Small bowel obstruction during pregnancy.

The authors report the case of a 28-year old pregnant woman with abdominal pain and contractions at 37 weeks of gestation. After labour and delivery, abdominal pain persisted and laparoscopy was performed. A bowel obstruction was diagnosed and surgically corrected.

Malignant mixed müllerian tumor of the ovary and false negative punctures.

Malignant mixed müllerian tumour (MMMT) of the ovary is a rare and aggressive tumour with a poor prognosis. We present a case of a 57-year-old woman with a large pelvic mass, omental cake, ascites and pleural effusions, clinically highly suspect of an ovarian neoplasm. Paracentesis and ultrasound-guided biopsy of the ovary were negative for malignant disease.