[A woman with abdominal pain after anti-reflux surgery].

A 28-year-old female presented with acute abdominal pain three months after Nissen fundoplication surgery. Imaging revealed a diaphragmatic hernia, with an intra-thoracal colon, stomach and spleen. This highlights the importance of considering (incarcerated) diaphragmatic hernia as a potential complication post-Nissen fundoplication and the necessity of prompt diagnosis and surgical management.

Incidence of invasive versus non-invasive carcinoma in comparing palpable and non-palpable solid breast lesions.

A retrospective study was done of all patients with a suspicious mammographic breast lesion surgically biopsied in our institution within the last 5 years. Incidence of invasive versus non-invasive carcinoma and stage at presentation (according to TNM classification system) of palpable and non-palpable lesions were compared. We found a significant difference of non-invasive carcinoma in non-palpable and palpable cancers: 42.

Thoracoscopic removal of a leiomyoma of the oesophagus: a case report.

A case of an oesophageal leiomyoma is presented. The technical aspects and benefits of thoracoscopic enucleation and closure of the muscular layer are discussed.

Laparoscopic-assisted surgery of the spleen: clinical experience in expanding indications.

Between January 1993 and November 1995 laparoscopic surgery was used in 21 patients with a variety of splenic diseases, namely idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, congenital spherocytosis, lymphoma, leukemic infiltrative disease, splenic infarction, trauma, or splenic cyst. Total splenectomy was carried out laparoscopically in 16 patients. Conversion to open splenectomy was necessary in two other patients because of intractable bleeding.