The definitive acceptance of an organ as valid for transplant depends on the surgical team performing the multiorgan recovery; and unexpected difficulties can occur. The demographic characteristics of donors has changed, and some accepted donors can present difficulties in surgical technique and risky decisions on the validity of the retrieved organ or organs. An alternative method to the cannu...

The article by Nazerian et al 1 in this issue of CHEST (see page 950 ) strives to demonstrate that “multiorgan ultrasonography sensitivity is signifi cantly superior to that of lung, heart, and leg vein ultrasonography alone,” and aims to establish “a diagnostic algorithm based on multiorgan ultrasonography for patients with suspected pulmonary embolism [PE].” 1 We itemize some limitations of t...

CONTEXT Autoimmune pancreatitis is increasingly being diagnosed as a multiorgan disorder and a small group of patient present a diagnostic and management dilemma. CASE REPORT We report a complicated case of autoimmune pancreatitis with multiorgan involvement. This is the first reported case of pericardial involvement and agrees with other authors that autoimmune pancreatitis is a multisystem ...