Omental torsion secondary to right inguinal hernia: case report and cumulative review of the English literature.

A case of omental torsion secondary to right inguinal hernia in a 51-year-old man was operated on in Naga Hospital. Preoperative computed tomography (CT) showed a characteristic whirling fatty mass and entering into a right inguinal hernia. Omental torsion is a relatively rare disease, and the preoperative diagnosis is difficult because of nonspecific clinical signs and symptoms.

Adult T-cell leukemia associated with gastric carcinoma: report of a case.

A 67-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with nausea and epigastralgia, and a diagnosis of smoldering type adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) associated with advanced gastric carcinoma was made. The gastric carcinoma had caused pyloric stenosis, and investigations revealed regional lymph node metastasis. The patient underwent total gastrectomy, splenectomy, cholecystectomy, and lymph node dissection with a Roux-en-Y anastomosis.