Preschooler with left hip pain

Radiograph of Meyer dysplasia — AP radiograph of the hips shows a normal appearing left hip. There is flattening and sclerosis of the right femoral epiphysis which may have multiple ossification centers and there is also right metaphyseal subcortical cystic change.

The diagnosis was Meyer dysplasia.

Female teenager with abdominal pain

CT of uterus didelphys or bicornuate uterus — Sequential axial CT with contrast of the abdomen shows a fluid-filled bladder in the anterior aspect of the pelvis that has a soft tissue structure posterior to it, believed to be the uterus, that is composed of what appear to be left and right horns.

The diagnosis was Mullerian duct anomaly in the form of a uterus didelphys or a bicornuate uterus.

Newborn who is having difficulty handling their secretions

CXR of esophageal atresia without tracheo-esophageal fistula — CXR AP (above left) shows the chest to be unremarkable aside from a right sided aortic arch. However, there is no air seen within the gastrointestinal tract. CXR lateral (above right) shows the proximal esophagus behind the trachea to be very dilated. CXR obtained after placement of a nasogastric tube (below) shows the nasogastric tube to be looped within the proximal esophagus.

The diagnosis was esophageal atresia without tracheo-esophageal fistula.

Preschooler with cough and fever

CXR of tuberculosis pneumonia — CXR AP and lateral show bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy and dense consolidation in the right middle lobe.

The diagnosis was tuberculosis pneumonia.

Toddler whose gastrostomy tube was just replaced with difficulty

Gastrostomy tube injection showing tube in retroperitoneum — AP (left) and lateral (right) images after the injection of water soluble contrast through the gastrostomy tube show the injected contrast is not in the stomach but is outlining the haustra of the colon.

The diagnosis was gastrostomy tube malposition with the tip of the gastrostomy tube in the retoperitoneum.

Teenager who jammed their finger in a door

Radiograph of Salter Harris Type III phalanx fracture — Lateral radiograph of the hand shows a fracture line through the physis and extending into the epiphysis of the fourth middle phalanx. There is a fracture fragment displaced dorsally.

The diagnosis was Salter Harris Type III fracture of the fourth middle phalanx.

Teenager in a motor vehicle accident

CT of mastoid fracture — Axial CT without contrast of the maxillofacial bones shows a linear lucent line through the lateral aspect of the right mastoid bone with resultant opacification of the mastoid air cells. There was associated diastasis of the right lambdoid suture.

The diagnosis was right mastoid fracture.

Infant with a maculopapular rash on the buttocks

Radiograph of syphilis — AP radiographs of the bilateral lower extremities show diffuse, thick, symmetric periosteal reaction bilaterally. There is a suggestion of a metaphyseal notch on the proximal medial right tibial metaphysis (Wimberger corner sign).

The diagnosis was syphilis.

Female teenager with right lower quadrant pain

MRI of unicornuate uterus — Sequential coronal T2 MRI without contrast images of the pelvis show the uterus to consist of a single fluid filled dilated right horn (above) which empties into the vagina (below).

The diagnosis was Mullerian duct anomaly in the form of right unicornuate uterus.

Infant with bilious vomiting

Upper GI of malrotation with midgut volvulus — AP image from an upper GI exam shows the contrast filled stomach in the upper right of the image emptying into the duodenal bulb which is just to the right of the spine. The position of the duodenal-jejunal junction is not well defined and it may be in the right upper quadrant or in the left upper quadrant. In either case, it is well below the level of the duodenal bulb and therefore is malpositioned.

The diagnosis was malrotation with midgut volvulus.

Toddler with new coughing and wheezing

CXR of airway foreign body in right mainstem bronchus — Inspiratory CXR (above) shows normal symmetrical aeration of the lungs bilaterally. Expiratory CXR (below) shows asymmetrical increased aeration (seen as increased lucency) of the right middle and lower lobes compared to the remainder of the lungs due to air trapping in the right middle and lower lobes.

The diagnosis was airway foreign body due to a peanut in the distal right mainstem bronchus.

Young adult with a gastrojejunostomy tube and chronic abdominal pain

CT of gastrojejunostomy tube causing duodenal-jejunal intussusception — Axial (above) CT with contrast of the abdomen shows a round soft tissue mass to the right of the vertebral body that has a target sign appearance and that has a jejunostomy tube coursing in the center of it. Coronal CT (below) shows the soft tissue mass to be long in length and to comprise the second and third parts of the duodenum and the proximal jejunum and to have the jejunostomy tube coursing throughout its length.

The diagnosis was gastrojejunostomy tube malfunction due to the formation of a duodenal-jejunal intussuception forming around the tip of the jejunostomy tube.

