Case report of a spontaneous splenic rupture in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia treated by arterial splenic embolization.

Introduction And Importance: Spontaneous splenic rupture (SSR) is a rare phenomenon where the spleen ruptures without associated trauma. SSR can lead to an intra-abdominal haemorrhage and an acute abdomen that can be life threatening.

Case Presentation: In this article, we present the case of an 81-year-old woman with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia who presented to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain.

A case of colon necrosis resulting from a delayed traumatic diaphragmatic hernia.

We present the case of a 71 years old woman who came at the emergency room for abdominal pain and symptoms of occlusion. The scanner demonstrated a colonic occlusion resulting from an incarceration, diagnosed as a hernia of Bochdalek. But two old rib fractures and a past history of a fall directed us to the diagnostic of delayed diaphragmatic rupture.

Randomized controlled trial comparing somatostatin with octreotide in the prevention of complications after pancreatectomy.

Background/aims: The postoperative morbidity following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) remains very high. Somatostatin or octreotide are indicated in the prevention of pancreatic stump-related complications. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of somatostatin and octreotide after PD.

Adenocarcinoma of the pouch after silastic ring vertical gastroplasty.

A 52-year-old woman was admitted because of epigastralgia, anorexia and recently increased vomiting, 2 years after silastic ring vertical gastroplasty. On gastroscopy, a tumor mass was visualized in the pouch near the "neo-pylorus". Biopsies confirmed adenocarcinoma.