Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with liver involvement.

Background: We examined outcomes of patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC) combined with liver resection.

Methods: All patients undergoing CRS/HIPEC between 2007 and 2014 were retrospectively reviewed: patients who underwent synchronous liver resection (group 1) were compared with those who did not (group 2) in terms of perioperative and long-term results.

Results: Group 1 included 103 patients with colorectal cancer (CRC, n = 28), appendiceal cancer (n = 34), and other malignancies.

A Rare Case of Benign Pneumatosis Intestinalis with Portal Venous Gas and Pneumoperitoneum Induced by Acarbose.

Alpha glucosidase inhibitors have been shown to be associated with pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) in recent reports. We herein report the case of a 73-year old man who received treatment with an alpha glucosidase inhibitor (acarbose) and presented with acute abdomen. A computed tomography scan demonstrated PI in addition to intrahepatic portal air and pneumoperitoneum.