92 mm during voiding.\n\nCONCLUSIONS\n\nAll the men in our study showed relaxation of the pelvic floor, followed by a descent

of the bladder neck. Voiding could not be initiated unless the prostate rotated around the symphysis.\n\nThe study suggests that both the rotation and a vertical contraction of the prostate precede voiding.\n\nThe anatomy of physiological voiding or voiding dysfunction can be investigated non-invasively using rtMRI.”
“Acquired neonatal lung lesions including pneumatoceles, cystic bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and pulmonary interstitial emphysema can cause extrinsic mediastinal compression, which may impair pulmonary and cardiac function. Acquired lung lesions are typically managed medically. DMH1 Here we report a case series of three extremely premature infants with acquired lung lesions. All three patients underwent aggressive medical management and ultimately required tube thoracostomies. These interventions were Selleck Alvespimycin unsuccessful and emergency thoracotomies were performed in each case. Two infants with acquired pneumatoceles underwent unroofing of the cystic structure and primary repair of a bronchial defect. The third infant with pulmonary interstitial emphysema, arising from cystic bronchopulmonary dysplasia, required a middle lobectomy for severe and diffuse cystic disease.

When medical management fails, tube thoracostomy can be attempted, leaving surgical intervention for refractory cases. Surgical options include oversewing a bronchial defect in the setting of a bronchopleural fistula or lung resection in cases of an isolated expanding lobe.”
“Purpose: Fatty liver infiltrations and fatty sparing impair diagnostic performance of grey-scale ultrasonography in differentiating malignant and benign focal liver lesions.\n\nIn the study, we present our experience in diagnosing focal fatty

liver infiltrations and focal fatty sparing with contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in comparison to grey-scale ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT).\n\nMaterial and Method: The retrospective study group (n=82 patients), included 44 Momelotinib (53.7%) men, 38 (46.3%) women (aged 29-81 years, mean 55.8 years) with 48 focal fatty liver infiltrations and 34 focal fatty sparing. All patients underwent grey-scale ultrasonography (US), CEUS using SonoVue (R) and CECT executed within the 7 days.\n\nResults: With US, CEUS and CECT focal fatty liver infiltrations were diagnosed in 22, 46 and 44 cases, respectively. The following values were obtained: sensitivity – 45.8%, 95.8% and 91.7%, specificity – 100% for all, accuracy – 95.2%, 99.6% and 99.3%, respectively. Focal fatty sparing was diagnosed in 16, 31 and 30 cases, respectively. The following values were obtained: sensitivity – 47.1%, 91.2% and 88.2%, specificity – 99.8%, 100% and 100%, accuracy – 95.6%, 99.4% and 99.3%, respectively.