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Why do I have pain in the area where my leg joins the hip?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 19-year-old male. I have been having pain near the right groin, where the leg joins the hip, for the last two months. It used to be very painful mostly during the end of the day. It was not always present, it used to pain only twice or thrice a week. But now, it has become worse... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. I went through your query. It is difficult to identify the cause on an X-ray. If the pain is now on the back as well, two things need to be ruled out which are as follows: The first is arthritis of the hip and the second is PIVD... Read Full »
Which MRI will best reveal spondyloarthropathy?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 31-year-old male, and I was diagnosed with spondyloarthropathy seven years back. I am taking only Sulfasalazine tablets daily. Currently, I do not have any pain or stiffness. My HLA-B27 report is negative. Now, if I do the following MRIs, what chances are there that any abnormal... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am unable to find the attachment. It is good to know that you are doing well on Sulfasalazine only. But if you are doing well and have no symptoms with normal blood tests, I will not recommend MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to be repeated. The MRI is only needed ... Read Full »
My erection is poor. Have I damaged my penile suspensory ligament?
Query: Hello doctor, I think I have damaged my penile suspensory ligament. The penis even in flaccid state is dipping down. I feel some tight sensations around the body of my penis. Also, the sexual excitement has very much reduced. Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.The best way to know for your erection problems is to do an erection test by a urologist. It is done by giving small injection at the base of penis and create an erection, then the urologist does a physical examination to see if deformity is within normal limit or it re... Read Full »
I have pelvic and lower back pain. Kindly interpret my MRI.
Query: Hello doctor, I have had three MRIs recently, but I only want the brain MRI and the pelvic MRI to be looked at. I have symptoms of multiple sclerosis, but the doctors think I have fibromyalgia because my brain is normal, and pelvic MRI suggests congestion. For the past two years, I have had pelvic p... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Brain MRI images of T2W/ FLAIR hyperintensities noted in bilateral periventricular deep white matter are suggestive of likely microangiopathic changes (small vessel involvement). Juxtaventicular T2/ FLAIR hyperintensities (body of bilateral lateral ventricles) suggest ... Read Full »
I have been having lower right abdominal pain for the past year. Can you please help?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 25-year-old male. I do not smoke or drink, and my body mass index is normal. I had dinner at a restaurant with a friend about a year ago. A few days later, both of us developed right low quarter abdominal pain, and he even had his appendix removed. My right side pain was at lea... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, it seems to be post-infectious IBS (Irritable bowel syndrome). The IBS started after a brief episode of acute gastroenteritis, which you and your friend developed one year ago. Chronic appendicitis is actually never been documented. Whenever there is inflammati... Read Full »
Can you please suggest the next course of action based on the pelvic MRI?
Query: Hi doctor, I have an asymptomatic with incidental following findings in MRI. A well-defined thin-walled cystic lesion is seen in the left pararectal space, appearing heterogeneously hyperintense on T1 and hyperintense on T2W images, suggestive of the hemorrhagic cystic lesion. The core of the lesio... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, the description is not specific for a particular diagnosis. A radiologist is the best person to diagnose based on the findings on the MRI (magnetic reonance imaging). Given the location in the rectum wall, there is a possibility of a gastrointestinal stromal t... Read Full »
Please interpret MRI taken for lower abdominal pain and gas problem.
Query: Hello doctor, I have left side lower abdominal pain and gas problem. I need a radiologist to interpret my MRI scan results. The laboratory tests performed was blood test in which CA 125 was elevated to 59. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) pelvis reveals (attachment removed to protect patient identity) a well defined hypo-intense lesion in the right adnexa from which right ovary is seen separately, and is likely to be an endometrioma. It shows mild homogenous enhancem... Read Full »
My father is 85-year-old and has been diagnosed with prostatic adenocarcinoma. What could be done?
Query: Hello doctor, My 85-year-old father has been diagnosed with prostatic adenocarcinoma. His biopsy reports show Gleason's grade 3+4 (percentage of grade 4 is 30 %), tumor involves 60 % of submitted biopsy. No perineural invasion is seen. His PSA level is 107.69 ng/mL. He has triple vessel heart diseas... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You can get a staging workup with PSMA (prostate-specific membrane antigen) scan or bone scan and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) pelvis. His high PSA (prostate-specific antigen) does make him a high risk but considering his age. I will not suggest a very aggressive a... Read Full »
I would like to know the details of my MRI report. Is this something I have to worry about?
Query: Hello doctor,I hope you are well. I would like to know the details of the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and if this is something I have to worry about? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. There are a few findings in these images (attachment removed to protect patient identity). One of which indicates that your prostate may be mildly enlarged and have some inflammation. Are you having any issues with passing urine? Are you having any p... Read Full »