Small bowel cancer: single-centre results over a period of 12 years.

Background/aims: Tumors of the small bowel are rare, accounting for about 3-6% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms. However, diagnosis and treatment are difficult and an ongoing challenge.

Methodology: Follow-up and clinical data of 43 patients with small bowel cancer who underwent surgery at our hospital.

Prospective evaluation of diagnostic modalities in suspected acute appendicitis.

Background: The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate different diagnostic modalities routinely employed in a district hospital.

Method: Four hundred subsequent patients presenting with acute abdominal pain were included over a period of 18 months. Patient characteristics, diagnostic work-up, intraoperative findings, histology and clinical outcome were documented.