Is nasobiliary tube really safe? A case report.

A case of esophageal ulcer caused by nasobiliary tube is described. This tool is not routinely considered to be a cause of major complications in the literature and to our knowledge, this is the first report of this kind of complication in nasobiliary tube placement. A 72-year-old patient presented with Charcot's triad and was demonstrated to have cholangitis with multiple biliary stones in the common bile duct.

Surgical treatment of coledochal cyst associated with an aberrant posterior hepatic duct: report of a case and brief literature review.

Choledochal cysts (CCs) are rare congenital cystic or fusiform dilatations of the biliary tree that can involve the extrahepatic and/or intrahepatic biliary tree. We report a case of huge type I CC associated with an aberrant posterior hepatic duct. A 52-year-old man presented with a 3-week history of upper right abdominal pain and jaundice and serologic sign of obstructive jaundice.

Endoscopic Resection of a Large Colonic Lipoma: Case Report and Review of Literature.

Colonic lipomas are uncommon, benign, submucosal adipose tumors that are usually asymptomatic. Large lipomas can cause symptoms such as constipation, abdominal pain, rectal bleeding and intussusception. We report the case of a 60-year-old man with a history of lower abdominal pain and pseudoobstructive symptoms.

[Role of intragastric air filled ballon (Heliosphere Bag) in severe obesity. Personal experience].

Introduction: Obesity leads to serious health consequences, therefore many strategies are recommended for preventing or curing this emerging problem. Treatments are various: diet, physical activity, psychotherapy, drugs and bariatric surgery. In order to try to improve the tolerance of intragastric balloons, a new device inflated with air to improve weight loss was developed in 2004 (Heliosphere BAG).

[Mesenteric cyst lymphangioma; a case report and literature review].

Objective: The Authors report their experience in diagnosis and treatment of one case of mesenteric cystic lymphangioma; recent international literature review.

Experimental Design: Complete clinical report. Diagnostic, clinical and prognostic indication, evaluation of effectiveness of radical surgical treatment and follow-up.