Rare case report of acalculous cholecystitis: Gallbladder torsion resulting in rupture.

Acalculous cholecystitis caused by gallbladder torsion is a rare condition. Only 500 cases have been reported since the first diagnosed case in 1898. We present the case of a 89-year-old woman with sudden onset of severe epigastric pain, radiating across her right costal margin, associated with nausea.

Increasing rate of para-oesophageal hiatus hernia surgical repair within Australia.

Background: Symptomatic para-oesophageal hiatus (PEH) hernias are treated by surgical intervention, and are associated with older age (>50 years) and higher body mass index (>25 kg/m ). Both risk factors are increasing within the Australian population. Given these trends, this study aimed to determine if the rate of PEH repair is increasing within Australia.

A rare case report of gallbladder carcinosarcoma.

Carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder (CSGB) is a rare clinical condition. To date, only 107 cases of CSGB have been reported worldwide. We present our experience of a late presentation of disseminated CSGB.