Diffuse intra-abdominal low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma with hepatic metastases: Case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (LGFMS)(1) is a rare soft tissue tumor involving deep soft tissues of the extremities and trunk. Abdominal location is extremely uncommon in which the few cases published in the literature are characterized by slow tumoral progression and long recurrence-free intervals.

Methods: We report the first case of an intra-abdominal LGFMS which was discovered incidentally in a 42-year-old woman presenting diffuse peritoneal nodules and hepatic metastasis on CT and MRI scans.

Rare complication post sleeve gastrectomy: Acute irreducible paraesophageal hernia.

Introduction: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has been accepted as a standalone effective bariatric procedure. With the increase in the number of cases done worldwide, we are witnessing the emergence of new unexpected complications.

Presentation: A seemingly straight forward sleeve gastrectomy was complicated by acute post-operative vomiting which was diagnosed as an acute intra thoracic migration of part of the new sleeve.

Surgical strategy in abnormally increased Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in an asymptomatic lower esophageal submucosal tumor - Report of a case.

Introduction: Leiomyoma is the most common benign tumor of the esophagus (67-80%), it represents 0.4-1% of all esophageal tumors.

Presentation Of Case: An incidentally discovered gastro-esophageal submucosal tumor was found to have increased fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on positron emission computed tomography (PET/CT).

Preventing staple-line leak in sleeve gastrectomy: reinforcement with bovine pericardium vs. oversewing.

One of the most serious, potentially life-threatening complications of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is staple-line leakage. Oversewing the LSG staple line vs buttressing it with bovine pericardial strips (BPS) to reduce perioperative bleeding and postoperative gastric leak was evaluated. From 2006 through 2011, 160 patients underwent LSG with suturing as the only staple-line reinforcement (Group A).

Reporting an unusual case of mesenteric desmoid tumor.

A 51-year-old male patient with no history of medical illnesses presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and a temperature of 39 degrees Celsius. His condition deteriorated rapidly within a few hours. Clear signs of acute abdomen, raised white blood cell count and small gas-fluid levels on abdominal X ray prompted an urgent CT scan of the abdomen.