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Coronal slice of an abdominal CT with contrast demonstrating a 'pseudo-kidney' sign (arrow) with an aneurysmal sac and pseudolumen as the renal contour. The true lumen appears as the renal hilum. The hypodense area within the pseudokidney represents the mural thrombus in the aneurysm.
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F1
A thoracoabdominal CT with contrast disclosed a 6-cm saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm (fig. 1, 2).
Sagittal slice of an abdominal CT with contrast demonstrating the abdominal aortic aneurysm as a 'target' sign (arrow) and the hypodense area surrounding the contrast-filled true lumen as a thrombus.
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F2
A thoracoabdominal CT with contrast disclosed a 6-cm saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm (fig. 1, 2).
The arrow shows an air bubble in the left pleural space suggestive of suppurative (gas-forming) foci with pleural effusion of heterogeneous density indicating empyema.
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F3
Thoracentesis was performed, and the effusion culture also grew S. enteritidis (fig. 3).