Since hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)represents an important cause of mortality and morbidity all over the world.Currently,it is fundamental not only to achieve a curative treatment but also to manage in the best way an...Since hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)represents an important cause of mortality and morbidity all over the world.Currently,it is fundamental not only to achieve a curative treatment but also to manage in the best way any possible recurrence.Even if the latest update of the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer guidelines for HCC treatment has introduced new locoregional techniques and confirmed others as well-established clinical practices,there is still no consensus about the treatment of recurrent HCC(RHCC).Locoregional treatments and medical therapy represent two of the most widely accepted approaches for disease control,especially in the advanced stage of liver disease.Different medical treatments are now approved,and others are under investigation.On this basis,radiology plays a central role in the diagnosis of RHCC and the assessment of response to locoregional treatments and medical therapy for RHCC.This review summarized the actual clinical practice by underlining the importance of the radiological approach both in the diagnosis and treatment of RHCC.展开更多
BACKGROUND Enteric-coated medications are supposed to pass intact through the gastric environment and to release the drug content into the small intestine or the colon.Before dissolution of the enteric coating,they ma...BACKGROUND Enteric-coated medications are supposed to pass intact through the gastric environment and to release the drug content into the small intestine or the colon.Before dissolution of the enteric coating,they may appear hyperdense on computed tomography(CT).Unfortunately,few reports have been published on this topic so far.In this case report,the hyperdense appearance on contrastenhanced CT of an enteric-coated mesalamine tablet was initially misinterpreted as a jejunal gastrointestinal stromal tumor(GIST).CASE SUMMARY An asymptomatic 81-year-old male patient,who had undergone laparoscopic right nephrectomy four years earlier for stage 1 renal carcinoma,was diagnosed with a jejunal GIST at the 4-year follow-up thoraco-abdominal CT scan.He was referred to our hub hospital for gastroenterological evaluation,and subsequently underwent 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography,abdominal magnetic resonance imaging,and video capsule endoscopy.None of these examinations detected any lesion of the small intestine.After reviewing all the CT images in a multidisciplinary setting,the panel estimated that the hyperdense jejunal image was consistent with a tablet rather than a GIST.The tablet was an 800 mg delayed-release enteric-coated oral mesalamine tablet(Asacol®),which had been prescribed for non-specific colitis,while not informing the hospital physicians.CONCLUSION Delayed-release oral mesalamine(Asacol®),like other enteric-coated medications,can appear as a hyperdense image on a CT scan,mimicking a small intestinal GIST.Therefore,adetailed knowledge of the patients’medications and a multidisciplinary review of the images areessential.展开更多
Biliary complications are the most common source of morbidity after liver transplantation as they may occur in up to 45%of patients(1).The review by Magro et al.(2)provides comprehensive insights on this topic and off...Biliary complications are the most common source of morbidity after liver transplantation as they may occur in up to 45%of patients(1).The review by Magro et al.(2)provides comprehensive insights on this topic and offers a cue for in-depth remarks form a radiological perspective regarding both diagnostic and interventional aspects.Ultrasound(US)-based techniques,including B-mode and color-Doppler,are the milestone of post-transplant follow-up.The assessment of graft vascularization is crucial since many biliary complications are supposed to be induced by arterial ischemia.To this regard,however,it must be emphasized that US imaging is hampered by a limited panoramic view,especially in difficult abdomens,therefore it is not possible to rely exclusively on this technique.展开更多
文摘Since hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)represents an important cause of mortality and morbidity all over the world.Currently,it is fundamental not only to achieve a curative treatment but also to manage in the best way any possible recurrence.Even if the latest update of the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer guidelines for HCC treatment has introduced new locoregional techniques and confirmed others as well-established clinical practices,there is still no consensus about the treatment of recurrent HCC(RHCC).Locoregional treatments and medical therapy represent two of the most widely accepted approaches for disease control,especially in the advanced stage of liver disease.Different medical treatments are now approved,and others are under investigation.On this basis,radiology plays a central role in the diagnosis of RHCC and the assessment of response to locoregional treatments and medical therapy for RHCC.This review summarized the actual clinical practice by underlining the importance of the radiological approach both in the diagnosis and treatment of RHCC.
文摘BACKGROUND Enteric-coated medications are supposed to pass intact through the gastric environment and to release the drug content into the small intestine or the colon.Before dissolution of the enteric coating,they may appear hyperdense on computed tomography(CT).Unfortunately,few reports have been published on this topic so far.In this case report,the hyperdense appearance on contrastenhanced CT of an enteric-coated mesalamine tablet was initially misinterpreted as a jejunal gastrointestinal stromal tumor(GIST).CASE SUMMARY An asymptomatic 81-year-old male patient,who had undergone laparoscopic right nephrectomy four years earlier for stage 1 renal carcinoma,was diagnosed with a jejunal GIST at the 4-year follow-up thoraco-abdominal CT scan.He was referred to our hub hospital for gastroenterological evaluation,and subsequently underwent 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography,abdominal magnetic resonance imaging,and video capsule endoscopy.None of these examinations detected any lesion of the small intestine.After reviewing all the CT images in a multidisciplinary setting,the panel estimated that the hyperdense jejunal image was consistent with a tablet rather than a GIST.The tablet was an 800 mg delayed-release enteric-coated oral mesalamine tablet(Asacol®),which had been prescribed for non-specific colitis,while not informing the hospital physicians.CONCLUSION Delayed-release oral mesalamine(Asacol®),like other enteric-coated medications,can appear as a hyperdense image on a CT scan,mimicking a small intestinal GIST.Therefore,adetailed knowledge of the patients’medications and a multidisciplinary review of the images areessential.
文摘Biliary complications are the most common source of morbidity after liver transplantation as they may occur in up to 45%of patients(1).The review by Magro et al.(2)provides comprehensive insights on this topic and offers a cue for in-depth remarks form a radiological perspective regarding both diagnostic and interventional aspects.Ultrasound(US)-based techniques,including B-mode and color-Doppler,are the milestone of post-transplant follow-up.The assessment of graft vascularization is crucial since many biliary complications are supposed to be induced by arterial ischemia.To this regard,however,it must be emphasized that US imaging is hampered by a limited panoramic view,especially in difficult abdomens,therefore it is not possible to rely exclusively on this technique.
