Management of low rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor with neoadjuvant therapy and transanal excision: a rare case report and review of the literature.

Background: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. However, rectal GISTs represent only 5% of this category. We report a case of a rectal GIST treated with local excision after neoadjuvant therapy.

Total laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for a benign appearing tumor: a case report.

Introduction: Therapeutic laparoscopy of the pancreas is still described as experimental surgery by many surgeons. Many issues remain to be clarified in determining the future of this new method.

Case Presentation: The objective of the present study was to present a case of a patient who underwent totally laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for a benign appearing tumor in the tail of the pancreas and to critically discuss the treatment of the pancreatic remnant and the need to perform splenectomy with or without ligation of the splenic vessels.

Synchronous colorectal adenocarcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor in Meckel's diverticulum; an unusual association.

Background: Coexistence of gastrointestinal stromal tumor with synchronous or metachronous colorectal cancer represents a phenomenon with increasing number of relative reports in the last 5 years. Synchronous occurence of GISTs with other gastrointestinal tumors of different histogenesis presents a special interest. We herein report a case of GIST in Meckel's diverticulum synchronous with colorectal adenocarcinoma.

Barber's hair sinus in a female hairdresser: uncommon manifestation of an occupational disease: a case report.

Background: Barber's disease is an acquired occupational disease produced by short customers' hairs that penetrate the interdigital spaces of the hands. The lesion has been reported to occur mostly on the hands of male hairdressers. The purpose of this article is to report a rare case of a female hairdresser who developed a pilonidal sinus in the interdigital web of her non-dominant hand and review the relevant literature.

Adrenalectomy for solitary adrenal metastasis from colorectal cancer: A case report.

Background: Patients with adrenal metastasis from various primary tumours are regarded as cases of diffuse systemic spread and considered unsuitable for surgical resection. We herein report an operable case of heterochronic adrenal metastasis from colorectal carcinoma in a 63-year-old woman.

Case Presentation: Sixteen months after low anterior resection for the primary tumour, left lower pneumonectomy was performed for a solitary lung metastasis.

Intrabiliary rupture of hydatid cysts of the liver.

Background: Intrabiliary rupture is a common and serious complication of hepatic hydatidosis, and its treatment remains controversial.

Methods: Sixty-seven patients who underwent surgery for rupture of a hydatid cyst in the biliary tree were studied retrospectively. The following data were analyzed: age, sex, clinical presentation, and so on.