Distribution and Survival of Ascochyta Blight Pathogens in Field-Pea-Cropping Soils of Australia.

Phoma koolunga, Didymella pinodes, and P. medicaginis var. pinodella were detected in DNA extracted from soil following field pea crops across four states in the southeastern and western regions of Australia.

Chylous ascites following aneurysm surgery.

A case of chylous ascites occurring after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair is described. The patient was initially managed conservatively with hyperalimentation and intermittent drainage of the retroperitoneal collection, but, this proved inadequate and a peritoneo-venous shunt was inserted. Although the shunt appeared to work well the patient finally died of septicaemia.

Spontaneous iliac artery aneurysm-ureteric fistula.

Isolated iliac artery aneurysms occur ten times less frequently than aortic aneurysms. Symptoms of compression of other pelvic structures may cause their presentation and occasionally they rupture into adjacent organs. We describe only the third case of spontaneous rupture of an isolated iliac aneurysm into a ureter which led to massive haematuria.

Leiomyosarcomata of the popliteal vessels: rare primary tumours.

Tumours arising from large blood vessels are very rare and usually malignant, commonly arising from large veins such as the inferior vena cava. We present two cases of malignant tumours of peripheral vessels.