Radiological clues for diagnosing intra-abdominal seminoma in undescended testis on computed tomography.

We report a case of intra-abdominal seminoma in an undescended testis, focusing on the radiological clues for diagnosis on computed tomography. A 49-year-old man visited our hospital with a palpable abdominal mass and underwent abdominopelvic computed tomography. Computed tomography demonstrated an ovoid, mildly enhanced, well-defined mass measuring 21 × 16 × 9 cm in the small bowel mesentery mimicking a mass of mesenteric origin. However, a vascular structure was observed in the left posterior aspect of the mass. The vascular structure originated from the inferior posterior part of the mass and ran cranially. The artery subsequently united to the aorta, and the vein united to the left renal vein. We identified the artery and vein as the testicular artery and vein, respectively. We also noted the absence of a left spermatic cord in the left inguinal canal. Therefore, we concluded that the mass originated from the left undescended testis. The patient underwent surgery, and the mass was removed with the testicular vessels; the resected testicular vein was mostly filled with thrombus. On pathological examination, the mass was confirmed to be a seminoma in the undescended testis.

Accuracy of blind versus ultrasound-guided suprapatellar bursal injection.

PURPOSE: To compare the accuracy rates between ultrasound (US)-guided and blind knee intra-articular injection via the suprapatellar bursa. METHODS: Ninety-nine patients with radiographically confirmed knee osteoarthritis (Kellgren/Lawrence grade 2 or 3) without effusion were included. Fifty patients were assigned to the US-guided injection group and 49 to the blind injection group. After a US-guided or blind injection of hyaluronic acid (HA) and contrast dye through the suprapatellar bursa into the knee joint, a radiographic image was obtained in each case to ascertain whether all injected material had reached the intra-articular space. RESULTS: US-guided HA injection exhibited a significantly greater accuracy (48 of 50 knees, 96.0%) than blind injection (41 of 49 knees, 83.7%). CONCLUSIONS: Intra-articular injections through the suprapatellar bursa under US guidance increased the accuracy of knee joint injections.