T-tube choledochotomy has been an established practice in common bile duct exploration for many years. Although bile leaks, biliary peritonitis, and long-term postoperative strictures have been reported and are directly associated with the placement or removal of the T-tube, the severity of these complications may often be underestimated by surgeons. We present the case of a 31-year-old male pa...

Adult giant hydronephrosis is a rare clinical entity. His diagnosis not obvious. We report case of 42-year-old man, who was admitted for large intra-abdominal mass, painless, evolving about 8 months. The examination showed very distended abdomen. abdominal CT confirms the left on ureteral lithiasis. Surgical treatment consisted an emergency percutaneous nephrostomy followed by secondary nephrec...

Introduction: Submandibular gland excision is the gold standard treatment for submandibular gland disease. Although submandibulectomy is a relatively standardized surgical procedure, complications are frequently reported. These complications include nerve paralysis or paresis, aesthetic sequelae, hematoma, salivary fistulas or sialoceles, wound infections, hypertrophic scars and inflammations c...

Gallstone ileus represents a rare (0.3-0.5%), but serious complication of a common illness--the gallbladder lithiasis and the incidence of this fascinating disease has remained the same over the years. The main actual characteristics of this pathology are the age over 65, the female gender (men/women ratio 1/5:1:10--due to the high rate of vesicular lithiasis) and the under 50% diagnostic estab...