rare location: a giant mesenteric lipoma

Lipomas are benign soft tissue tumors. They can rarely be mesenterically located and symptomatic. It is very important to conduct the differential diagnosis of large intra-abdominal mass lesions. Radiological imaging techniques are often used for diagnosis, but when these techniques are not sufficient or when it becomes obligatory to cure symptoms of the lesion, surgical excision should be performed. This study aimed to present a patient with complaints and symptoms of an intra-abdominal giant mass lesion, the pathological diagnosis of which the revealed a giant mesenteric lipoma

Comparison of Lichtenstein and darn repair techniques in terms of recurrence

Between the years 2004 and 2008, the file records of 121 patients with inguinal hernia, who were operated on by the same surgeon with Lichtenstein and darn repair techniques in three state hospitals, were retrospectively compared in terms of relapse. Of these, 61 patients were operated with the darn repair technique, while 60 patients underwent hernia repair with the Lichtenstein technique. When the patients were evaluated in terms of postoperative recurrence, no difference was found between two groups. Also, the darn repair technique was considered more economical as no meshes were used

An interesting ileus case: Morgagni hernia

Morgagni hernia is a congenital defect that occurs in adult patients without the presence of a traumatic event. In this case a 76 years old male patient is described who admitted to emergency room with abdominal pain and obstipation. The diaghragma defect was repaired and the herniated sac was reducted in the emergent laparotomy applied