Biliobronchial fistula after liver surgery for giant hydatid cyst.

Background. Biliobronchial fistula (BBF) is a rare complication in the natural history of liver hydatid disease by Echinococcus granulosus. We present a case of BBF after resection of a giant liver hydatid cyst in a 72-year-old woman.

Initial surgical experience in laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for middle and lower third rectal cancer: short-term results.

Introduction: Total mesorectal excision (TME) of the rectum has been advocated as the gold standard surgical treatment of middle and lower third rectal cancer. Laparoscopy has gained acceptance among surgeons in the treatment of colon malignancies, while scepticism exists about laparoscopic TME in terms of safety and its oncological adequacy.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of laparoscopic TME on surgical and oncological outcome in a group of consecutive unselected patients.

[Tailgut cysts].

Retrorectal cystic hamartomas (tailgut cysts) are rare congenital lesions thought to arise from remnants of the embryonic postanal gut. They predominantly occur as asymptomatic retrorectal multicystic masses in women. The treatment of choice is by complete surgical excision.