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Luxatio erecta humeri (LEH), also known as inferior shoulder dislocation, is uncommon, comprising about 0.5% of all cases of shoulder dislocation. Synchronous bilateral LEH is exceedingly rare and, to our knowledge, there are no descriptions of axillary nerve injury on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) following LEH. We present a case of traumatic bilateral LEH in a 59-year-old woman who fell from a fast-moving mobility scooter and sustained direct axial loading forces on the fully abducted shoulders. Both shoulders were successfully reduced using the traction-countertraction technique in the emergency department. In this article, we describe the characteristic features of LEH on plain radiography and the pattern of acute soft-tissue injuries on MRI. We emphasize the importance of reviewing the axillary neurovascular bundle, which by virtue of its location beneath the shoulder joint, is prone to injury in inferior shoulder dislocation and thus has a substantial impact on functional recovery. This important complication is unfortunately not routinely examined by radiologists, partly because of the paucity of literature highlighting its clinical significance.

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Peritoneal lymphomatosis, a rare presentation of lymphoma, can mimic peritoneal carcinomatosis.Computed tomography findings in both conditions include omental caking, as well as peritoneal enhancement, thickening and nodularity. We report three cases of peritoneal lymphomatosis and give an analysis of the salient imaging features that aided in the accurate diagnosis of the condition in each case. Two of the three cases demonstrated elevated serum cancer antigen 125 levels, a marker commonly associated with ovarian carcinoma. It is thus critical to distinguish peritoneal lymphomatosis from carcinomatosis, as the prognosis and management are dramatically different.

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