[Haemoperitoneum secondary to avulsed short gastric arteries after vomiting]. / Emoperitoneo per rottura dei vasi gastrici brevi da conati di vomito.

We present the case of a rare and serious complication of vomiting. A 25-year-old man presented to the emergency room with acute abdomen secondary to haemoperitoneum. There was no evidence or history of trauma in the previous 30 days. The only antecedent was a history of violent vomiting in the afternoon. Laparoscopy showed a massive haemoperitoneum secondary to avulsed short gastric arteries.

[Eyebrow reconstruction with a scalp island flap based on the superficial temporal artery]. / Ricostruzione del sopracciglio con lembo a isola di cuoio capelluto basato sull'arteria temporale superficiale.

The Authors describe the reconstruction of an eyebrow, in a case of complete traumatic avulsion, using a scalp island flap based on the superficial temporal artery, in a young person aged 32 years. The lesion represented a serious aesthetic disablement capable of causing disturbed psychic equilibrium and individual relationships, in view of the fact that the eyebrows play a decisive role in the characterisation of the face and expressive gestures. The strategy of using a scalp island flap with a limited amplitude only slightly larger than that of the site in which it was inserted enabled optimal projection of the newly constructed eyebrow to be achieved during suturing.

[Retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst: a case report and review of the literature]. / Cisti broncogena retroperitoneale. Caso clinico e revisione della letteratura.

This unusual clinical case adds itself to the limited list of existing reports of retroperitoneal bronchogenic cysts in the international literature. It emphasizes the difficulties encountered in making a preoperative diagnosis, since these lesions can be described as both solid and cystic masses. A 69-year-old man underwent surgery to remove an expanding mass diagnosed as originating in the adrenal gland and discovered during clinical investigation for other indications. The lesion was excised only after adrenalectomy whereupon its cystic nature was revealed. Retroperitoneal bronchogenic cysts, though rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of retroperitoneal expanding lesions, especially in the presence of cystic tumours of the left adrenal region. This is the first case of a retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst reported in an adult in Italy.