Abstract Background In this study, the role and efficiency of computerized tomography angiography (CTA) in the postoperative management of patients with penile revascularization were evaluated. Methods Between 2014 and 2018, penile revascularization surgery was performed in 78 patients who presented with the complaint of erectile dysfunction (ED). The mean age of the patients was 47.17 ± 13.26 (23–69) years. Patients with a regular sexual partner and relationship, who hadn’t benefitted from medical treatment and who had ED complaints for at least three months were included in the study. The cases were divided into three groups according to their age (20–40, 41–60, and > 61 years). All the cases were evaluated preoperatively using the five and 15-item International Index of Erectile Dsysfunction (IIEF-5 and IIEF-15) questionnaire, cavernosometry, corpus cavernosum electromyography, and penil color doppler ultrasonography. At the postoperative third month, IIEF 5–15 questionnaire was repeated and anastomotic patency was evaluated by performing CTA scanning. Results CTA performed at the postoperative third month revealed anastomosis patency in 56. In 22 cases, the anastomosis area could not be observed. Among the patients with anastomosis patency, the rate of the IIEF-5 increase in the postoperative period was between 35.0 and 80.8%, while in those patients without anostomotic patency, the increase rate of IIEF-5 were between 12.5 and 23.3%. Increases in the IIEF-5 and IIEF-15 questionnaire scores were found to be significantly higher in the group in which anastomotic patency was observed on CTA compared to remaining patients. Conclusion The CTA results and changes in the IIEF rates after penile revascularization had a high correlation. Anastomotic patency with CTA can guide the timing of more invasive procedures such as penile prosthesis implantation.
Gallbladder polyps often have a benign nature. Current guidelines suggest surgical removal of polyps greater than 10 mm. However, the accuracy of the size criteria is limited because neoplasia can be found in gallbladder polyps less than 10 mm. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of real time elastography for gallbladder polyps and to demonstrate the elasticity properties of the polyps.Fifty-three polypoid lesions of the gallbladder were prospectively examined with real-time elastography. Of these patients, 52 had a diagnosis of benign gallbladder polyps and one patient was accepted as a gallbladder carcinoma due to its clinical and radiological findings. B-mode and real-time elastographic images were simultaneously presented as a two-panel image, and the elastogram was displayed in a color scale that ranged from red (greatest strain, softest component), to green (average strain, intermediate component), to blue (no strain, hardest component).The mean size for benign gallbladder polyps was 7.2 +/- 3 mm (range, 5-21 mm). All benign gallbladder polyps on consecutive real-time elastographic images appeared as having a high-strain elastographic pattern. Only one patient who was accepted with gallbladder carcinoma had a gallbladder polyp with low elasticity properties.Our study showed that real time elastography of gallbladder polyps is feasible. This novel approach may be useful for the characterization of polypoid lesions of the gallbladder.
We aimed to describe a histopathologically proven intramammarian glomus tumor and presented mammographic and Doppler ultrasound findings. Glomus tumor is a relatively uncommon soft tissue tumor. It can occur at any age and anatomical site with a predilection for the subungual region. Usually there is no diagnostic difficulty for small, painful subungual nodules but it is more difficult in deep locations. The breast is a very uncommon location for a glomus tumor. Ultrasound characteristics of glomus tumors located in the hand region are known and published previously. With its slightly lobulated margins, lucent notch, and highly vascular nature, ultrasound characteristics of our case were rather different and not helpful when the other glomus tumors located in the hand region were considered.
OBJECTIVES: In this study we evaluated whether ligament transfer caused humeral head migration in patients whose massive rotator cuff ruptures were repaired with total or partial coracoacromial ligament (CAL) transfer. The necessity of harvesting the ligament totally or partially in massive rotator cuff repairs was investigated with respect to the effect of the excision and transfer of the CAL on humeral head migration. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Forty patients (12 males, 28 females; mean age 54.3 years; range 39 to 66 years) operated on with free CAL transfer for massive rotator cuff rupture between January 2003 and June 2008 were included in the study. The operations were performed by obtaining total CAL grafts in the first 13 cases and partial CAL grafts in the other 27 cases. Mean follow-up period was 26.5 months (range 12 to 52 months). Twenty-nine patients had the rupture on the right side and 11 patients had the rupture on the left side. In 31 patients the dominant side was affected. RESULTS: In the early postoperative period (3-6 weeks) adequate acromiohumeral (AH) distance could not be obtained in patients underwent total excision and transfer of CAL (mean 9 mm; range 8.6 to 9.2 mm). Humeral migration was found to be regressed three months after active motion and recovery of normal cuff strength. During the follow-up the mean AH distance was found to be 10 mm (range 8 to 10.5 mm). Humeral head migration was not detected by ultrasonography in the early postoperative period in patients who underwent repair with partial CAL transfer. CONCLUSION: Functionally good results have been obtained in the rotatory cuff repairs performed by CAL excision and transfer. Although humeral head migration was not detected ultrasonographically in the patients who had partial CAL excision and transfer at the early postoperative period, we observed a decrease in the AH distance in the patients who had total CAL excision and transfer. This migration was regressed and the cuff strength was recovered after intense rehabilitation with strengthening exercises and active motion.
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) - also known as hypernephroma or grawitz tumor - accounts for 3% of the adulthood malignancies. Approximately 30-40% of the patients have metastasis at the time of the diagnosis and most common sites for metastasis are lung, regional lymph nodes, bone and liver. A total of 8-14% of the patients with RCC has head and neck metastasis. However, metastasis to major salivary glands is rarely seen. In this paper, we aimed to report a RCC case with metastasis to parotid and submandibular glands that has the same sonographic and sonoelastographic findings with the primary tumor.66-year old woman with RCC history was referred to our radiology department for neck ultrasound (US) with painful swelling in the right parotid gland region. A well-defined, 37×21 mm sized hypoechoic heterogeneous solid mass was detected in the superficial-deep lobe of the right parotid gland. The mass was prominently hypervascular in color Doppler ultrasonography scan. Coincidentally, a 13×13 mm hypoechoic lobulated solid mass was detected in the right submandibular gland with similar sonographic findings. Real-time sonoelastography (SEL) was performed to the masses and both of them were blue-green colored that indicates hard tissue. An US and SEL evaluation was also performed to the renal mass (RCC) of the patient. The primary mass was also similar in sonographic and SEL appearance as salivary gland masses. In the patient history, she revealed chemotherapy-radiotherapy treatment 1.5 years ago due to inoperable mass in the mid-lower pole of the left kidney diagnosed as clear cell RCC with vascular invasion, liver, lung and brain metastasis. Because of known primary tumor, the masses in the salivary glands were suspected to be metastatic and a tru-cut biopsy was performed. Pathological result was reported as clear cell RCC metastasis.The etiology of RCC is still unknown and metastatic involvement can be seen at unexpected tissue and organs. Metastatic disease should be considered when a salivary gland mass detected in patients with RCC history. SEL examination would be helpful in differentiation of the origin of the metastatic lesion with known SEL features.
