Appendicitis, is it an emergency?

Prompt appendectomy has always been a standard of care because of the risk of progression in pathology. This time honored practice has been recently challenged by studies, suggesting that appendicitis can be operated on electively. The aim of this study is to examine whether delayed intervention in acute appendicitis is safe by correlating the interval from presentation to operation with the operative and postoperative complications.

Laparobotic duodenal diverticulectomy and choledochoduodenostomy: a case study and review of the literature.

Introduction: The duodenum is the second most common site for diverticulae, after the colon. They are common after the fifth decade and usually asymptomatic. Ten percent of patients present with symptoms, which include abdominal pain, hemorrhage, duodenal obstruction, diverticulitis, perforation, pancreatitis, and obstructive jaundice.

Mantle cell lymphoma of the gastrointestinal tract presenting with multiple intussusceptions--case report and review of literature.

Background: Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is an aggressive type of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that originates from small to medium sized lymphocytes located in the mantle zone of the lymph node. Extra nodal involvement is present in the majority of cases, with a peculiar tendency to invade the gastro-intestinal tract in the form of multiple lymphomatous polyposis. MCL can be accurately diagnosed with the use of the highly specific marker Cyclin D1.