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Atypical chest pain
Man, 60 years oldA 60-year-old male patient presented with newly developed atypical chest pain.
Right upper quadrant pain and weight loss
Man, 52 years oldA 52-year-old man presented with right upper quadrant pain and weight loss over the preceding 3 weeks
A woman with lower abdominal pain, weight loss and constipation
Female, 57 years oldA 57-year-old woman was referred to our department after clinical consultation for lower abdominal pain over the previous month accompanied by weight loss and constipation.
Gut and beyond: a patient presenting with abdominal pain, weight loss and nausea
Male, 49 years oldA 49-year-old man presented to our department after clinical examination for abdominal pain experienced in the last month, associated with weight loss and nausea.
Incidental splenic lesion
Woman, 59 years oldA 59-year-old woman with normal laboratory tests underwent CT of the chest-abdomen-pelvis to stage a breast carcinoma.
Patient with history of lung cancer and abdominal aortic aneurysm
Man, 80 years oldAn asymptomatic 80-year-old man with a history of lung cancer underwent a follow-up total-body CT scan
Secondary valvular insufficiency after valvular repair
Man, 34 years oldA now 34-year-old male patient with a history of several years of intravenous drug abuse was first admitted to hospital 2 years ago because of dyspnea during exercise and chronic fatigue
Structured analysis of congenital heart disease anatomy
Woman, 21 years oldA 21 year-old female patient with known congenital heart disease was admitted to the cardiology outpatient service due to shortening of breath and reduced physical ability.
Vague abdominal discomfort in a lung cancer patient
Man, 60 years oldA 60-year-old man with locally advanced lung cancer, currently under chemotherapy, presented with vague abdominal discomfort of recent onset.
Chest pain in a patient with a history of aortic valvular repair
Man, 61 years oldA 63-year-old man was admitted because of chest pain
Right flank pain, fever and hematuria
Man, 50 years oldA 50-year-old man presented with continuous right flank pain for about a week, fever, and hematuria.
Patient with difficulty breathing immediately after iodinated contrast administration
Woman, 60 years oldA 60-year-old woman presented with epigastric abdominal pain
Planning of aortic valve repair
Woman, 75 years oldA 75-year-old woman with a history of aortic stenosis was admitted to the cardiology outpatient service due to worsening of the stenosis and early clinical signs of heart failure due to valvular disease. The patient suffered from shortness of breath and reduced physical capacity.
Abdominal pain, intestinal ischemia, abdominal CT
Woman, 77 years oldA 77-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department with severe and non-remitting acute abdominal pain, swelling of the abdomen, nausea and vomiting.
Persistent chest pain after successful endovascular repair of an acute coronary syndrome
Man, 71 years oldA 71-year-old man with a history of mitral valve repair was admitted because of acute chest pain
Severe pain and swelling in the right groin
Woman, 72 years oldA 72-year-old woman was admitted because of dispnea and clinical signs of heart failure
Tumor in the head of the pancreas
Woman, 48 years oldA 48-year-old woman referred to our tertiary care hospital presented with a one-week history of jaundice, choluria and acholia and malaise. She was under follow-up surveillance due to a previously treated breast cancer.
Liver and pancreatic incidental lesions
Man, 45 years oldA 45-year-old man was referred to our institution due to liver lesions detected on a non-enhanced chest CT scan after a workplace accident with thoracic trauma.
Low-grade fever and reduced resilience following TAVI (Part I)
Woman, 86 years oldAn 86-year-old woman initially presented with severe, symptomatic aortic valve stenosis.
Low-grade fever and reduced resilience following TAVI (Part II)
Woman, 86 years oldAn 86-year-old female patient, initially presenting with severe, symptomatic aortic valve stenosis, underwent transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).