Managing persistent and symptomatic urachal anomalies requires wide surgical excision of all anomalous tissue with a cuff of bladder tissue via the open approach. We report 7 cases with complete laparoscopic removal of symptomatic urachal remnants with or without a cuff of bladder tissue. We expected that this technique would be less invasive and have lower morbidity. We report on the feasibili...

Urachal cysts (UCs) are rare congenital anomalies, especially in adults. They often mimic a variety of intra-abdominal pathologies, making the diagnosis difficult. Laparotomy and excision cyst along with umbilicus has been traditional technique. A 33-year-old female presented painful umbilical swelling. CT scan was suggestive UC. We performed an umbilicus-preserving laparoscopic cyst. describe ...

The development of pseudotumors is not uncommon with metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty. Pseudotumors that dissect into the retroperitoneal space can cause symptoms of nerve compression. We describe a case of a 53-year-old male with a metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty who developed mild symptoms of a femoral nerve neuropathy 6 years postoperatively. Revision arthroplasty to a ceramic-on-...

A 40-year-old woman visited our hospital with cyclic hematochezia for four months. The patient had the history of laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy because of severe dysmenorrhea two years ago at another tertiary hospital. According to the medical records, the past surgical treatment was incomplete excision of pelvic endometriotic lesions, especially in rectal serosal lesions. A colono...

Inflammatory fibroid polyp or Vanek's tumor of the gastrointestinal tract is a rare, benign neoplasm. The lesion may occur at any age but is commonest in the sixth and seventh decades and is more often found in women. It is mostly situated in the stomach, especially in the antrum. Symptoms depend on the location and the size of the lesion. We present a case of a 67-year-old woman with a large i...