Long-term follow-up of the incisional hernia rate after single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective observational study.

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term occurrence rate of incisional hernias following single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC).

Background: Since the 90 s, SILC has emerged as a less invasive alternative to standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy in selected patients. But concerns over port-incisional hernias have not been addressed.

Gastric duplication cyst with elevated CEA level: a case report.

Gastrointestinal tract duplications are congenital malformations rarely seen in adulthood. Gastric duplications (GD) represent 2-9% of it. Malignant transformation of GD is a rare complication described in the literature.