title: [Isolated synovial chondromatosis of the subacromial bursa: report of a new case and review of the literature].
abstract: Synovial chondromatosis is a rare metaplasia of the synovium of unknown etiology that may involve occasionally the subacromial bursa. We report a new case diagnosed by ultrasound in a 30-year-old man and we present pathogenetic, diagnostic and therapeutic features of this disease with a literature review.
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie médicale, Hôpital des Fortes de Sécurité, La Marsa, Tunisie. habib.bouhaouala@fmt.rnu.tn
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Bouhaouala
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Saïd
authors.forename: M Haj
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Salah
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bouaziz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mourali
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaabane
mesh_terms: D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D002061:Bursa, Synovial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D015838:Chondromatosis, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007594:Joint Loose Bodies / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography