[A case of Mycoplasma hominis infection after bladder injury during cesarean section].

A 21-year-old female patient underwent emergency cesarean section and a postoperative hematoma occurred at the site of the uterine incision. The patient underwent laparotomy for hemostasis. An 3 cm perforation at the posterior wall of the bladder was identified. The bladder was repaired in two layers with an absorbable suture. Three days later she developed a fever of over 38 degrees C. Despite therapy with several antimicrobial agents, her fever persisted and the wound was opened. Computed tomography scan revealed an abscess at the site where the hematoma had formed. We present a case of severe wound infection that was caused by Mycoplasma hominis infection after cesarean section. Bladder perforation associated with cesarean section is uncommon. Mycoplasma hominis should be considered as a causative organism if an antimicrobial resistant infection occurs at the surgical site after a cesarean section.

[A case report of primary hepatic carcinoid with lymph node metastasis--treatment of hepatic arterial infusion to post-reoperative liver and radiation to metastasis of para-aortic lymph nodes].

We report a case of primary liver carcinoid. A 50-year-old woman had undergone left nephrectomy six years earlier for renal cell carcinoma. She developed abdominal pain. CT scans showed a low-density area in the lateral segment of the liver and lymph node swelling to the left of the abdominal aorta. Angiography showed a hypovascular tumor. After lateral segmentectomy and examination of the gastrointestinal tract, we diagnosed primary liver carcinoid. Unfortunately, the tumor recurred at multiple sites in the residual liver about 9 months after the first operation. She underwent further liver resection and microwave coagulation therapy. At that time, lymph node biopsy confirmed metastatic carcinoid. We began hepatic arterial chemotherapy for the residual liver and radiation therapy for the para-aortic lymph nodes (total 45 Gy). During chemotherapy, no recurrence was seen. At 11 months after reoperation, however, multiple liver metastases occurred with severe liver dysfunction and jaundice. She died about 24 months after the first liver resection.