MRI of the pancreas: Problem solving tool

Advances in MR hardware and pulse sequence design over the years have improved the quality and robustness of MR imaging of the pancreas. Today, MRI is an indispensible tool for studying the pancreas and can provide useful information not attainable with other noninvasive or minimally invasive imaging techniques. In the present review, specific cases are reviewed where the strengths of MRI demonstrate the utility of this imaging modality as a problem solving tool. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2012;36:1037–1051. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Orbital Inflammatory Syndrome and Anterior Uveitis: A Case Series

Purpose: To describe four cases of orbital inflammatory syndrome (OIS) with associated anterior uveitis that have presented within 2 years to our practice.

Methods: Charts of patients diagnosed with OIS from June 2013 to May 2015 were reviewed.

Results: Four patients, three children and one adult, presented with orbital swelling, pain, and varying degrees of vision loss. Treatment with intravenous methylprednisolone resulted in significant symptomatic improvement in all cases initially; when symptoms recurred, the patients had evidence of anterior uveitis. With continued systemic therapy and the addition of topical prednisolone, the patients all achieved control of their uveitis and OIS and are well controlled with regular outpatient follow-up.

Conclusions: Reports of OIS-associated with uveitis are relatively rare. The presentation of three pediatric patients and one adult patient to the same practice with OIS and secondary uveitis within a 2-year period may indicate that the association is underreported.