Primary Carcinosarcoma of the Spleen: A Rare Case Report of Incidental Finding after Splenic Trauma.

Primary carcinosarcoma of the spleen is a rare, aggressive splenic malignancy. To date, seven cases have been reported in the literature. We report a first case of primary carcinosarcoma of the spleen in France.

Meckel Diverticulum Causing Intestinal Volvulus.

Intestinal volvulus is rare and responsible for upper bowel obstruction. They occur more frequently in a patient with abdominal surgery history. We report a case of small intestine volvulus on Meckel diverticulum, which occurred in a 21-year-old patient, with no history of laparotomy.

Sentinel node mapping in colon carcinoma: in-vivo versus ex-vivo approach.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine if ex-vivo and in-vivo technique of lymphatic mapping for colorectal cancer (CCR) result in similar sentinel lymph node (SLN) identification and accuracy rates.

Methods: Thirty consecutive patients with 32 CCR underwent in vivo SLN mapping. After completion of the colectomy, we remapped the SLN in the operative specimens from patients who had undergone successful in vivo lymphatic mapping.

[Peroperative rescue procedure after failure of oesophagojejunostomy following total gastrectomy].

Leakage of oesophagojejunostomy is a severe complication of total gastrectomy. We present a technique allowing preoperative preservation of a defective oesophagojejunostomy: this technique involves closure of the cervical esophagus with stapler, double-lumen transanastomotic tube, mediastinal drainage and feeding jejunostomy.