Case Reports

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DD Rasalkar, WCW Chu, B Mudalgi, BK Paunipagar

Hong Kong J Radiol 2009;12:76-8

Abdominoscrotal hydrocele is an uncommon clinical entity that is infrequently reported in adults. Abdominoscrotal hydrocele consists of scrotal and abdominal components that are connected through the inguinal canal. This report is of a 36-year-old man with

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EMW Man, KY Lau

Hong Kong J Radiol 2009;12:72-5

Radiofrequency ablation is a promising minimally invasive therapy for patients with renal cell carcinoma who are not suitable for surgical therapy. The procedure has a low complication rate. This report is of a patient with delayed life-threatening haematuria

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TH Yeung, CS Wong, YC Chu, W Tam, KF Ma, WT Yung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2009;12:68-71

This report is of a 38-year-old woman with adenoid cystic carcinoma and extensive lung metastases. The patient had prolonged survival of almost 2 decades after conservative treatment. The radiological features of metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma have rarely been

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CY Cheung, B Lo, PP Iu

Hong Kong J Radiol 2009;12:64-7

A 50-year-old man suddenly collapsed at home following an acute episode of severe headache. At admission, his consciousness level was 4/15 on the Glasgow Coma Scale. Urgent computed tomography of the brain showed a large enhancing suprasellar mass.

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EMW Man, WK Chau, JLS Khoo

Hong Kong J Radiol 2009;12:60-3

This report describes a patient with jejunal volvulus leading to both afferent and efferent loop obstruction. The patient had a history of Roux-en Y reconstruction after left lateral hepatic segmentectomy for recurrent pyogenic cholangitis. The clinical picture and computed

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KY Kwok, SSM Lo, TK Tsang, TW Fan, TL Kwan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;12:139-42

Persistent stapedial artery is a rare congenital anomaly that has significant implications for middle ear operations. This report presents the imaging features — computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging — of persistent stapedial artery in a child with Noonan

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KY Kwok, SSM Lo, HS Fung, TW Fan, WK Wong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;12:136-8

Mesenteric phlebosclerosis is also known as phlebosclerotic colitis. Mesenteric phlebosclerosis is a rare disease related to non–thrombotic stenosis or occlusion of mesenteric veins, which can lead to subsequent ischaemic colitis. This report presents the

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DD Rasalkar, WCW Chu, BK Paunipagar, ELW Fung

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;12:131-5

This report is of a 13-year-old girl who presented with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy as the first manifestation of congenital human immunodeficiency virus infection. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a severe demyelinating disease of

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DD Rasalkar, WCW Chu, BK Paunipagar

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;12:127-30

Bilateral agenesis, aplasia, and hypoplasia of the internal carotid arteries are rare congenital anomalies that are associated with aneurysms of the circle of Willis and dolichoectasia of the vertebrobasilar system. This report of a patient with ruptured posterior fossa

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CK So, OC Li, SK Kei, MK Yuen

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;12:122-6

This report is of a patient with decubital ischaemic fasciitis. A 64-year-old woman presented with a right buttock mass for 1 month. She had a past history of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma at the right forearm, which had been treated. Ultrasound and magnetic

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M Tan, P Uei, PS Jaywantraj, D Wong

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;12:117-21

Colonic perforation is a rare complication occurring during percutaneous nephrostomy. This report describes a patient with this complication, which was clinically silent. The patient was treated by conversion of the nephrostomy to a colostomy, followed by

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KW Leung, JLY Leung, ANL Sy, CS Cheng, KF Chan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;12:113-6

This report is of a patient with multifocal bilobar hepatocellular carcinoma who presented with bone pain related to bone metastasis. Radiograph of the pelvis showed an expansile osteolytic bone lesion in the right superior pubic ramus. Review of the literature