[Acute appendicitis following laparoscopic inguinal hernioplasty. Coincidence or complication?]. / Apendicite aguda após hernioplastia inguinal laparoscópica: coincidência ou complicação?

Intraperitoneal complications related to laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair by transabdominal approach had been described. The authors report the first case of postoperative acute appendicitis in a patient submitted to a transuretral prostate resection and bilateral inguinal hernioplasty by the TAPP technique, resulting in a second laparoscopic intervention.

[Early adenocarcinoma of the duodenum--report of a case]. / Adenocarcinoma precoce de duodeno--relato de caso.

The early duodenal carcinoma is a very rare type of neoplasia, usually asymptomatic, its surgical treatment remains a controverse issue. In the present case an early duodenal carcinoma was incidentally found at the pathological specimen after a gastrectomy with BII reconstruction for a gastric adenoma unressectable by endoscopy. The patient is now alive for two years, without evidence of recurrence on follow-up.