nephron-sparing surgery and kidney autotransplantation for renal tumors.

The nephron-sparing techniques allow the excision of kidney tumors preserving renal function and ensuring adequate oncological results. We describe a case of a 77-year-old patient who underwent an partial nephrectomy with orthotopic autotransplantation for kidney cancer. The postoperative course was marked by bleeding which required radiological embolization.

The "reverse air leak test": a new technique for the assessment of low colorectal anastomosis.

Purpose: Anastomotic leakage is a fearsome complication in rectal surgery. Surgeons perform the classic air leak test, although its real effectiveness is still debated. The aim of this study was to describe a personal technique of reverse air leak test in which low colorectal anastomosis was assessed transanally through the intrarectal irrigation of a few mL of saline solution.

Follicular adenoma in ectopic thyroid. A case-report.

Introduction: The term ectopic thyroid refers to the presence of thyroid tissue located far from its usual anatomic placement and with no vascular connection to the main gland. The presence of swelling in atypical locations is diagnostically differentiated from other pathologies like pleomorphic adenoma or carcinoma, inflammatory lesions like sialadenitis, neurogenic tumors, paraganglioma, fibrolipoma and lymphadenopaties of diverse etiologies.

Presentation Of Case: Here we present the case of a submandibular ectopic thyroid in a 67year old woman.

A rare case of Wunderlich syndrome five days after left hemicolectomy for colorectal cancer.

Introduction: Wunderlich syndrome (WS) is a surgical emergency characterized by spontaneous, non-traumatic retroperitoneal hemorrhage. Angiomyolipoma (AML), a benign mesenchymal tumor, is the most frequent cause of WS. We present a case of WS, appearance five days after a left hemicolectomy for cancer.

Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of the lung: A rare case of three small intestinal intussusceptions and literature review.

Introduction: Sarcomatoid carcinoma is an extremely rare, biphasic tumor characterized by a combination of malignant epithelial and mesenchymal cells. Limited data showed that most cases occurred with advanced local disease and metastasis.

Presentation Of Case: We present a rare case of a 60-year-old man with three small intestinal intussusceptions due to metastatic pulmonary carcinosarcoma.