Superior mesenteric artery syndrome following ileo-anal pouch procedure.

A rare complication following ileo-anal pouch procedure is the occurrence of superior mesenteric artery syndrome. We report a patient with ulcerative colitis who developed vascular compression of the duodenum following J-pouch construction.

Segment IV liver cyst with biliary communication following laparoscopic deroofing.

Simple cysts of the liver rarely have a biliary communication. We record the development of a biliary communication following laparoscopic deroofing of a segment IV simple cyst of liver and document its successful sclerosis with tetracycline.