Acta Chir Belg
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Living donor liver transplantation is a well established modality, especially for pediatric transplantation with excellent early graft function and long-term results. Left lateral sectionectomy through open approach is a well-standardized procedure. ⋯ The patient was a child 6-months old,affected by biliary atresia and rapidly deteriorating while waiting on a deceased donor liver graft. Surgical technique and key-points of this procedure in the living donor are hereby discussed.
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Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastro-intestinal tract. It is generally asymptomatic. ⋯ We present a case of a 21-year-old female with intussusception due to inverted Meckel's diverticulum. Diagnosis and therapy of inverted Meckel's diverticulum is a subject of debate because of its rarity and the limited number of reports in the literature.
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Perforation of the cervical oesophagus after thyroidectomy is an exceptionally rare complication. Total thyroidectomies, particularly for recurrent cases might possess an increased risk. ⋯ A patient that developed oesophagus perforation after a total thyroidectomy in a peripheral hospital for recurrent nodular goitre was treated and followed-up in our clinic. This well-documented case is discussed in conjunction with the information presented in the literature.