Stump appendicitis after laparoscopic appendectomy; laparoscopic management and literature review.

Introduction: Appendectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide There are different etiologies for acute appendicitis such as obstruction of the appendiceal lumen by fecalith, lymphoid hyperplasia, or neoplasm. Laparoscopic appendectomy has become the treatment of choice for both complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis; common postoperative complications include wound infection, bleeding, intraabdominal abscess. Stump appendicitis is defined as the interval repeated inflammation of remaining residual appendiceal tissue after an appendectomy.

Gallbladder osteoma in a 66-year-old female; Case report and review of literature.

Introduction: Gallbladder mesenchymal tumours are rare. The more common include fibroma, lipoma or haemangioma. A gallbladder osteoma is very rare indeed there is only one other case reported in medical literature).

[Laparoscopic versus open surgery for colorectal cancer. A comparative study].

Background: Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer is currently accepted and widespread worldwide. However, according tol the surgical experience on this approach, surgical and short-term oncologic results may vary. Studies comparing laparoscopic vs.

[Appendectomy by minimally invasive surgery].

Objective: To analyze the results obtained with the laparoscopic appendectomy in a trial of 106 cases from 1997 to December of 2002 in a surgeons group. Comparing the results with the papers of the literature to qualified the safety and security of the method and to establish the advantages upon the open appendectomy.

Background Data: The laparoscopic appendectomy is a technique that in the past ten years has proof its safety and efficacy to resolve the problems of vermiform appendix.