The Authors report the case of a patient symptomatic for fever, weight loss and abdominal pain submitted to abdominal sonography and CT which identified a mass of the pancreatic head. The patient ...underwent laparotomy plus biopsy; the istologic and bacteriological diagnosis demonstrated a tuberculous lymphoadenitis in spite of a normal cutaneous tuberculin test. Abdominal localization of TBC infection therefore is increasing in epidemiological studies, and thus it must be included in the differential diagnosis of subdiaphragmatic disease.
Retrorectal cyst hamartomas or so called tail gut syndrome are dystopic lesions, rarely reported in Literature, characterized by the presence of cysts lined by mucous-producing ciliated epithelium. ...The Authors report a case, recently observed and surgically treated, in a 55 year old male, hospitalized because of an abscess and fistula in the right buttock diagnosed to be a cyst hamartoma. The Literature is reviewed as well.
Vascular reconstructive bench surgery has become a basic step in pancreas transplantation, in order to prevent vascular thrombosis. The Authors describe their experience, also reporting literature ...results.
The incidence of "de novo" cancers in kidney transplanted patients, especially because of immunosuppressive treatment, seems to be increased. The authors analyse their experience and review the ...literature.
Diverticulosis of the vermiform appendix, either single or multiple, congenital or acquired, is rather infrequent and usually asymptomatic. However, it may be complicated by flogosis configuring an ...acute abdomen hardly recognizable from an acute appendicitis not related to the diverticular disease. The Authors report a case of acute appendicular diverticulitis surgically treated. A brief review of the literature is also reported.
The authors report a case of granulomatous hydatid disease of the kidney recently observed in a 47-year-old female patient with a preoperative diagnosis of nephrolithiasis. The rarity of the location ...and the likely asymptomatic nature of the disease are, in the authors opinion, of clinical and scientific interest.
Multiple bile duct hamartomatosis of the liver or so-called von Meyenburg's syndrome, is an infrequent disease related to a dysembryogenic error. The authors discuss clinical features, diagnostic ...methods and possible related pathologies. Data reported in the literature are also received.
