Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is now established and widely used in many clinical settings outside the licensed areas of hepatic, breast, cardiac and vascular applications. The use of CEUS in acute blunt abdominal trauma has been shown to be rapid, safe, cost-effective, diagnostically accurate and, although lacking the global imaging capabilities of computed tomography (CT), CEUS has no r...

HYPOTHESIS Focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) is an unreliable method for assessing intra-abdominal injury in patients with seat belt marks. DESIGN Retrospective review of trauma patients with intestinal injury and seat belt marks during a 3-year period. Records were reviewed for patient demographics, FAST results, computed tomographic (CT) scan results, and operative findings. Th...

BK virus nephropathy (BKVN) is a well-recognized complication of renal transplantation. Several cases of native kidney BKVN following other solid organ or bone marrow transplants have been reported. We describe a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia who presented with deteriorating renal function with no history of solid organ or bone marrow transplantation. Renal biopsy demonstrated tubu...

BK virus nephropathy (BKVN) is a well-recognized complication of renal transplantation. Several cases of native kidney BKVN following other solid organ or bone marrow transplants have been reported. We describe a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia who presented with deteriorating renal function with no history of solid organ or bone marrow transplantation. Renal biopsy demonstrated tubu...

Sirolimus-associated pneumonitis, a rare but serious drug-induced lung injury, has become a great concern clinically, because of the increasing use of sirolimus (rapamycin) in patients who have been subjected to solid organ transplantation. We report sirolimus-associated pneumonitis in two women who underwent renal transplantation. At variance with previous reports, the radiological findings sh...

Ischemia/reperfusion injury is a reaction occurring after successful treatment of an acute myocardial infarction or in the setting of solid organ transplantation. After successful reperfusion of a previously occluded vessel or a transplanted organ, an additional loss of otherwise vital cells may occur, the so-called lethal ischemia-reperfusion injury. This lethal reperfusion injury is based on ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) has been a global health epidemic problem with soaring incidence, increased long-term risks for multiple comorbidities and mortality, as well as elevated medical costs. Despite the improvement of patient outcomes following the advancements in preventive and therapeutic strategies, the mortality rates among critically ill patients with AKI remain as high as 40-60 %. The...