Acute Pancreatitis Following Endoscopic Ampullary Biopsies without Attempted Cannulation of the Ampulla of Vater.

A 51-year-old man underwent diagnostic work-up for an abnormal-appearing ampulla of Vater. Three hours after biopsy of the ampulla, the patient presented with intense symptoms suggesting acute pancreatitis, which was later confirmed with laboratory and radiographic examinations. Other causes were excluded and the acute pancreatitis was considered a procedural complication.

Anterior pelvic exenteration for exstrophic bladder adenocarcinoma: Case report and review.

Introduction: Bladder exstrophy is a very rare congenital anomaly and is associated with an increased incidence of bladder cancer. Most patients undergo reconstructive operations during childhood.

Presentation Of Case: A 53 year-old woman was diagnosed with enteric type mucinous adenocarcinoma of the unreconstructed exstrophic bladder.

Radiofrequency ablation of liver metastases from cancer of unknown primary site.

Purpose: This retrospective study was performed to review the efficacy of local radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in all the management of liver cancer of unknown primary site (CUP), and to identify possible prognostic features and complications that affect the efficacy of this treatment on survival.

Materials And Methods: From April 2003 to December 2007, 22 patients (15 men, 7 women) with a total of 36 liver metastasis of CUP and poor response to prior systemic chemotherapy were treated with computed tomography-guided RFA. The median age of patients was 66 years.

Renal cell carcinoma radiofrequency ablation: evaluation of efficacy based on histological correlation.

Percutaneous image-guided ablation with the use of radiofrequency has recently received much attention as a minimally invasive technique for the treatment of solid malignancies. Renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) were among the first extrahepatic tumours to be targeted with radiofrequency ablation (RFA). The aim of this study is to present the efficacy of RFA in RCC and the factors that have an impact on the attained necrosis with regards to the histological findings.

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of renal cell carcinomas in patients with solitary kidney: 6 years experience.

Objective: In this study we attempt to present our clinical experience in RFA under CT-guidance, in patients with renal cell carcinoma in a solitary kidney.

Material And Method: Between October 2000 and June 2005, 18 patients with solitary kidney and renal cell carcinoma underwent percutaneous CT-guided radiofrequency ablation in our institution. Tumors diameter ranged from 1 to 7 cm and there was no evidence of spread beyond the kidney.