Large Chondrosarcoma of the Lower Rib Presenting as a Cystic Abdominal Mass.

Teaching point: Chondrosarcoma of the lower rib may present with only minimal calcified chondroid matrix and may be misinterpreted as a liver lesion.

Surgical management after Oxaliplatin extravasation: A case report and literature review.

This case report describes a unique case of chronic reaction after extravasation of oxaliplatin. The pain and extensive subcutaneous induration did not resolve after 9 months of conservative treatment. Surgical debridement with removal of the totally implantable venous access device (TIVAD) resulted in immediate resolution of the symptoms. Oxaliplatin has both irritant and vesicant properties that are difficult to distinguish at initial clinical presentation. In most literature cases complaints resolve within 3 months with conservative treatment yet surgical debridement should be considered if complaints persist beyond this period.

The inferior mesoiliacal shunt: A novel shunt for refractory rectal variceal bleeding due to splanchnic thrombosis.

Surgical shunt therapy may be required when pharmacologic, endoscopic, and radiologic treatment of chronic splanchnic vein thrombosis have failed. In this case report, we present a new interposition shunt for the treatment of refractory rectal variceal bleeding: the inferior mesoiliacal shunt between the inferior mesenteric vein and the left common iliac vein using a cryopreserved iliac venous graft. The postoperative course was complicated by shunt thrombosis at day 2, probably owing to inadvertent interruption of anticoagulation and a decrease in the shunt flow rate. Surgical thrombectomy was performed successfully. The patient presented no relapse of rectal bleeding and was asymptomatic and well at the 12-month follow-up.

Solid organ donation after death from listeria encephalitis: A case report.

Despite organ shortage, organs from donors with listeria infections have been discarded for transplantation. We present the first-reported case of liver transplantation following listeria encephalitis. The patient was admitted with progressing neurological symptoms after an episode of gastroenteritis. Rhombo-encephalitis was diagnosed, and Listeria monocytogenes was found to be the causative pathogen. Despite proper antibiotic treatment and rapid clearance of bacteremia, he continued to deteriorate and became brain dead, after which organ donation was performed. At procurement, he had been treated with amoxicillin for 9 days. The recipient was treated with pipercillin/tazobactam for 21 days. Besides an anastomotic biliary stricture, necessitating endoscopic dilatation and stenting, further clinical course was uneventful and she is doing well eleven months post-transplant. Our case suggests that listeria encephalitis is not an absolute contra-indication to solid organ donation. We suggest that donors should be treated with adequate antibiotics for at least 48h prior to procurement and advocate confirmation of sterile blood cultures as a prerequisite for donation. According to listeriosis guidelines, we suggest that the recipient should be treated with targeted antibiotics for at least 2 weeks. The risk of transmission should, however, always be balanced carefully against the suspected waiting list mortality.