BJR case reports

Disseminated peritoneal leiomyomatosis (DPL) is a rare benign condition in which scattered smooth muscle nodules resembling leiomyomas grow in multiple extrauterine sites within the peritoneal cavity, mimicking malignant processes like peri…

Soft-tissue sarcomas of the abdomen and abdominal wall are rare, and their imaging appearances can overlap with those of benign inflammatory conditions. Foreign body-related phlegmon caused by a migrated fish bone from the bowel represents …

Decidual changes in deep pelvic endometriosis (DPE) are extremely rare. During pregnancy, endometriotic activity and symptoms diminish due to hormonal changes, whereas the endometrial lining undergoes decidualization in response to progeste…

Uterine polypoid adenomyoma (UPA) is a rare focal form of adenomyosis that can present as an intracavitary lesion and pose a significant diagnostic challenge, often mimicking more common or concerning entities, such as endometrial polyps or…

Ovarian leiomyoma is an extremely rare benign tumour often diagnosed incidentally due to its nonspecific clinical and radiologic features. We present the case of a 48-year-old woman with progressive lower abdominal pain, distention, and gen…

Appendiceal diverticulitis, although rare, is an important differential diagnosis in cases of right iliac fossa pain. Previously, it has often been considered as a variant of acute appendicitis, due to its seemingly similar clinical present…

Heterotopic pregnancy refers to the concomitant presence of an intrauterine pregnancy and an ectopic pregnancy (EP). It is rare and more frequently found in women who have undergone medically assisted procreation. An abdominal location of t…

Appendiceal intussusception is a rare condition characterized by the telescoping or invagination of a portion or the entire appendix into the caecum or within the appendix itself. Diagnosing appendiceal intussusception can be challenging du…

We describe a case of gallbladder extra-nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT-ML). MALT-ML is rare, and its clinical manifestations are lack of specificity. A few cases have been reported, and no cha…

Fetal abdomino-pelvic cystic lesions are uncommon and can have varied etio-pathogenesis. Most commonly they originate from the gastrointestinal or genitourinary tract. These include choledochal cyst, hydronephrosis, renal cyst, mesenteric/o…

De novo small bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA) in the terminal ileum is the least common of the SBA types. However, its highest prevalence is found in the presence of Crohn's disease (CD). As patients with SBA and CD present with similar symptoms…

Pancreatic endometriosis is extremely rare with only 14 cases reported in the medical literature and its diagnosis on radiological imaging poses a great challenge. We report a case of a 31-year-old female patient with recurrent admissions f…

Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich syndrome is a rare complex congenital anomaly of the urogenital tract involving Mullerian ducts and mesonephric ducts. It is also called OHVIRA syndrome (Obstructed Hemivagina and Ipsilateral Renal agenesis). It is …

A case of endosalpingiosis of the urinary bladder is presented with imaging features on sonography and CT. Patient presented with right flank pain, dysuria and haematuria. She had h/o right renal calculus and abdominal hysterectomy 15 years…

This case report the patient presented with intra-abdominal abscess with the past surgical history of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and appendectomy. Being a radiologist, it is important to keep patient's previous surgical interventions in m…

Superficial angiomyofibroblastomas are mesenchymal tumours that occur in the genital tract and are well described pathologically. This case report reviews the imaging appearances and highlights the MRI findings, which have not been previous…

Endometriosis of the appendix is a very rare entity and commonly affects females in childbearing age. Clinical presentation might be confusing varying from asymptomatic to acute abdominal pain and often mimicks acute appendicitis or chronic…

We present a case of splenosis of the abdomen and pelvis complicated by torsion of a splenic implant in a young female patient clinically mimicking an acute bowel ischemia. Splenosis is a benign condition defined as heterotopic auto-transpl…

Varicocities of the round ligament is a relatively uncommon condition. Almost all the cases in literature had been reported in pregnant patients. It presents as a unilateral or bilateral painful or painless inguinal mass. Clinically it is d…

Endometrioid borderline tumours (EBTs) of the ovary are uncommon tumours of low malignant potential. They consist of atypical endometrioid cells lacking destructive stromal invasion. As the prognosis of EBT is excellent, excessive treatment…

Metastases to breast accounts for 0.5-1.3% of all breast malignancies, with the exclusion of leukaemia and lymphoma. These have a wide range of clinical and radiological manifestations and their diagnosis is difficult. There is a need to di…

We present a rare case of pelvic splenosis, and its imaging findings, in a 54-year-old female complaining of pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding for several months. Splenosis is a benign acquired condition defined as heterotopic auto-transplan…

Scar endometriosis can be a great mimic of common surgical and gynaecological conditions in reproductive age females. The correct preoperative diagnosis is only achieved in a relatively low number of patients (20-50%). This uncommon conditi…

Abdominal apoplexy due to short gastric artery rupture following vomiting is an exceedingly rare condition. It results from non-traumatic and non-iatrogenic causes. This entity has variable clinical presentation and patients usually present…

Obstructed hemivagina and ipsilateral renal agenesis (OHVIRA) is an unusual and special type of Müllerian duct anomaly. Patients usually present in adolescence, soon after menarche, with pain and pelvic mass and rarely with infertility in a…