Pancreatoblastoma in an adult patient. A case report.

Context: Preoperative diagnosis of a pancreatoblastoma in adults is challenging because of its rarity. Furthermore, difficulties increase since pancreatoblastomas share radiological findings similar to those found in other masses of the pancreas.

Case Report: A 36-year-old woman was studied with ultrasonography and CT for a mass of the pancreatic head causing obstructive jaundice.

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in 1,791 consecutive obese patients: 12-year results.

Background: This study examines 1,791 consecutive laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) procedures with up to 12 years follow-up. Long-term results of LAGB with a high follow-up rate are not common.

Methods: Between September 1993 and December 2005, 1,791 consecutive patients (75.

[Pregnancy after kidney transplantation. Case load of the Transplantation Center of Vicenza].

Background: Pregnancy after kidney transplant has become possible thanks to recent surgical and pharmacological breakthroughs.

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective study including all pregnant women transplanted in our center after 1997. The following variables were analyzed.

[Role of laparoscopy in abdominal traumas: a case report].

The Authors report a case of abdominal traumatism by gunshot wound, presenting with retroperitoneal hematoma and hematoma of the mesocolon, treated in emergency laparoscopy. After a literature review and their case report analysis, they confirm the importance of emergency laparoscopy in hemodynamically stable patients, as well as the diagnostic value of peritoneal lavage, positive for minimal and moderate hemoperitoneum. Laparoscopy allows, as the same time in most cases, the diagnosis and the management of the lesion, while surgery is reserved to the cases of severe hemoperitoneum and perforating injuries.