Exploring rare locations of hydatid disease: a retrospective case series.

Introduction: Hydatid disease, endemic in Mediterranean countries, primarily affects the liver, but can manifest in diverse organs. Non-hepatic and non-pulmonary cysts often pose diagnostic challenges. This study examines patients with hydatid cysts in atypical locations.

A rare association of adenocarcinoma of the small bowels and coeliac disease: A case report.

Introduction: Coeliac disease is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the small intestine. It is due to an adverse reaction to gluten. The treatment is based on a strict gluten-free diet.

LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDICECTOMY: RISK FACTORS FOR CONVERSION TO LAPAROTOMY.

Background: Laparoscopic appendectomy is the gold standard surgical procedure currently performed for acute appendicitis. The conversion rate is one of the main factors used to measure laparoscopic competence, being important to avoid wasting time in a laparoscopic procedure and proceed directly to open surgery.

Aims: To identify the main preoperative parameters associated with a higher risk of conversion in order to determine the surgical method indicated for each patient.

Comparison between signet-ring cell carcinoma and non-signet-ring cell carcinoma of the stomach: clinicopathological parameters, epidemiological data, outcome, and prognosis-a cohort study of 123 patients from a non-endemic country.

Background: Signet-ring cell carcinoma of the stomach (SRCC) is a particular gastric cancer entity. Its incidence is increasing. Its diagnosis is pathological; it corresponds to adenocarcinoma with a majority of signet-ring cells component (> 50%).

Case Report: Portal cavernoma related to multiple liver hydatidosis: A rare case of fatal cataclysmic haemorrhage.

Clinical presentation of liver hydatidosis can vary from asymptomatic forms to lethal complications. We report herein a rare case of a 27-year-old male from a rural Tunisian region who presented with large-abundance haematemesis, haemodynamic instability, and marked biological data of hypersplenism. Endoscopy showed bleeding esophageal varicose veins that were ligated.

Case Report: An unusual case of small bowel volvulus due to appendicitis associated with pneumatosis intestinalis: Review of the literature.

Pneumatosis cystoid intestinalis is a rare disease reported in the literature affecting 0.03% of the population. It has a variety of causes and its manifestation may change widely.

Surgical management of splenic artery aneurysm.

Introduction: Splenic artery aneurysms are a rare arterial disease. They are considered as the most common visceral artery aneurysms and found mostly in multiparous women and patients with portal hypertension.

Case Presentation: We present a case of an unruptured SAA of the hilum in a 58-year-old woman, with vague abdominal pain, treated by open splenectomy.

Acute cholecystitis due to a gall bladder torsion.

Introduction: Gallbladder torsion is an unusual cause of an acute abdomen that can be mortal. It is presenting in variable ways, but the most common is symptomatology similar to acute cholecystitis. Clinical manifestations and imaging features can facilitate diagnosis, and treatment is detorsion with cholecystectomy.

Prognostic significance of poorly cohesive gastric carcinoma in Tunisian patients.

Background: While the incidence of gastric cancer has decreased worldwide in recent decades, the incidence of poorly cohesive carcinoma (PCC) is rising. The prognostic significance of gastric PCC remains a subject of debate.

Objective: To analyze the prognosis of gastric PCC in a Tunisian cohort.