[Bile peritonitis: a case report and a review of literature about post-cholecystectomy damages].

A laparoscopic cholecystectomy in cirrhosis was complicated by bile ascites and evolved in bile peritonitis. Starting from the differential diagnosis problem between ascitic decompensation and bile-peritonitis caused by a biliary tree damage, we reviewed the literature about post-cholecystectomy damages suggesting a flow chart about this topic.

[Blood doping: 2].

Blood Doping has recently obtained a large diffusion between professional and nonprofessional athletes, in particular for endurance sports it has almost become a necessary way to warrant best performance. Seven years after the publication of our article "Blood Doping", this second installment was born to emphasize the way the biomedical research supplies (often unintentionally) new drugs and new technology to improve athletic performance and, on the other hand, to underline the antidoping strategies.