[A Case of Left Upper Abdominal Evisceration for Transverse Colon Cancer with Multiple Organ Invasion].

The case is a 73-year-old woman. She visited primary care doctor for abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and melena that persisted for 2 weeks. She was referred to our department because she had an elevated inflammatory response and CT showed a mass in her left upper quadrant.

Small bowel fistula with colorectal cancer and mesenteric lymph node metastasis: a report of two cases.

A 65-year-old man presented to our hospital with complaints of diarrhea. Computed tomography showed a fistula with the small intestine, and a single incision laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectum with D3 dissection and partial resection of the small intestine were performed. Lymph node dissection, including a part of the inflow vessel area, was also performed because lymph node swelling was observed in the mesentery of the small intestine around the fistula.

[A Case of Radical Resection of Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma of the Appendix by Laparoscopic Partial Cecal Resection].

A 70-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a chief complaint of right lower abdominal pain during defecation. The contrast-enhanced CT scan showed a highly expanded appendix, so we suspected an appendiceal mucinous neoplasm, but the diagnosis did not clearly suggest cancer. So, we decided to perform laparoscopic surgery.

[Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Advanced Rectal Cancer Resulting in Pathological Complete Response].

A 73-year-old woman was referred to our institution due to the presence of narrow and bloody stools. On rectal examination, a rectal mass was observed. Colonoscopy revealed a type 2 tumor in the rectum(RbP)that extended to the dentate line.

[Endobronchial Lipomatous Hamartoma Extended beyond a Bronchial Wall:Report of a Case].

Pulmonary hamartomas are common benign lung tumors. Most cases are parenchymal chondromatous hamartomas, whereas endobronchial lipomatous hamartomas are rarely encountered. A 78-year-old man was referred for left superior subsegmental atelectasis due to obstruction by an endobronchial tumor that was found incidentally on chest computed tomography for the postoperative follow-up of colon cancer.

[Excision of a Rapidly Enlarged Bronchogenic Cyst Infected after Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle Aspiration].

We report the case of a 75-year-old woman who developed acute mediastinitis from an infected bronchogenic cyst due to endoscopic ultrasound-guided transesophageal fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for making diagnosis. The patient developed fever, chest pain, and discomfort after EUS-FNA. A repeat chest computed tomography( CT) demonstrated a rapidly increased size of the mediastinal mass.

[A Case of Colitic Cancer with a Total Proctocolectomy in the Second Term].

The patient was 70-years-old women, 27 years ago, she was diagnosed with total colitis-type ulcerative colitis. Eighteen years after the diagnosis, she self-suspended his hospital visit because her condition was stable. After 4 years, ulcerative colitis rekindled, she resumed taking a 5-ASA.

[A Case Involved Successful Treatment of Cecum Colon Cancer with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura(ITP)by Laparoscopic Resection].

A 91-year-old woman visited a local hospital with the chief complaint of bloody stool. The patient was noted that her platelet count is 1,000/μL, so she was referred to our hospital. Also after admission, she had bloody stool continuously.

[Hemothorax Due to Rupture of an Aneurysm of a Branch of the Right Subclavian Artery with von Recklinghausen's Disease].

A 52-year-old man with a history of von Recklinghausen's disease presented to our hospital with abrupt onset of right chest and back pain. A contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography (CT) revealed massive right hemothorax, extravasation of the contrast medium at a branch of the right subclavian artery, and a tumor surrounding the second right dorsal rib. Based on findings from emergent angiography, hemothorax secondary to the rupture of an aneurysm of a branch of the right subclavian artery was diagnosed, and transcatheter arterial embolization(TAE) was performed.

[Congenital Defect of the Left Pericardium with Spontaneous Pneumothorax;Report of a Case].

Congenital cardiac membrane deficiency is a relatively rare condition. Here, we report a case of congenital cardiac membrane deficiency that manifested as left spontaneous pneumothorax. A 72-year-old man was hospitalized for recurrence of the spontaneous pneumothorax.

[Emergency Surgery for a Lung Hernia after Resection of a Metastatic Rib Tumor;Report of a Case].

The patient was a 60-year-old woman who underwent chest wall resection for a metastatic tumor in the anterior portion of the right 3rd rib, from thyroid cancer. The anterior portion of the right 3rd rib and the 2nd and 3rd intercostal muscles were resected, and chest wall reconstruction was not performed. On the 5th postoperative day, the patient developed a pulmonary hernia.

[Postoperatively Diagnosed Pulmonary Actinomycosis;Report of Three Cases].

Three cases of pulmonary actinomycosis have been postoperatively diagnosed in our hospital in the past 3 years. All the cases were preoperatively difficult to differentiate from lung cancer, and all were diagnosed in men. One of the patients was diagnosed on the basis of clinical symptoms, while the other 2 patients were diagnosed during the treatment and follow-up of other diseases.