Introduction: Cholecysto-hydatid fistula is a very rare complication of liver echinococcosis. We report the case of a patient with hydatid cyst fistula to the gallbladder accompanied by cholecystitis. Patient information: 50-year-old patient admitted to emergency department due to pain in the upper right abdominal quadrant. Imaging studies (ultrasound, CT) showed parasitic cyst in the IV segmen...

Regional brain glucose utilisation was investigated with PET and fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in a case of epileptic aphasia (Landau-Kleffner syndrome) associated with a left sylvian arachnoid cyst. CT and MRI had failed to disclose any mass effect of the cyst on surrounding brain structures. Sequential metabolic measurements showed a comparable pronounced hypometabolism in cortical regions around ...

The cystic lymphangioma of the liver is an extremely rare benign tumor that usually belongs to a systemic lymphangiomatosis. An 8month-old boy came to our Department due to abdominal distension. On physical examination, a palpable abdominal mass was noticed on the right upper quadrant, with voluntary guarding and no peritoneal irritation. Laboratory tests did not produce any positive findings. ...

A 21-year-old male with developmental delay presented with abdominal pain of two days' duration. He was afebrile and his abdomen was soft with mild diffuse tenderness. There were no peritoneal signs. Plain x-ray demonstrated a large air-filled structure in the right upper quadrant. Computed tomography of the abdomen revealed a 9 x 8 cm structure adjacent to the hepatic flexure containing an air...

387 are malignant.[2] The large ovarian cyst can undergo torsion at any time leading to acute abdominal pain and necrosis of the ovary. Patients are also at risk of developing sepsis due to torsion. Massive ovarian cyst hemorrhage can occur in anticoagulated patients, including those on hemodialysis, who receive heparin anticoagulation.[3] Such cyst may rupture accidentally during continuous am...

BACKGROUND Peritoneal tuberculosis accounts 1-2% of all forms of tuberculosis. Peritoneal tuberculosis is an important differential diagnosis for ovarian cancer in women with ascites, adnexal mass and elevated cancer antigen 125 (CA125) levels. We report a case of a 32- year -old woman with multiple miliary peritoneal deposits mimicking advanced ovarian carcinoma. CASE PRESENTATION A 32-year-...

Echinococcosis is endemic in Mediterranean regions and is found primarily in the liver. Biliary fistula is a common complication, but major biliary duct involvement is very rare, and occurs in 0.47% of patients with hepatic hydatid disease. Cyst rupture causing secondary peritoneal hydatidosis is a rare but serious complication. We report the case of a 27-year-old man with multiple peritoneal a...

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION A 61-year-old man attended the outpatient department with vague abdominal discomfort associated with left fl ank pain. After investigation, he was diagnosed with a symptomatic mesenteric cyst (MC). Ultrasound scan ( fi gure 1 ) of the abdomen revealed a 20×14×25 cm thinwalled peritoneal cyst. The cyst was laying between the spleen and the anterior aspect of the left kidney. T...