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Rev. cuba. med. mil ; 41(2): 201-206, mayo-jun. 2012.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-647044

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Se presenta un paciente del sexo masculino de 23 años de edad, asintomático, con antecedentes patológicos personales de tromboflebitis migratriz en estudio. Se le realizó radiografía de tórax, en la cual se observó imagen hipertransparente basal derecha (signo de Westermark) con vasos escasos a ese nivel e hilio ipsilateral de mayor tamaño, lo que hizo sospechar tromboembolismo pulmonar sin infarto. Se realizó angiotomografía pulmonar, comprobándose dicho diagnóstico al encontrar amputada la arteria segmentaria basal lateral derecha. La radiografía de tórax tiene baja sensibilidad y especificidad para la confirmación de tromboembolismo pulmonar; no obstante, no se debe olvidar que sigue siendo el examen por el que se inicia el estudio, porque resulta el método menos costoso, disponible en todas las instituciones de salud, que permite descartar otras afecciones capaces de simularlo, y en algunos casos, como este, permite incluso, hacer el diagnóstico.


A male 23-year-old asymptomatic patient presents with a personal history of migratory thrombophlebitis under study. Chest roentgenography showed a right basal hypertransparent image (Westermark sign) with scarce vessels at that level and a larger ipsilateral hilum, which raised the suspicion of pulmonary thromboembolism without infarction. The diagnosis was confirmed when pulmonary angiotomography showed that the right lateral basal segmental artery was amputated. Chest roentgenography has low sensitivity and specificity for the confirmation of pulmonary thromboembolism. However, it should be remembered that it continues to be the first test performed in the examination, due to its low cost and its availability in all health care centers, allowing to rule out other conditions which could simulate pulmonary thromboembolism, and in some cases, such as this one, even making it possible to reach a diagnosis.

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Rev. cuba. med. mil ; 40(2): 182-188, abr.-un. 2011.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-615528

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Se presenta una paciente de 85 años de edad con un teratoma gigante de ovario torcido, quien acude a consulta por dolor abdominal agudo. Al examen físico se comprobó aumento de volumen de todo el abdomen. Se realizó ultrasonido y tomografía simple de abdomen, y se encontró un gran tumor abdominal (20 cm) compatible con teratoma quístico de ovario, que debido al antecedente del dolor abdominal y las características tomográficas, se sospechó que estuviese torcido, lo que motivó el tratamiento quirúrgico inmediato y se comprobó la posibilidad diagnóstica planteada. La evolución posoperatoria resultó favorable, y una vez la paciente completamente restablecida fue dada de alta. Los teratomas constituyen un hallazgo infrecuente en la mujer anciana, no obstante, no se debe olvidar que existen


This is the case of a female patient aged 85 presenting with a giant teratoma of a twisted ovary that came to consultation due to acute abdominal pain. At physical examination it was noted a total increase of the abdomen volume. Ultrasound was used as well as abdomen simple tomography, founding a big abdominal tumor (20 cm) compatible with the ovarian cystic teratoma that due to the abdominal pain background and the tomography features arise the suspicions of a twisted ovary, leading to the immediate surgical treatment verifying the proposed diagnostic possibility. The postoperative course was favorable and again the patient completely recovery was discharged. The teratomas are an uncommon finding in elderly woman; nevertheless, it is impossible to forget its presence

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