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Angelo Barbato - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium in an 11-year-old rugby player: a case report.
Journal of athletic training, 2013Co-Authors: Valentina Vanzo, Samuela Bugin, Deborah Snijders, Laura Bottecchia, Veronica Storer, Angelo BarbatoAbstract:Objective: Pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium are rare occurrences in young athletes, but they can result in potentially life-threatening consequences. Background: While involved in a rugby match, an 11-year-old boy received a chest compression by 3 players during a tackle. He continued to play, but 2 hours later, he developed sharp retrosternal chest pain. A chest radiograph and an echocardiograph at the nearest emergency department showed pneumopericardium and pneumomediastinum. Differential Diagnosis: Sternal and rib contusions, rib fractures, heartburn, acute asthma exacerbation, pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium, pneumothorax, traumatic tracheal rupture, myocardial infarction, and costochondritis (Tietze Syndrome). Treatment: Acetaminophen for pain control. Uniqueness: To our knowledge, this is the only case in the international literature of the simultaneous occurrence of pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium in a child as a consequence of blunt chest trauma during a rugby match. Conclusio...
Soo Bin Park - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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18f fdg pet ct and bone scintigraphy findings in Tietze Syndrome
Clinical Nuclear Medicine, 2018Co-Authors: Soo Bin ParkAbstract:We present an interesting image of a 62-year-old woman revealed with Tietze Syndrome by F-FDG PET/CT and bone scintigraphy. She presented with right upper chest wall pain with a hard, palpable mass. However, chest radiograph and CT were unrevealing. On PET/CT, intense FDG uptake was noted at the anterior aspect of the right second costal cartilage with dense calcification, which was the correct symptomatic lesion. Bone scan showed increased radioactive uptake at the FDG uptake lesion, but mild uptake was also seen in the asymptomatic lesion.
Soo Bin Park - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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18F-FDG PET/CT and Bone Scintigraphy Findings in Tietze Syndrome.
Clinical nuclear medicine, 2018Co-Authors: Soo Bin ParkAbstract:We present an interesting image of a 62-year-old woman revealed with Tietze Syndrome by F-FDG PET/CT and bone scintigraphy. She presented with right upper chest wall pain with a hard, palpable mass. However, chest radiograph and CT were unrevealing. On PET/CT, intense FDG uptake was noted at the anterior aspect of the right second costal cartilage with dense calcification, which was the correct symptomatic lesion. Bone scan showed increased radioactive uptake at the FDG uptake lesion, but mild uptake was also seen in the asymptomatic lesion.
Valentina Vanzo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium in an 11-year-old rugby player: a case report.
Journal of athletic training, 2013Co-Authors: Valentina Vanzo, Samuela Bugin, Deborah Snijders, Laura Bottecchia, Veronica Storer, Angelo BarbatoAbstract:Objective: Pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium are rare occurrences in young athletes, but they can result in potentially life-threatening consequences. Background: While involved in a rugby match, an 11-year-old boy received a chest compression by 3 players during a tackle. He continued to play, but 2 hours later, he developed sharp retrosternal chest pain. A chest radiograph and an echocardiograph at the nearest emergency department showed pneumopericardium and pneumomediastinum. Differential Diagnosis: Sternal and rib contusions, rib fractures, heartburn, acute asthma exacerbation, pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium, pneumothorax, traumatic tracheal rupture, myocardial infarction, and costochondritis (Tietze Syndrome). Treatment: Acetaminophen for pain control. Uniqueness: To our knowledge, this is the only case in the international literature of the simultaneous occurrence of pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium in a child as a consequence of blunt chest trauma during a rugby match. Conclusio...
Unal Sakinci - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Painful Chest Wall Swellings: Tietze Syndrome or Chest Wall Tumor?
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, 2015Co-Authors: Tevfik Kaplan, Nesimi Günal, Gultekin Gulbahar, Bulent Kocer, Serdar Han, Mehmet Ali Eryazgan, Arzu Ozsoy, Seniha Naldoken, Aslıhan Alhan, Unal SakinciAbstract:Background Tietze Syndrome (TS) is an inflammatory condition characterized by chest pain and swelling of costochondral junction. Primary chest wall tumors may mimic TS. In this article, we report our experience of approximately 121 patients initially diagnosed as TS and determined chest wall tumor in some cases at the follow-up. Methods This is a retrospective review of patients diagnosed as TS by clinical examination, chest X-ray, electrocardiogram, routine laboratory tests, and computed tomography (CT) of chest: all treated and followed up between March 2001 and July 2012. There were 121 cases (41 males and 80 females; mean age, 39.6 ± 3.2 years) of TS. Results In 27 patients with initial normal radiological findings, the size of swellings had doubled during the follow-up period (mean, 8.51 ± 2.15 months). These patients were reevaluated with chest CT and bone scintigraphy and then early diagnostic biopsy was performed. Pathologic examination revealed primary chest wall tumor in 13 patients (5 malignant, 8 benign). CT had a sensitivity of 92.3% and a specificity of 64.2% in detection of tumors (kappa: 0.56, p = 0.002), whereas the sensitivity and the specificity of bone scan were 84.6 and 35.7%, respectively (kappa: 0.199, p = 0.385). Conclusion Primary chest wall tumors could mimic TS. Bone scintigraphy or CT is not specific enough to determine malignant and other benign disorders of costochondral junction. Therefore, clinicians should follow TS patients more closely, and in case of increasing size of swelling, early diagnostic biopsy should be considered.
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Painful Chest Wall Swellings: Tietze Syndrome or Chest Wall Tumor?
The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, 2015Co-Authors: Tevfik Kaplan, Nesimi Günal, Gultekin Gulbahar, Bulent Kocer, Serdar Han, Mehmet Ali Eryazgan, Arzu Ozsoy, Seniha Naldoken, Aslıhan Alhan, Unal SakinciAbstract:Tietze Syndrome (TS) is an inflammatory condition characterized by chest pain and swelling of costochondral junction. Primary chest wall tumors may mimic TS. In this article, we report our experience of approximately 121 patients initially diagnosed as TS and determined chest wall tumor in some cases at the follow-up. This is a retrospective review of patients diagnosed as TS by clinical examination, chest X-ray, electrocardiogram, routine laboratory tests, and computed tomography (CT) of chest: all treated and followed up between March 2001 and July 2012. There were 121 cases (41 males and 80 females; mean age, 39.6 ± 3.2 years) of TS. In 27 patients with initial normal radiological findings, the size of swellings had doubled during the follow-up period (mean, 8.51 ± 2.15 months). These patients were reevaluated with chest CT and bone scintigraphy and then early diagnostic biopsy was performed. Pathologic examination revealed primary chest wall tumor in 13 patients (5 malignant, 8 benign). CT had a sensitivity of 92.3% and a specificity of 64.2% in detection of tumors (kappa: 0.56, p = 0.002), whereas the sensitivity and the specificity of bone scan were 84.6 and 35.7%, respectively (kappa: 0.199, p = 0.385). Primary chest wall tumors could mimic TS. Bone scintigraphy or CT is not specific enough to determine malignant and other benign disorders of costochondral junction. Therefore, clinicians should follow TS patients more closely, and in case of increasing size of swelling, early diagnostic biopsy should be considered. Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.