Primary aortoduodenal fistula due to a swallowed sewing needle: a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding.

A primary fistula between the abdominal aorta and the duodenum is rare and usually fatal. Atherosclerosis remains the most common etiologic factor, accounting for more than two-thirds of the cases reported. Other etiologies include carcinoma, ulcers, radiation, aortitis and foreign bodies including sewing needle, cocktail stick, open safety pin and fishbone.

Treatment of recurrent perforating intestinal ulcers with thalidomide in Behçet's disease.

Objective: To report the beneficial effects of thalidomide on recurrent perforating intestinal ulcers in a patient with Behçet's disease (BD).

Case Summary: A 24-year-old Turkish woman with BD was admitted to our hospital because of severe abdominal pain and vomiting. She had been receiving colchicine 1.

[The role of peritoneal aspiration cytology diagnosis of acute appendicitis].

Background: The purpose of this study is to search the role of peritoneal aspiration cytology in acute appendicitis.

Methods: Peritoneal aspiration cytology was (PAC) conducted for fifty suspected acute appendicitis patients before their operations. PAC findings was compared with histopathologic results.