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Leverziekten, ziekten van galwegen, pancreas en milt
Galblaasafwijkingen Agenesie, intrahepatisch gelegen galblaas, ontdubbelde galblaas, galblaas met intraluminaal septum, mobiele galblaas met lang mesenterium en vormafwijkingen (zandloper, frygische muts), hebben...
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Hospital cost categories of one-stage versus two-stage management of common bile duct stones
In the era of cost-conscious healthcare, hospitals are focusing on costs. Analysis of hospital costs per cost category may provide indications for potential cost-saving measures in the management of common bil...
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Clinical models are inaccurate in predicting bile duct stones in situ for patients with gallbladder
The probability that a patient has common bile duct stones (CBDS) is a key factor in determining diagnostic and treatment strategies. This prospective cohort study evaluated the accuracy of clinical models in ...
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Value of carbon dioxide wedged venography and transvenous liver biopsy in the definitive diagnosis of Abernethy malformation
We report a 25-year-old man who presented with congenital absence of the portal vein, or Abernethy malformation, a rare congenital disorder in which the mesenteric and splenic venous drainages bypass the liver...
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Multiple small pseudoaneurysms complicating pancreatitis: angiographic diagnosis and transcatheter embolization
We report a case of retroperitoneal hemorrhage due to multiple, small pseudoaneurysms complicating a chronic alcoholic pancreatitis. Cross-sectional imaging with CT and US could not clearly depict these vascu...
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Intrahepatic splenosis: imaging features
We report a patient who presented with asymptomatic focal liver lesions and in whom a diagnosis of intrahepatic splenosis was made. This rare condition mostly occurs in patients who previously underwent spleni...
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Screening applications for MRI in the detection of upper abdominal disease: comparative study of non-contrast-enhanced single-shot MRI and contrast-enhanced helical CT
Purpose: To compare the value of ’push-button' singe-shot non-contrast-enhanced MRI and contrast-enhanced helical CT for detection of upper abdominal disease. Methods: In 120 patients, images obtained with non c...
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Percutaneous embolization of a splenic arteriovenous fistula related to acute necrotizing pancreatitis
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Solitary true cyst of the pancreas
We report a case of a woman diagnosed with a solitary true cyst of the pancreas. CT and especially MRI guided us in the diagnosis of this benign lesion. The cyst has been surgically removed because of seconda...
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A pancreatic mucinous cystadenoma in a man with mesenchymal stroma, expressing oestrogen and progesterone receptors
A 43-year-old man presented with abdominal discomfort caused by relapsing pancreatitis. Radiological examination revealed a multilocular cystic mass in the tail of the pancreas, which was resected. Gross exam...
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Uneven Lipomatosis: A pitfall in pancreatic Sonography
A marked difference in echogenicity between the anterior and posterior parts of the pancreatic head was demonstrated by pancreatic ultrasound in 4 patients. This finding could not be related to local pancreati...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effects of Thyroid Hormone Administration and of Thyroidectomy on the Metabolism of Bilirubin in Rats
Disturbances of thyroid function may lead to jaundice in man. Jaundice with increased conjugated bilirubin levels is known to occur in severe thyrotoxicosis complicated by congestive heart failure [1, 2], but ...
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“Skip areas” in hepatic steatosis: A sonographic-angiographic study
“Skip areas” in focal steatosis describes a newly proposed “subsegmental type” of focal steatosis, which differs in both extent and topography from the more classic “lobar or segmental type” of focal steatosis.
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Sonographic diagnosis of intraluminal bile duct neoplasm: A report of 3 cases
Intraluminal growing tumors of the bile duct are uncommon causes of jaundice. The sonographic appearance of 2 hilar cholangiocarcinomas or Klatskin tumors and a benign extrahepatic biliary cystadenoma is descr...
