This is uncommon, not something you’re going to be diagnosing or even suspecting on a day to basis. Two main causes malignancy 80% thrombosis 20% For malignancy think right sided lung and mediastinal masses. Anything that can compress the SVC as … Read More »
From one of our national training days with an excellent MSK radiologist Some of this is more UK/Irish specific as access to sports medicine and MRI imaging for MSK conditions is really difficult and a lot of patients are forced … Read More »
This is based on Mark Wilson’s paper in the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism [Free full text] which i’m sure you all read avidly every month. COI – I know Mark and had the honour being in the same … Read More »
From this lovely review and update paper in Lancet Resp Med. Found this via Josef Liebman’s EMU. One of the slightly more obscure FOAMed resources but he always seems to pluck out some papers i’d never find on my own. … Read More »
This can definitely be filed under the rare and obscure portion of EM. But i’ve seen it twice in 12 years, and was baffled both times so there you go… known as hyatid disease (definitely easier to spell) or … Read More »