Anorectal and perineal injury due to a personal watercraft accident: case report and review of the literature.

We report a case of a 28-year-old male with an anorectal trauma sustained while he was riding as a passenger on a personal watercraft. Management, treatment and outcome of the case are described. A brief analysis of the literature is discussed.

Occasional finding of mesenteric lipodystrophy during laparoscopy: a difficult diagnosis.

Mesenteric lipodystrophy is a rare pathological condition affecting the mesentery. Its initial presentation is typically asymptomatic. Pathological characteristics are unspecific, and generally attributed to inflammation, unless the diagnosis is suspected.

Blind pouch syndrome secondary to gastrojejunostomy. Report of a case.

A case of blind pouch syndrome following a Roux-en-Y reconstruction after gastrectomy is presented. The patient had a history of pain, anaemia and weight loss and the diagnosis was made on the basis of upper gastrointestinal barium contrast radiography. The surgical procedure was an entero-entero anastomosis between the blind loop and the efferent loop.

Comparison between laparoscopic and open repair for perforated peptic ulcer. A retrospective study.

The aim of the study was to assess the differences in postoperative outcome in two well-matched groups of patients undergoing suture of a perforated peptic ulcer. The first 10 patients were treated laparoscopically, and the second group of 10 in a traditional manner through a midline xipho-umbilical incision. Operative technique was the same, only via a different access.