Multidisciplinary management of Mirizzi syndrome with cholecystobiliary fistula: the value of minimally invasive endoscopic surgery.

Mirizzi syndrome, a rare complication of gallstones, is defined by obstruction of the main bile duct. This obstruction may worsen and thus result in cholecystobiliary fistula. Surgical management of Mirizzi syndrome is complicated by the presence of inflamed tissue around the hepatic pedicle, making it impossible to distinguish between the main bile duct and the gallbladder.

Todani Type II Congenital Bile Duct Cyst: European Multicenter Study of the French Surgical Association and Literature Review.

Objective: The purpose of the study was to analyze clinical presentation, surgical management, and long-term outcome of patients suffering from biliary diverticulum, namely Todani type II congenital bile duct cyst (BDC).

Background: The disease incidence ranges between 0.8% and 5% of all reported BDC cases with a lack of information about clinical presentation, management, and outcome.

Prevalence of low phospholipid-associated cholelithiasis in young female patients.

Background And Aims: We evaluated the prevalence of low phospholipid-associated cholelithiasis, a specific form of cholelithiasis associated with at least 2 of the 3 following criteria: first symptoms before the age of 40; intrahepatic comet tail artefacts, sludge or microlithiasis on ultrasound imaging; and recurrence of symptoms after cholecystectomy.

Methods: We prospectively studied the cases of 60 consecutive female patients under 30 with symptomatic cholelithiasis.

Results: A diagnosis of low phospholipid-associated cholelithiasis was made in 14/60 patients (23%).

[Difficulty in diagnosing acute appendicitis in the presence of acute portal vein thrombosis: the role of CT scan. Report of 2 cases].

Acute appendicitis can cause of portal vein thrombosis. Diagnosis of appendicitis can be difficult because its symptoms may be masked by those of acute portal vein thrombosis. We report 2 cases of appendicitis associated with acute portal vein thrombosis whose diagnosis was delayed by several months.

[Hepatitis C virus infection and primary hepatic large B-cell lymphoma: a non-fortuitous association. Case report and review of literature].

We report a case of hepatitis C virus infection in association with primary hepatic large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Primary hepatic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a rare disease. Association of hepatitis C virus infection with primary hepatic B-cell non-hodgkin's lymphoma is probably not fortuitous.