Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: Any time is a good time.

Backgrounds/aims: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy within one week of acute cholecystitis is considered safe and advantageous. Surgery beyond first week is reserved for non-resolving attack or complications. To compare clinical outcomes of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the first week and between two to six weeks of an attack of acute cholecystitis.

Anatomical appraisal of safe cholecystectomy: a prospective study.

Background: Principles of safe cholecystectomy include dissection of the hepatocystic triangle and identification of the bilio-vascular structures to achieve critical view of safety. The aim of the present study was to document the variations in anatomical landmarks and bilio-vascular structures exposed during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Methods: All consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy were included in the study.

Gallstone ileus of upper gastrointestinal tract: A case series.

Three patients with gallstone ileus are presented here. All of them were diagnosed on the basis of clinical presentation, endoscopy, and abdominal ultrasonography (USG) findings. We, therefore, propose that presence of the triad, i.

Large Intraperitoneal Loose Body.

We report a large, asymptomatic, intraperitoneal loose body in a 72-year-old male, presented with bilateral inguinal hernia.

The "Christmas Tree" Sign on MR Cholangiogram in Left-Sided Cholangiohepatitis.

We report the "Christmas tree" sign on the magnetic resonance cholangiogram in two patients with left-sided cholangiohepatitis.

Abdominal Cocoon: "Cauliflower Sign" on CT Scan.

A case of an abdominal cocoon that showed a characteristic "cauliflower sign" on CT scan has been presented.

Synchronous adenocarcinoma and neuroendocrine carcinoma of the colon: a case report.

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) originating from the gastrointestinal tract are considered to be relatively rare tumors with a poor prognosis. We describe a case of an 83-year-old male who presented with complains of bleeding per rectum. Colonoscopy revealed two ulceroproliferative tumors, one in the sigmoid colon and another in the descending colon.

Spilled Gallstone: Late Presentation.

Spilled gallstone, in a female patient, presented with an abscess 2 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Computerized tomography scan of the abscess cavity containing the spilled stone that clinched the diagnosis has been presented.

Clinical profile of carcinoma stomach at a tertiary care hospital in south India.

Carcinoma of the stomach is an important cause of mortality due to cancer. Carcinoma of the stomach is common in the southern region of India. We conducted a retrospective study on the epidemiological, clinical and survival patterns among the patients with carcinoma of the stomach, attending our hospital from June 19, 1995 to 1st January 2003.

Bouveret's syndrome--an unusual cause of spontaneous resolution of gastric outlet obstruction.

Gastric outlet obstruction due to a gallstone impacted in the duodenal bulb (Bouveret's syndrome) is a rare complication of gallstones. We report a 47-year-old man with this syndrome in whom the impacted stone migrated uneventfully.