Three cases of primary hydatidosis of the gluteus muscle: our experience in clinical, diagnostic and treatment aspects.

Three cases of primary hydatidosis of the gluteus muscle treated in our department during the last 10 years are described. The first was initially misinterpreted as perineal or sciatic hernia. The diagnosis was set in the operating room.

Serum VEGF and bFGF in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases.

Aim: The role of angiogenesis in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) remains controversial. We investigated the role of serum concentration levels of VEGF and bFGF in IBD patients and assessed their potential association to disease activity.

Patients And Methods: Blood samples were obtained from 40 IBD patients with moderate to severe attack of the disease and 40 healthy controls.

Clinical role of HER-2/neu expression in colorectal cancer.

Purpose: To evaluate the HER-2/neu expression and its relationship with clinicopathological parameters and prognosis in colorectal cancer patients.

Methods: A total of 51 colorectal cancer patients who underwent resection with curative intent from January 2005 to March 2006 were included in this study. Patients were regularly followed up and survival data were obtained as of as April 2011.

Jejunojejunal lipoma causing intussusception.

Jejunojejunal intussusception and jejunojejunal lipomas are both very rare clinical entities. The present case report describes this event in an adult patient with severe episodes of hematochezia and colicky upper abdominal pain. The diagnosis was not made preoperatively, as none of the endoscopic findings were pathognomonic and, furthermore, CT scans could not rule out malignancy.

The last place you would expect to find a gallstone.

The increasing use of laparoscopic cholecystectomy has led to an increased frequency of gallbladder perforation and subsequent gallstone spillage in the abdominal cavity. Occasionally unretrieved gallstones can cause infection, adhesions, and obstruction. Furthermore, spilt stones can cause erosion into adjacent organs and can migrate to distant sites, causing a variety of complications.