Teenager who has pain in his fifth digit after it was hit by a football

Radiograph of fracture dislocation of the fifth phalanx of the hand — AP (left), oblique (middle) and lateral (right) radiographs of the fifth digit show a complete dislocation of the fifth middle phalanx from the fifth proximal phalanx.

The diagnosis was fracture dislocation of the fifth proximal interphalyngeal joint of the hand.

Teenager with facial trauma

CT of mandibular fracture — 3D CT without contrast of the face shows a fracture line without displacement through the angle of the left mandible (above) and a fracture line with displacement through the body of the right mandible (below).

The diagnosis was a nondisplaced fracture of the left mandible and a displaced fracture of the right mandible.

Teenager who is a right handed baseball pitcher who has increasing right elbow pain over the last month

Radiograph of little leaguer elbow — AP radiograph of the right elbow (right) shows avulsion of the medial epicondyle with mild widening of the physis and mild adjacent sclerosis and cortical irregularity which is best appreciated when comparing it to the normal left elbow (left).

The diagnosis was little leaguer elbow of the right arm.

Teenager with pelvic pain

US of intrauterine pregnancy of 8 weeks gestational age — Sagittal US of the uterus shows a yolk sac (to the left) and a fetus (to the right) within a gestational sac in the uterus.

The diagnosis was intrauterine pregnancy of approximately 8 weeks gestational age.

Infant with bilious vomiting

Upper GI of malrotation with midgut volvulus — AP image from an upper GI exam shows the duodenal bulb, projecting over the spine, to be normal in appearance while the second and third portions of the duodenum are extremely dilated. At the duodenal jejunal junction, the duodenum terminates abruptly with a beak-like appearance and no contrast was seen to flow past this over several minutes.

The diagnosis was malrotation with midgut volvulus.

Toddler with fever

CXR of miliary tuberculosis pneumonia — CXR AP shows innumerable small pulmonary nodules that are uniformly distributed throughout the lungs.

The diagnosis was miliary tuberculosis pneumonia.

Teenager status post feeding tube placement

CXR of feeding tube in right mainstem bronchus — CXR AP shows a tracheostomy tube in normal position. There is a feeding tube present whose tip projects within the right mainstem bronchus

The diagnosis was feeding tube malfunction due to placement of the feeding tube into the right mainstem bronchus.

Teenager playing baseball who felt their left hip pop while sliding into base

Radiograph of pelvis and hip apophyseal fracture of the lesser trochanter. — AP radiograph of the left hip shows avulsion of the apophysis of the lesser trochanter.

The diagnosis was a pelvis and hip apophyseal fracture of the lesser trochanter.

School ager hit in the left eye with a screw

CT of globe rupture — Axial CT without contrast of the orbits shows loss of the normal spherical shape of the left globe with some fluid present anteromedial to it. The left lens is not visualized. In the operating room there was a defect in the anteromedial aspect of the left globe

The diagnosis was left globe rupture.

Teenager who suffered a crush injury to the foot while riding an all terrain vehicle

Radiograph of Lisfranc fracture dislocation of the foot — AP (left) and lateral (right) radiographs of the foot shows malalignment of all of the metatarsal bones with their respective tarsal bones. There are a large number of radiopaque foreign objects in the plantar aspect of the foot

The diagnosis was Lisfranc fracture dislocation.

Teenager with pelvic pain

US of 20 weeks gestational age intrauterine pregnancy — Sagittal US of the uterus shows a fetus within a fluid-filled uterus.

The diagnosis was intrauterine pregnancy of approximately 20 weeks gestational age.

Preschooler with abdominal pain who yesterday was playing with a construction toy that utilizes rare earth magnets

AXR of rare earth magnets causing small bowel obstruction — AXR shows multiple round and cylindrical radiopaque objects in the lower abdomen that are all in close approximation to each other. There are multiple dilated loops of small bowel present.

The diagnosis was gastrointestinal foreign bodies in the form of 9 rare earth magnets which had stuck together in the small bowel causing small bowel obstruction and resulting several days later in small bowel necrosis and small bowel perforation.

School ager who started coughing after eating peanuts

CXR of peanut in left mainstem bronchus — Inspiratory CXR AP (left) is normal and shows the lungs to be clear and to be symmetrically aerated and no radiopaque foreign body is seen. Expiratory CXR AP (right) shows a normal decrease in the volume in the right lung in expiration while there is no decrease in the volume in the left lung in expiration (air trapping) and there is mediastinal shift to the right.

The diagnosis was airway foreign body in the form of a peanut in the left mainstem bronchus.