Exploring rare locations of hydatid disease: a retrospective case series.

Introduction: Hydatid disease, endemic in Mediterranean countries, primarily affects the liver, but can manifest in diverse organs. Non-hepatic and non-pulmonary cysts often pose diagnostic challenges. This study examines patients with hydatid cysts in atypical locations.

Comparison between signet-ring cell carcinoma and non-signet-ring cell carcinoma of the stomach: clinicopathological parameters, epidemiological data, outcome, and prognosis-a cohort study of 123 patients from a non-endemic country.

Background: Signet-ring cell carcinoma of the stomach (SRCC) is a particular gastric cancer entity. Its incidence is increasing. Its diagnosis is pathological; it corresponds to adenocarcinoma with a majority of signet-ring cells component (> 50%).

Case Report: An unusual case of small bowel volvulus due to appendicitis associated with pneumatosis intestinalis: Review of the literature.

Pneumatosis cystoid intestinalis is a rare disease reported in the literature affecting 0.03% of the population. It has a variety of causes and its manifestation may change widely.

Surgical management of splenic artery aneurysm.

Introduction: Splenic artery aneurysms are a rare arterial disease. They are considered as the most common visceral artery aneurysms and found mostly in multiparous women and patients with portal hypertension.

Case Presentation: We present a case of an unruptured SAA of the hilum in a 58-year-old woman, with vague abdominal pain, treated by open splenectomy.

Acute cholecystitis due to a gall bladder torsion.

Introduction: Gallbladder torsion is an unusual cause of an acute abdomen that can be mortal. It is presenting in variable ways, but the most common is symptomatology similar to acute cholecystitis. Clinical manifestations and imaging features can facilitate diagnosis, and treatment is detorsion with cholecystectomy.