Management of a hydatid cyst in a center with high prevalence. Descriptive series.

Hydatidosis is a zoonosis caused by the larval stage of the genus Echinococcus. Humans are an accidental intermediate host. The main organ affected is the liver (70%).

Peritoneal tuberculosis mimicking colonic carcinomatosis.

Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) has increased in Spain in recent years due to multiple factors. Peritoneal tuberculosis represents the sixth cause of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, accounting for 11% of tuberculosis cases. We report a 28-year-old male from Mali, who arrived at our hospital with an acute abdomen due to intestinal perforation with a computed tomography scan (CT) performed peritoneal tuberculosis mimicking primary carcinomatosis.

Giant cavernous mesenteric lymphangioma in an adult.

We report the exceptional case of a 71-year-old patient with a giant mesenteric mass causing mass effect, dyspnea and abdominal pain. After surgical resection and histopathological analysis of the specimen, the result was a cavernous lymphangioma, an unusual diagnosis due to both the location and age of presentation.

Myolipoma of the round ligament of the liver: a diagnosis to be considered.

A 39-year-old patient consulted for an incidental finding of a mesenteric-epiploic mass measuring 11x6x9.5 cm. Laparoscopic excision of the lesion and cholecystectomy were indicated, revealing a myolipomatous mesenchymal neoplasm in the hepatic round ligament.

Emphysematous hepatitis: a very rare entity with a poor prognosis.

A 67-year-old female, with no alterations in glucose metabolism or other relevant history, presented to the Emergency Department due to abdominal pain and vomiting after a syncopal episode. Physical examination revealed a poor general condition, mild stupor and a distended abdomen, painful on palpation in the right hypochondrium, with localized rigidity. On arrival at the Emergency Department, the patient's blood pressure (BP) was 150/66 mmHg, heart rate (HR) was 110 beats/minute and temperature 35 °C.

[Lynch syndrome: genetics and surgery].

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer or Lynch Syndrome, caused by germinal mutations in mismatch deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) repair genes, is the most common form of hereditary colorectal cancer. The identification of these individuals is not easy and is based on clinical and molecular criteria. A review is presented on the genetics and diagnosis in Lynch Syndrome, as well as on its surgical management and prevention.

Gastric leak after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Sleeve gastrectomy is a recently developed technique for treating morbid obesity. Since it is a simple procedure, the number of surgeons using it has grown in recent years. The patients who present fistulas after surgery often undergo a harrowing postoperative period as well as increased morbidity and mortality.

[Influence of bariatric surgery on the non-alcoholic liver steatosis. A histological evaluation].

Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) is highly prevalent in obese patients. The aim of this study is to look at the development of the histological lesions in these patients that we treated using biliopancreatic diversion.

Material And Methods: A liver biopsy was performed on 76 obese patients who were operated on using bariatric surgery.

[Prevalence and associated factors to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in obese patients subjected to bariatric surgery].

Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has a high prevalence among obese patients. It has been difficult to identify clear predictors of chronic liver damage, which could help in selecting patients for liver biopsy and therapeutic options. The aim of the study is to describe the liver damage in these obese patients and identify predictors of liver damage progression.