Giant extra gastrointestinal stromal tumor of lesser omentum obscuring the diagnosis of a choloperitoneum.

Introduction: Herein we present an extremely rare case of a giant extra gastrointestinal stromal tumor (EGIST) of the lesser omentum obscuring the diagnosis of a choloperitoneum.

Presentation Of Case: A 79 years old female was admitted to our hospital with symptoms of vomiting and epigastric pain. Abdominal computer tomography revealed a sizable formation that was diagnosed as a tumor of the pancreas.

Endovascular therapy for penetrating ulcers of the infrarenal aorta.

Background: We sought to investigate the short- and mid-term results of the endovascular repair of infrarenal abdominal penetrating aortic ulcers (aPAUs).

Methods: Patients with infrarenal aPAUs treated by endovascular means between March 2004 and June 2012 were recruited. Pre-interventional imaging included computed tomography (CT) or CT angiography.

Early results of the Endurant endograft system in patients with friendly and hostile infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm anatomy.

Objective: To evaluate and compare the outcome after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) with the newly released Endurant endograft system in patients with different aortoiliac anatomic characteristics.

Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study assigning patients with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) treated with the Endurant endoprosthesis from February 2009 to March 2010. Two groups were studied, according to the presence of a friendly (group I [GI] = 43) or hostile (group II [GII] = 34) infrarenal aortoiliac anatomy.

Desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall: a case report.

Introduction: Desmoid tumors are rare lesions without any metastatic potential but a strong tendency to invade locally and to recur. These tumors are associated with women of fertile age, especially during and after pregnancy.

Case Presentation: The case of a desmoid tumor of the anterior abdominal wall in a 40-year-old Caucasian man with no relevant family history is presented, describing its appearance on computed tomography and ultrasonography.

Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma: a case report.

Introduction: We report the case of a patient with a benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma and describe its appearance on computed tomography scans and ultrasonography, in correlation with gross clinical and pathological findings.

Case Presentation: A 72-year-old Caucasian woman presented to our emergency department with acute abdomen signs and symptoms. A clinical examination revealed a painful palpable mass in her left abdomen.