Spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas presented with significant pain and acute spinal cord and nerve root compression may represent the manifestation of a cavernous angioma. Appropriate interpretation of preoperative imaging studies may prevent delay in proper management, especially for patients in whom nerve root deficit is the only clinical expression.
Ultrasonography is able to accurately show gallbladder stones; the appearance of multiple small and variably sized gallbladder stones represent a risk factor for synchronous asymptomatic common bile duct stones.
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