Percutaneous transhepatic balloon dilatation of benign bilioenteric strictures: long-term results in 110 patients.

Background: Percutaneous transhepatic balloon dilatation is an alternative to surgery when benign bilioenteric strictures (BBES) are inaccessible to endoscopic treatment. Our primary objective was to report long-term patency of balloon-dilated BBES.

Methods: A total of 110 consecutive patients with 155 BBES had percutaneous transhepatic complete drainage of all biliary territories, balloon dilatation, and catheter stenting.

Appendiceal abscess revealed by ureteral stenosis and hydronephrosis.

Acute appendicitis presenting with ureteral stenosis and hydronephrosis is very rare. Here, we report the case of a patient who had complicated acute appendicitis with perforation and abscess resulting in right pyeloureteral dilation.

Transverse colon diverticulitis simulating inguinal hernia strangulation: a first report.

Background: Strangulation is the most serious complication of inguinal hernia. Diverticulitis, a common condition, is usually localized in the left colon. The association of complicated inguinal hernia and diverticulitis is rare.