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Sociedad Suiza de Radiología

Dilated pelvic veins on computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging sections may be an incidental finding of no clinical relevance. Ovarian vein reflux, ovarian vein dilatation, and parauterine vein dilatation can occur in asymptomatic patients. In order to diagnose pelvic congestion syndrome, the clinical symptoms must be taken into account when interpreting the images.

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La Sociedad Suiza de Dermatología y Venereología.

The risk of bleeding is generally low with skin surgery, including simple flap plasters, and no life-threatening bleeding has been reported. Therefore, the risk of thromboembolic and thrombotic complications after stopping or changing platelet aggregation inhibitors and anticoagulants should generally be greater than the surgical risk associated with bleeding. Available scientific data support this approach, especially in the case of monotherapy with anticoagulants or inhibitors of platelet ...

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Sociedad Suiza de Radiología

Simple and hemorrhagic cysts are almost always functional in women of childbearing age. Ovarian cancer, usually cystic, does not develop from these types of benign-looking cysts. A good-quality ultrasound in a woman of childbearing age should not lead to a recommendation for follow-up imaging for a corpus luteum or simple cyst with a maximum diameter of less than 5 cm.

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Sociedad Suiza de Radiologia

Abdominal computed tomography scan protocols should only include a late phase (phase following a portal venous, hepatic, or nephrographic phase after contrast administration) if this provides additional diagnostic information. This is the case for the following indications: characterization of kidney injury, adrenal injury, liver injury, in case of hematuria, and if necessary a uroscanner.

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Sociedad Suiza de Enfermedades Infecciosas

Because asymptomatic carriers occur, patients without diarrhea should not be tested or treated. Microbiological laboratories must reject tests of formed feces.