Meckel's diverticulitis secondary to carcinoid tumor: an unusual presentation of the acute abdomen in an adult.

This case reports the concomitant findings of carcinoid tumor within a Meckel's diverticulum presenting as an acute abdomen in an adult male. Most Meckel's diverticula remain asymptomatic throughout life, and symptomatic diverticula are virtually nonexistent in older adults. Meckel's diverticulitis is clinically indistinguishable from acute appendicitis, and abnormal or symptomatic diverticula are generally resected.

Transverse testicular ectopia in a man with persistent Müllerian duct syndrome.

A 25-year-old man with a left-sided inguinal hernia and a scrotal mass was found to have transverse testicular ectopia associated with persistent müllerian duct syndrome. We present a review of the literature and the pathogenesis of this rare anomaly.

The effects of fructose-1,6-diphosphate on the isolated rabbit heart.

The effects of 0.1-100 mgm of fructose-1,6-diphosphate (FDP) were observed on the inotropic and chronotropic activity of the isolated, perfused rabbit heart, using a modified Langendorff technique. The preparations were treated with bolus injections of 0.