[Gallbladder metastasis of clear cell renal carcinoma].

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is an uncommon malignant neoplasm that accounts for 3% of all malignant tumors in adults. This tumor exhibits a high tendency to develop synchronous or metachronous metastases in different anatomical sites. Although gallbladder metastasis from ccRCC is extremely rare, sporadic cases have been reported in the medical literature.

[Complications of conventional and laparoscopic gastric bypass. Prospective and comparative study].

Background: Roux-en-y gastric bypass for the management of morbid obesity is currently the safest and more efficient treatment option. the laparoscopic era has shown its benefits in this type of surgery, so some authors advocate its implementation in a practical systematic way. all of which has lead in recent years to the unavoidable change in the surgical approach.

[Splenic cystic lymphagioma].

Splenic cystic lymphangioma is a very rare benign neoplasia characterized by cystic dilation of the lymphatic vessels of the splenic parenchyima. It may occur in the spleen only or in multiple organs. We describe the case of a 46 year-old female, with he diagnosis of splenic cystic lymphangioma.

[Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of pancreas].

Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas represents around 6-36% of mucinous cystic neoplasm. The lesions are usually found in the body and tail of the pancreas and are generally solitary with a size range of 6-36 cm. We present a clinical case of a 63 years old patient with abdominal pain and weight loss.

[Laparoscopic splenectomy, is it the gold standard?].

Background: At the beginning of the last decade, different groups of workers developed almost simultaneously the laparoscopic splenectomy technique. From then on, and based on the accumulated experience done in the field, this technique has become the preferred approach.

Objectives: to analyze the results obtained with laparoscopic splenectomy on 29 patients with various pathologies.