Traction as a cause of gallbladder avulsion.

Following isolated blunt trauma to the abdomen, a 25-year-old man developed peritonitis. Laparotomy revealed a band between the transverse colon and gallbladder, with partial avulsion of the latter. Avulsion of the gallbladder is a rare injury and, to the best of our knowledge traction has not been described as a mechanism of injury.

Ectopic pancreas mimicking superior mesenteric artery syndrome.

Ectopic pancreas rarely produces symptoms and often goes undetected. We report a 28-year-old man with ectopic pancreas presenting with symptoms and radiological findings mimicking superior mesenteric artery syndrome. Excision of the lesion and duodeno-jejunostomy led to relief.