Small-bowel adenocarcinoma is an uncommon tumor, comprising<2 percent of all gastrointestinal tract malignancies. These tumors are known to occur in association with Crohn's disease. To date, there have been only two documented cases of adenocarcinoma arising at the site of previous strictureplasty reported in the literature. We report the third such case in a patient with no other premalignant conditions affecting the small bowel and question whether we may see an increasing trend in this type of presentation.
Restoring acetabular bone loss in revision hip arthroplasty is a major challenge for the orthopaedic surgeon. This paper discusses the traditional cemented technique of impaction bone grafting as applied to the acetabulum, as well as the evolution of the technique to employ uncemented implants. Some of the recent published literature regarding these techniques is reviewed and the personal experiences of the senior author with these techniques are also reported.
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