he acute appendicitis’s diagnosis sometimes is a challenge for the General Surgeon. The different positions where appendix may be found and the protean manifestations of acute appendicitis can make the diagnosis possible only intraoperative. The Amyand’s hernia - defined as the appendix included in the hernial sac – is frequently presented as an incarcerated right inguino-scrotal hernia. There is no standard tr...
Although rare, extrapelvic endometriosis in women of childbearing age can cause clinically significant complications. The exact prevalence is unknown but the most commonly involved sites are the rectosigmoid and the rectovaginal septum. The preoperative diagnosis may be difficult, due to the lack of pathognomonic symptoms and the poor performance of colonoscopy and colonic biopsies. We present a case of a 39-ye...
Background: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (LRYGB) is a technical demanding laparoscopic operation. Anastomotic leaks at the gastojejunostomy have been reported as a major factor in increased morbidity and mortality. Nonoperative treatment is possible only in less than half of those patients. Methods: Retrospectively collected data from 100 LRYGB performed at our institution from July 2004 to June 2006 w...
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