Unexpected urinary Schistosoma infection in a Belgian travel group returning from Malawi.

Urinary schistosomiasis, caused by Schistosoma haematobium, is a prevalent parasitic infection in certain areas of Africa and the Middle East. Humans can be infected by cercariae when they are in contact with contaminated freshwater. The adult worms reside in the veins of the vesical and pelvis plexuses.

Tertiary syphilis presenting as hepatic bull's eye lesions.

We report a rare case of tertiary syphilis (hepatic gummata, asymptomatic neurosyphilis and iridocyclitis) in a 47 year old female patient. Our patient suffered from a troubled sight, pain in the right hypochondrium, one enlarged submandibular lymph node, an elevated sedimentation rate, disturbed liver tests and two hepatic lesions upon abdominal computed tomography. The diagnosis was based upon a liver biopsy and a positive Treponema Pallidum haemagglutination test.

Focal transmural necrosis of the gallbladder with bleeding resulting in a massive haemoperitoneum.

A case of massive haemoperitoneum as a complication of focal transmural necrosis of the gallbladder with bleeding during acute cholecystitis is reported. Urgent laparotomy and cholecystectomy was performed to secure an adequate haemostasis. A review of the literature confirmed that this condition is a very rare complication of acute cholecystitis.

Ureteral stump metastasis from renal adenocarcinoma: case report and literature review.

The occurrence of metastasis along the ureteral stump after previous radical nephrectomy for renal adenocarcinoma is very rare, only 47 cases having been reported in the literature. We present a case of metastasis of renal adenocarcinoma, occurring in the ureteral remnant, more than three years after ipsilateral radical nephrectomy. The analysis of this and previously reported cases leads us to propose radical nephro-ureterectomy as treatment of choice in certain cases of renal adenocarcinoma, instead of radical nephrectomy alone, notably when preoperative urine-cytology shows the presence of adenocarcinoma cells, and/or when vascular tumor infiltration is present.

Experience with the Leeds-Keio artificial ligament for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Artificial anterior ligament reconstruction was very popular between 1975 and 1990. Recently, disappointing results have been published. We reviewed 68 patients who had received an artificial anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 1 year and 5 years after their operation.