Techniques of UDT
and Apichana Kovindha2 (1) University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium (2) Rehabilitation Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand UDT consists of following measurements: Cystometry is a measurement of pressure in…
Introduction
and Apichana Kovindha2 (1) University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium (2) Rehabilitation Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Evaluating the function of the lower urinary tract (LUT), disturbed by a…
The Pathology of Systemic Fibroinflammatory Disorders
Fig. 3.1 Sclerosing mesenteritis. (a) On low-power view, sclerosing mesenteritis consists of a diffuse replacement of the resident mesenteric soft tissues (mostly adipose tissue) by a dense fibrous tissue (arrow)…
Erdheim-Chester Disease and Other Histiocytoses
Fig. 12.1 Skin biopsy of an overlap case of histiocytosis (Langerhans cell histiocytosis, LCH, and Erdheim-Chester disease, ECD). (a) LCH, Langerhans cells infiltrating the superficial dermal and the epidermal layers…
Sclerosing Mesenteritis
Characteristic Durst [13] Emory [15] Akram [1] Year of publication 1977 1997 2007 Study design Cumulative literature dataa Retrospective, single-centerb Retrospective, single-centerc Study period 1955–1972 1970–1993 1982–2005 No. of cases…
Gadolinium-Induced Fibrosis
Study (location) Year GBCA exposure Cases of GIF/GBCA exposed patients with renal disease Notes Marckmann (Denmark) 2006 Gadodiamide 13/370 (3.5 %) Retrospective chart review: strong association of gadodiamide exposure with…
Malignant Diseases Mimicking Retroperitoneal and Mediastinal Fibrosing Disorders
Anterior mediastinum Middle mediastinum Posterior mediastinum Thymoma Lymphoma Neurogenic tumor Teratoma, seminoma Pericardial cyst Bronchogenic cyst Lymphoma Bronchogenic cyst Enteric cyst Carcinoma Metastatic cyst Xanthogranuloma Parathyroid adenoma Systemic granuloma Diaphragmatic…
Drug-Induced Fibrosing Lesions
Reference Subjects Treatment duration Main findings [14] 257 patients 239 controls (unexposed) 4.9 months (dexfenfluramine) 26.5 months (dexfenfluramine and phentermine) Odds ratio for cardiac valve abnormalities 12.7 for dexfenfluramine, 24.5…
Diffuse (Thoraco-Abdominal) Periaortitis
Fig. 9.1 (a, b) Computed tomographic (CT) appearance of thoracic periaortitis. The perivascular tissue surrounds (a) the upper portion of descending aorta (arrow), and (b) the ascending thoracic aorta (arrow)….
Sclerosing Forms of Autoimmune Thyroiditis: Hashimoto’s, Riedel’s, and IgG4-Related Forms
Author, year Number of patients Type of study Main results Li et al. (2010) [8] 70 Histological case-control study of IgG4-thyroiditis and non-IgG4 thyroiditis IgG4-thyroiditis and non-IgG4 thyroiditis are distinct…
