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The celiac trunk (truncus coeliacus; CT) or Haller’s tripod (tripus Halleri), arises from the abdominal aorta as its first unpaired lateral visceral branch. It vascularizes all abdominal organs situated in the supramesocolic space of the abdominal cavity – the abdominal segment of...
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Coronary-cameral fistula (CCF) is an anomalous connection between a coronary artery and a cardiac chamber. Most CCFs are discovered incidentally during angiographic evaluation of coronary vascular disorders. It was previously believed that coronary-cameral fistula, first described...
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COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but with multiple extrapulmonary manifestations that can significantly affect further patient treatment and prognosis, which makes it a multisystemic disease with an unpredictable course and potentially...
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Kidney transplantation is the therapeutic method of choice in end-stage kidney disease. Living donor transplantation is a better option than cadaver transplantation due to a longer period of preoperative preparation, shorter duration of ischemia and longer graft survival....
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The use of intraoperative ultrasound in breast tumor surgery is a relatively new approach in this field of surgical oncology, and the principles pertaining to the surgical technique are insufficiently defined. It was introduced into clinical practice as a localization technique for...
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Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a progressive and rare multisystem disease of unknown etiology, which predominantly affects women, causing damage to the function of the lungs [1]. An epidemiological study, car- ried out in seven countries, showed the incidence of LAM to be 3.4 –...
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As the global pandemic of the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) progresses, many medical specialties still have a key role in establishing diagnosis and treatment. In radiology, most of the literature is focused on computerized tomography (CT) findings of COVID-19...
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Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare, acute, and life-threatening necrotizing renal disease defined as necrotizing infection with gas particles within the renal parenchyma, the kidney collecting system, or in the perirenal space [1]. It mainly occurs in patients with...
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The first studies related to clinical and radiological manifestations present in patients suffering from the infection caused by the new corona virus, which was subsequently officially named SARS-CoV-2, were published online on January 24, 2020, in the Lancet and New England Journal...
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Acute stroke is the second most common cause of death in the world and the first most common cause of disability in developed countries. It is estimated that one person suffers stroke every 45 seconds, while there is one death related to acute stroke every three minutes, in the...
