ABSTRACT Introduction: Computed tomography (CT) is the first-choice examination for a possible head trauma because of its accuracy, reliability, safety, and accessibility. During the acute period of trauma, early diagnostics and application of treatment manipulation can reduce the sickness rates and death rates of trauma patients, as well as the risk of complications, time spent …
ABSTRACT Background: Deep vein thrombosis remains an important health care problem as it is related with the complications having high morbidity and mortality rate. It is considered the third most common acute cardiovascular disease after ischemic heart disease and stroke and effects millions of people worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate …
ABSTRACT Purpose: The aim of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of gray-scale ultrasonography and color Doppler flow for the detection of axillary lymph node metastases in breast cancer patients. Methods: This prospective study included 98 women (39 healthy women and 59 with approved diagnosis of breast cancer). All women underwent examination of …
ABSTRACT Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is among the most common disorders of the upper extremity. At the moment electrodiagnostic testing (EDX) is often identified as a gold standard for CTS diagnosis. Recent studies show that ultrasonographic testing may become an alternative confirmatory tool for the disorder. Aim: To compare the cross sectional area …
Abstract Background. The diagnosis of epilepsy is mostly based on clinical features of seizures and the results of electrophysiological and neuroimaging methods. Unluckily, there is no single imaging technique that can provide all the needed information: to confirm the etiology of seizures, to prognose the outcome of the disease and provide both structural and functional …
ABSTRACT Introduction: The incidence of brain tumor in pregnant women is estimated to be 1 in 1000–2000 pregnancies and it is similar for pregnant and not pregnant women. Incidence of malignant brain tumors is 3.6 per 1 million live births. Treatment and diagnostic of malignant brain tumor during pregnancy has a lot of specificity and …
The aim: To determine the role of CT in the evaluation of the spread of ovarian cancer. Methods: The data of 64 female patients who underwent abdominal and pelvic CT examinations due to the suspicion of ovarian cancer during 2014–2015 in HLUHS CK were analyzed. All patients were operated and ovarian cancer was confirmed histologically. …
ABSTRACT Aim: to evaluate the frequency and results of applying uterine artery embolization for uterine fibroids treating. Research material and methods: The research retrospectively analyses the medical history of women (n=180), who were treated in 7 hospitals of Latvia and Lithuania. Uterine artery embolization (UAE) was applied for these women to treat symptomatic uterine …
ABSTRACT Brainstem gliomas constitute 10-20% of all pediatric CNS tumors. Brain stem astrocytomas are usually fibrillary. Based on their appearance they can be focal, exophytic, cervico-medullary and focal tectal gliomas. Malignant gliomas are characterized by the infiltrative growth of malignant cells and they grow along the white matter tracts. Rarely, an extension of a tumor …
ABSTRACT Renal lymphangiectasia is a rare disorder characterized by ectasia of perirenal, peripelvic and intrarenal lymphatic vessels. A disturbance in the drainage of renal sinus lymphatics results in ectasia of peripelvic, intrarenal and perirenal lymphatics, and leads to the formation of renal lymphangiectasia. Multiple cysts with various sizes are seen in the perinephric space, renal …