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This is a case of a "Christmas tree bladder" on #Radiopaedia by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad.

🎄Christmas tree bladder is a cystographic appearance which is usually seen in severe neurogenic bladder with increased sphincter tone. It is not pathognomonic and may also be seen in bladder neck obstruction due to non-neurogenic causes.

View the full case at https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-91102

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Christmas tree appearance - neurogenic bladder | Radiology Case | Radiopaedia.org

Christmas tree bladder is a cystographic appearance which is usually seen in severe neurogenic bladder with increased sphincter tone. It's not pathognomonic and may also be seen in bladder neck obstruction due to non-neurogenic causes.

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Another case to learn from on #Radiopaedia. Dual chamber pacemaker - which complication you can see here? Answer tomorrow.

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Herniation of bowel loops into chest due to left hemidiaphragm rupture after motor vehicle accident - case uploaded to #Radiopaedia by Stefan Tigges

Read more 👉🏼 https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-157774

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Diaphragm rupture | Radiology Case | Radiopaedia.org

The left diaphragm is more commonly injured than the right. Displacement of bowel into the chest seen on a plain radiograph is highly suspicious for diaphragm rupture: the diagnosis is best confirmed with CT reformats in the coronal/sagittal plan...

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@Radiopaedia: 40yo male with cough and wheeze. What is the diagnosis and the classic imaging sign demonstrated? Case courtesy of Nicoletti D.
Answer and full case images: https://radiopaedia.org/cases/44214
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Aspergilloma | Radiology Case | Radiopaedia.org

Aspergilloma is a fungus ball that develops due to the formation of hyphae inside a lung cyst or an existing cavity (e.g. tuberculosis, sarcoidosis), usually in the upper lobe. 

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Painless right scrotal swelling for two months. No history of trauma, fever or weight loss.
Diagnosis?
Full case https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-149937
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Primary testicular lymphoma | Radiology Case | Radiopaedia.org

The patient underwent right orchiectomy and the histopathology showed Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The patient was referred to the medical oncologist for further management. 

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