[A synchronous tumor of the rectum and kidney. A case review].

Incidence of multiple synchronic carcinomas is on rise. It may be attributed to improvements in diagnostic technology and other factors, as well. The authors wish to share their experience in this case review dealing with the synchronic colorectal carcinoma and carcinoma of the left kidney, with literature data added.

[Injury of the femoral vein during surgery of a femoral hernia].

In a 38-year-old female patient during surgery of a femoral hernia by the crural approach injury-two stitches of the femoral vein occurred which was not noticed during surgery. After surgery a haematoma developed in the wound from lacerarion of the venous wall. The haematoma was evacuated and the wound healed secondarily.

[Adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder--accidental finding during laparoscopic cholecystectomy].

The authors present a unique case-history of adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder detected on laparoscopic surgery and the surprising favourable postoperative course considering the diagnosis. They draw attention to the difficult preoperative diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder and the necessity of a radical approach to the surgical solution.

[Personal experience with Osgood-Schlatter disease].

The authors present a group of 49 patients treated over the period of ten years for the Osgood-Schlatter disease. Conservative treatment was employed in 5 patients and 44 patients were treated surgically by the excision of the loose fragment of apophysis. On the basis of the evaluation of the data the authors state that on average 40 months after operation there was no improvement of the condition in as many as 34 per cent of patients and they were not satisfied with the result of operation.