HighlightsLaparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy was successfully performed for a patient.The rates of bile duct injuries is high after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Removal of the stone is the main purpose of treatment.Laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy is useful for patients with Mirizzi syndrome.
HighlightsDuctal Carcinoma in situ in sclerosing adenosis encapsulated by a hamartoma is rare.The diagnosis is difficult due to the appearance of these combined lesions.Atypical appearance of a hamartoma may suggest a co-existing malignancy.
HighlightsWe present a patient with colonic ischemia, initially considered to have colonic obstruction.The patient died postoperatively of multiple organ system failure.It is difficult to diagnose colonic ischemia in patients with suspected colonic obstruction.The imaging studies in these patients may be misleading, resulting in adverse outcomes.A radiological diagnosis makes sense when it is the same as the “clinical diagnosis”.
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