Isolated tuberculous osteomyelitis of the scapula.

Isolated tuberculous osteomyelitis involving flat bones such as the scapula is extremely rare. The diagnosis is generally delayed due to non-specific complaints and radiographs mimicking pyogenic osteomyelitis, especially in those with no lung involvement. The authors report a case of isolated tuberculous osteomyelitis of the scapula in a 44-year-old woman.

Fatal small bowel ischaemia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: report of a case.

Veress needle, trocar insertion, pneumoperitoneum-related complications, biliary injuries apart from haemorrhage, intestinal injuries and lateral thermal injuries are all well described entities following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The development of intestinal ischaemia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy is rare; this report describes a case of fatal small bowel ischaemia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy and discusses the various possibilities that led to this event.

Intestinal neuronal dysplasia (type B) causing fatal small bowel ischaemia in an adult: a case report.

Intestinal neuronal dysplasia (IND) is a well-documented but controversial entity defined as a congenital malformation of gastrointestinal innervation caused by dysplastic embryonal development of the enteric nervous system. Mainly described as a colonic disorder mimicking Hirschsprung's disease in the paediatric population, involvement of the ileum is rare. We report a case of fatal IND of the small intestine in a 58-year-old man presenting with a recent onset of features of small intestinal obstruction.