Abdominal Radiology Flashcards
Barium swallow post oesophageal rupture. Complication.
Fibrosing mediastinitis
Grade 5 perianal fissures
Translevator
Grade 1: linear inter-sphincteric fistula
Grade 2: above with abscess or fistulous tract
Grade 3: trans-sphincteric
Grade 4: above with abscess or tract within ischioanal/ ischiorectal fossa
Grade 5: supra-levator or translevator
Pregnancy and appendicitis
More likely to rupture during pregnancy (esp. 3rd trimester) due to delay in Dx and intervention
Most common presentation of Zenker diverticulum
Dysphagia
30F with 6 cm narrowing of distal oesophagus and 1 cm dilatation at vestibule
Long segment Barretts
Colorectal cancer: eccentric mass, intact muscle layer, no perirectal LN but paraaortic LN. ? Stage
Stage 4
Stage 1: local disease confined to wall
Stage 2: local disease outside wall
Stage 3: nodal disease (regional)
Stage 4: distant mets and non- regional LN
What is an atypical feature of liver haemangiomas?
Capsular retraction. Note that homogeneous arterial enhancement can occur in small haemangiomas- flash filling.
UVC inserted. When would you notify clinical team?
UVC passing caudally at umbilical level- means it’s in the umbilical artery
Whipple’s disease on Ba follow-through
Rare systemic infection with tropheryma whippelii affecting bowel, CNS and joints. SB thickening and sand-like nodules on Ba study
What liver lesion is hot on Tc-99m sulphur colloid study?
FNH because it contains Kupffer cells. Helpful in distinguishing it from adenoma, HCC and mets
What is the main cause of hepatic adenoma?
Majority associated with OCP use
What is peliosis hepatis and what conditions is it associated with?
Benign disorder characterised by multiple blood filled cysts. Associated with steroids, OCP, lymphoma/ leukaemia, Tx and chronic infection (TB and HIV)
Name 2 renal associations of Caroli disease
Medullary sponge kidney (renal medullary cystic disease)
ARPKD
Name 3 hepatic complications of Caroli disease
- Recurrent cholangitis and abscesses
- Cirrhosis and portal HTN (periportal fibrosing type)
- Cholangiocarcinoma in 7% (NOT HCC)
Sensitivity of MRCP in detecting choledochothiasis
81-100%
Can still be done if bilirubin is high (unlike CT cholangiogram)
Most common cause of SBO at birth
Small bowel atresia.
Malrotation presents during 1st month of life
What is reverse-S sign (posterior indentation on lateral view) on barium swallow associated with?
Double aortic arch (most common symptomatic aortic arch variant)
Triad of prune belly syndrome
- Gross ureteric dilatation
- Anterior abdominal wall under-development
- Bilateral undescended testes
Which part of oesophagus does dermatomyositis affect?
Upper 1/3 (striated muscle)
Lymph nodes in Kaposi sarcoma
Hypervascular
How do you distinguish mesenteric panniculitis from malignancy?
Preservation of fat around mesenteric vessels (fat halo sign)
CMV infection in oesophagus on Ba swallow
Large, solitary or giant ulcers
Caroli disease and HIDA scan
Unusual pattern of retained activity throughout liver
Contraindications for TIPS
- Pre-hepatic portal HTN (PV thrombus or tumour)
- RHF, Pulmonary HTN and hepatopulmonary syndrome (immediate increased venous return to the heart)
- Polycystic liver disease/ caroli- if intrahepatic tract traverses cyst: severe haemorrhage
Budd-Chiari syndrome: findings on sulphur colloid scan
Central increased uptake due to caudate lobe enlargement
Note there’s spiderweb pattern of venous collaterals
How often do hydatid cysts in liver have daughter cysts?
70%
FNH vs adenoma
FNH usually asymptomatic whilst >80% of adenomas are symptomatic
How many adenomas have fat and calcium?
10% have fat on CT and 10% show calcification
>35% have high signal on T1 due to fat/ haemorrhage
Major complication of percutaneous cholecystostomy?
Bradycardia and hypotension after markedly distended GB is decompressed.
Trans-hepatic approach less bile leak whilst trans-peritoneal done if stones are to be extracted
Can also be done for acalculous cholecystitis and OK if there’s ascites
Liver haemangioma: how common in females and what % multiple?
5X more common in females
50% multiple
Features of RV thrombosis post Tx
Absent venous flow and reversal of arterial diastolic flow
Reversal of diastolic flow by itself is non-specific: also seen in severe rejection and ATN
Features of renal artery thrombosis post Tx
High PSV waveform >200-250 cm/sec
How early do lymphoceles appear post Tx?
2-4 months