Rapidly Aggravated Dissecting Flap by Angiography during Percutaneous Stent Placement for Acute Isolated Superior Mesenteric Artery Dissection

Acutely aggravated dissecting flap and consequent occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) by simple contrast passage during initial angiography for percutaneous stent placement is a uncommon event, which usually is not reported. After analysis of many factors that underlie development of such complications, we present herein one case of successful treatment of isolated SMA dissection and its complications with favorable outcomes during 25 months follow-up after percutaneous stent placement.

Comparison of MDCTA (16-Slice Multi-Detector Row Computed Tomography Arthrography) and MRA (Magnetic Resonance Arthrography) for Detecting Labral Lesions of the Shoulder

PURPOSE: To compare the accuracy of 16-slice multi-detector row computed tomographic arthrography (MDCTA) and magnetic resonance arthrography (MRA) for making the diagnosis and classification of labroligamentous injuries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study is a prospective series that used MRA and MDCTA to examine 23 patients who complained of shoulder instability. Two radiologists independently analyzed the MRA and MDCTA. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive and negative predictive values were calculated from the arthrograms and the arthroscopic findings. The images of MDCTA and MRA corresponded with the findings on arthroscopy. RESULTS: Both imaging modalities had the same sensitivity for detecting Bankart lesions (n=10, 90%) and posterior labral tears (n=2, 50%) on McNemar test (p=1.00). For superior labrum anterior-to-posterior (SLAP) lesions, 6 MRA cases and 4 MDCTA cases corresponded with the arthroscopic findings. The difference between the sensitivities of MDCTA (66.7%) and MRA (100%) was not significant (p=0.09). CONCLUSION: We suggest that the sensitivity of diagnosing labral lesions that induce shoulder instability is similar for MDCTA and MRA. MDCTA is effective for diagnosing and evaluating shoulder instability.

A Metastatic Paraganglioma presenting as Multiple Intrapulmonary Nodules

A 24-year-old man that had previously undergone a complete resection of a cervical paraganglioma presented with multiple well-defined intrapulmonary nodules on contrast-enhanced computed tomography. All of the nodules showed homogeneously intense enhancement. The largest nodule was a hot spot on F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. It was diagnosed as a paraganglioma using wedge resection via video-assisted thoracoscopic resection. Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors and are exceedingly rare in the lung parenchyma. A few reports have described one or two intrapulmonary lesions, including primary tumors and metastases. We report a unique case of a multiple metastatic paraganglioma in the parenchyma of both lungs.