Fitz-Hugh-Curtis-syndrome mimicking acute cholecystitis: value of new ultrasound findings in the differential diagnosis.

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis is a rare syndrome characterised by perihepatitis following pelvic inflammatory disease. We report the case of a patient with a right ovarian teratoma, abnormal liver tests and pain in the right abdomen and shoulder, initially attributed to an acalculous cholecystitis. Before gynaecological surgery, a repeat ultrasound scan found several small avascular peritoneal masses at the upper dome of the liver, not reported in the initial examination.

Prospective phase II study of single-agent gemcitabine in untreated elderly patients with stage IIIB/IV non-small-cell lung cancer.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of single-agent gemcitabine in untreated elderly patients with stage IIIb/IV non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Since April 1997, 46 consecutive patients have been enrolled in this multicenter study. Gemcitabine 1,000 mg/m2 was administered as a 30-minute intravenous infusion on days 1, 8, and 15 every 28 days.

[Tubular ectasia of the rete testis. The echographic aspects].

Tubular ectasia of the seminiferous tubules of the rete testis is an uncommon benign condition which was only recently described. Its US pattern is typical and allows the disease to be distinguished from cystic tumors of the testicle. The condition was evaluated with US in 10 patients; all men were over 50 years old.