the sac, which, on being opened, was found to contain about a foot of very much congested small intestines with a large piece of omentum. The stricture being divided, the hernia could not bp returned with gentle manipulation owing to the swollen condition of the contents of the Sac; the omentum was therefore ligatured with catgut in two pieces close to the neck, cut off, and the stump returned ...

case presentation a 43-year-old man was referred to our institution for a severe aortic regurgitation and an ascending aorta enlargement associated with a relapsing sub-aortic membrane, which had been treated in his childhood. he underwent a redo ascending aorta replacement and an aortic valve replacement (mechanical prosthesis) along with a resection of the relapsing sub-valvular membrane. som...

Hemolymphangioma is a rare vascular developmental error. It comprises malformed venous and lymphatic component in various proportion. To the best of our knowledge, only a few cases have been reported in the literature so far. Here, we report a case of huge intraperitoneal cystic mass in a 3-year-old boy that was presented to hospital with intractable abdominal pain. On examination, he had fever...

Yolk sac tumor (YST) is one of the rare malignant germ cell tumor and usually occurs in gonad. Extragondal sites of YSTs are reported in mediastinum, vagina, brain, and retroperitoneum but are extremely rarely in omentum. The clinicopathologic feature of primary omental YST is not well known and there are only 5 cases reported currently. Recently we experienced a primary YST of omentum in 27-ye...

INTRODUCTION Primary segmental infarction of the greater omentum is an infrequent cause for right lower quadrant pain. The exact aetiology is unknown and the right side is more commonly involved. It usually presents like acute appendicitis and the diagnosis is made during exploration. CASE REPORT We report such a case which was diagnosed and managed by laparoscopy. A 27-year-old male presente...

The radiologic features of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) of the omentum and mesentery have infrequently been reported in the literature. They are characterized as wellcircumscribed, large masses containing areas of hemorrhage, necrosis or cystic degeneration. We present a case of GIST of the omentum and mesentery with atypical imaging findings mimicking mesenteric carcinomatosis. The ...