[Laparoscopic treatment of biliary cysts].

Here comes presented three cases of biliary cysts treated with laparoscopic technique. In the first case the discovery of a single cyst of small size on the hepatic margin have consented the total removal. In the second case was about a voluminous unique cyst, while in the third has been found an hepatic polycystosis.

[Digestive endometriosis: an isolated case localized in the ileum and occlusive course].

The authors starting from the description of a clinical case of intestinal endometriosis, who underwent emergency surgery for acute intestinal obstruction, take into consideration the incidence, the pathogenesis and the pathological characteristics of intestinal endometriosis. They attempt to define it while accepting that the indications for resection should be extremely limited from both gynecological and intestinal points view.

[Atypical metastases from gastric carcinoma. A primary and isolated case localized in the abdominal wall].

The authors report a rare case of gastric carcinoma metastasis localised in the anterior abdominal wall which was an isolated and primary sign of disease. After having underlined the rarity of the case, there is a brief discussion of aspects related to the spread of primary tumours in relation to other cases reported over the past decade; the most important reports of atypical secondary localisations are listed.

[Carcinoma of the cecum: is early diagnosis possible?].

Between 1982 and 1989, a consecutive series of 34 patients with cancer of the cecum were operated in our hospital. Overall, at 5 years the survival was 50%. We did not notice any correlation among symptom duration and survival.

[An unusual case of hydatid cyst with adrenal localization].

The paper reports a case of hydatid cyst with a primary adrenal location. Having underlined the rarity of this finding and reviewed the literature on the topic, the Authors discuss the epidemiological, pathogenetic and clinico-diagnostic aspects. In conclusion they underline the difficulty of arriving at a precise diagnosis prior to surgery in spite of the fact that new imaging diagnostic methods enable diagnostic hypotheses regarding this pathology to be advanced.