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Volume 25 Number 1 Year 2021

20 articles in this issue 

Raeesa Omar,Margaret Kisansa,Alireza D. Dehnavi

AbstractBackground: Anatomical variations of the coeliac trunk and renal arteries should be radiologically reported as they affect the surgical approach and subsequent outcome in patients.Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence o... see more

 

Lisa Combrink,Kenneth B. Beviss-Challinor

AbstractBackground: The claw sign is advocated as a discriminant of renal versus non-renal origin of tumours. The accuracy of the claw sign on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is unknown and is potentially hindered by the inferior spatial resolution and t... see more

 

Dale K. Creamer,Asif Bagadia,Clive Daniels,Richard D. Pitcher

AbstractBackground: South Africa (SA) has no national injury surveillance system, and hence, non-fatal gunshot injuries are not routinely recorded. Most firearm-related injuries require multi-detector computer tomography (MDCT) assessment at a tertiary-le... see more

 

Sunaina Ramdass,Sumaiya Adam,Zarina Lockhat,Andries Masenge,Farhana E. Suleman

AbstractBackground: Congenital anomalies occur in approximately 2% of newborns, resulting in severe medical, physical and social disabilities. Managing clinicians, therefore, require more confidence in their diagnosis and prognostic accuracy before approp... see more

 

Orapeleng Seboco,Fekade Gebremariam,Gina Joubert

AbstractBackground: The introduction of the Subaxial Cervical Spine Injury Classification system has created the need for a holistic imaging approach that encompasses both functional (neurological) and morphological information.Objectives: This study aime... see more

 

Younes El Hassani,Meriem Haloua,Badreeddine Alami,Meryem Boubbou,Mustapha Maaroufi,Moulay Youssef Alaoui Lamrani

AbstractCoeliac artery compression stenosis caused by the median arcuate ligament can lead to aneurysm formation in the pancreatico-duodenal arteries that can eventually result in a spontaneous rupture leading to retroperitoneal haemorrhage. In this case ... see more

 

Richard Edwards,Nausheen Khan

AbstractBlunt chest trauma related acute thoracic aortic injury (TAI) is a life-threatening condition that requires prompt diagnosis and appropriate management because of high mortality. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) is the imaging of choice for e... see more

 

Shuchi Bhatt,Avinaba Banerjee,Anupama Tandon,Saumya Dangwal,Arun Gupta

AbstractPathologies of the male urethra are mostly obstructive in nature and require imaging to delineate the lesion type, site, extent and associated abnormality of the urinary bladder. Contrast urethrography (CU) is the gold standard investigation for u... see more

 

Dharmendra K. Singh,Heena Rajani,Mukul Sinha,Amit Katyan,Saurabh Suman,Aayushi Mishra,Bibhu K. Nayak

AbstractSynovial plicae are normal remnants of synovial membranes within the knee joint cavity and are usually asymptomatic. Pathological infrapatellar plica, which is mostly due to plica injury, may be a potential cause of anterior knee pain, but is ofte... see more

 

Rishi P. Mathew,Sreekutty Sarasamma,Merin Jose,Ajith Toms,Vinayak Jayaram,Vimal Patel,Gavin Low

AbstractIn the adult population, foreign bodies may be accidentally or intentionally ingested or even inserted into a body cavity. The majority of accidentally ingested foreign bodies pass through the alimentary tract without any complications and rarely ... see more

 

Rishi P. Mathew,Teresa I-Han Liang,Ahamed Kabeer,Vimal Patel,Gavin Low

AbstractChildren, especially toddlers, because of their behaviour, physiology and anatomical characteristics such as oral exploration of their surroundings, have a tendency to place objects in their mouth. Therefore, ingestion or aspiration of foreign bod... see more

 

Camilla E. Le Roux,Sucari S.C. Vlok

AbstractExtra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is the leading cause of communicable disease-related deaths in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) worldwide and in South Africa. Mycobacterium tuberculosis diss... see more

 

Atish Vanmali,Jaynund Maharajh,Mario Haines

AbstractLeft paraduodenal hernia (PDH), may present as a surgical emergency with an increased risk of strangulation and incarceration. The diagnosis is challenging because of the non-specific presentation. In the absence of common epigastric or upper abdo... see more

 

Pankaj Nepal,Syed I. Alam,Sadia Sajid,Joshua Sapire,Vijayanadh Ojili

AbstractThis report describes a case of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) in an 11-year-old girl, involving the iliac bone as an initial, solitary site. Atypical imaging features were suspicious of a bone tumour, such as Ewing’s sarcoma. C... see more

 

Shuchi Bhatt,Harsit Bansal,Sagar Nayak,Saumya Dangwal

AbstractFor a definitive diagnosis of abdomino-pelvic lesions, percutaneous aspiration or biopsy is often necessary; however, finding a safe ‘window’ for access is challenging. This case report discusses a novel method to approach a deep pelvic collection... see more

 

Vikash G. Lala,Bilal Bobat,Mark Haagensen,Prakash Kathan,Adam Mahomed

AbstractMetronidazole is a widely used antibacterial and antiprotozoal agent for a number of conditions. Whilst its more common gastrointestinal side effects are well known, neurotoxicity remains under-recognised. Both central and peripheral neurological ... see more

 

Atish Vanmali,Mario Haines

AbstractProstate abscess (PA) is an uncommon clinical manifestation that typically presents in the fifth to sixth decade of age and sporadically affects neonates. These characteristics, coupled with the atypical presentation, represent a clinical dilemma ... see more

 

Zahra Qaiyumi,Pankaj Nepal,Christopher Iannuzzi,Joshua Sapire

AbstractThis report involves a rare case of a 74-year-old man who presented with a progressively increasing swelling in the right groin, which represented a squamous cell bladder carcinoma herniating into the right inguinal canal. The manuscript discusses... see more

 

Puneet Garg,Anuradha Sharma,Heena Rajani,Apratim R. Choudhary,Rajkumar Meena

AbstractTuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant neurocutaneous syndrome that is characterised by hamartomas in multiple organs, the characteristic imaging features of which are illustrated in this case report. Angiomyolipoma (AML) is the... see more