F. Bordón-Ferré, S. Ambit-Capdevila, R. Piqueras-Olmeda, J. Jornet-Fayos, S. Gil-Sánchez, S. F. Marco-Domenech, V. Cortés-Vizcaíno

Intact PTH-producing hepatocellular carcinoma treated by transcatheter arterial embolization

Y. Koyama, H. Ishijima, A. Ishibashi, T. Katsuya, H. Ishizaka, J. Aoki, K. Endo

Atypical hepatic hemangiomas with intense arterial enhancement and early fading

L. Martí-Bonmatí, C. Casillas, M. Graells, L. Masiá

Giant hyperplasia of the caudate lobe of the cirrhotic liver: correlation with an anomaly of the caudate portal branch

T. Gabata, O. Matsui, M. Kadoya, J. Yoshikawa, D. G. Mitchell, K. Ueda, Y. Kawamori, T. Takashima

Hepatic abscess following transhepatic drainage of subphrenic abscess

A. Yu, R. E. Mindelzun, R. B. Jeffrey, Jr.

Iodized oil retention due to postbiopsy arterioportal shunt: a false positive lesion in the investigation of hepatocellular carcinoma

J. H. Lim, S. J. Lee, W. J. Lee, H. K. Lim, S. W. Choo, I. W. Choo

Hepatic perfusion abnormalities in acute pancreatitis: CT appearance and clinical importance

T. Arita, N. Matsunaga, K. Takano, A. Hara, T. Fujita, K. Honjo

Bile duct hamartomas (Von Meyenburg complexes): value of MR imaging in diagnosis

M. M. Maher, P. Dervan, B. Keogh, J. G. Murray

Annular pancreas in adults: imaging features in seven patients

H. Jadvar, R. E. Mindelzun

Polysplenia syndrome detected in adulthood: report of eight cases and review of the literature

G. Gayer, S. Apter, T. Jonas, M. Amitai, R. Zissin, T. Sella, P. Weiss, M. Hertz

Splenic hemangiosarcoma with massive calcification

T. Kinoshita, K. Ishii, Y. Yajima, N. Sakai, H. Naganuma

Recurrent abdominal abscess secondary to a dropped laparoscopic clip: CT imaging

M. R. Labuski, S. W. Wise

Pseudomyxoma retroperitonei with spontaneous skin fistula

J. Koizumi, H. Noguchi

Lobar dysmorphism of the kidney: reevaluation of junctional parenchyma using helical CT

T. Hiromura, S. Shimamura, H. Ikeda, T. Tanabe

Splenic calcifications in heterozygote sickle cell patients

A. Özgen, D. Akata, A. Arat, M. Özdogan, O. Akhan, M. N. Özmen

Bilateral renal masses after local Bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy for postcystectomy ureteral cancer

F. B. Squires, F. V. Coakley, W. J. Berg, D. M. Panicek

MRI of round ligament leiomyoma associated with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome

C. S. Rhee, J. S. Kim, S. K. Woo, S. J. Suh

Book review

Richard M. Gore