LRYGBP is a reproducible technique. It requires the combination of bariatric and laparoscopic expertise.

Finding a black thyroid is unusual and disconcerting. It is usually induced by chronic minocycline therapy. To this day, no more than 100 cases have been published. Most patients remain asymptomatic and the diagnosis is made incidentally, normally a black thyroid is discovered macroscopically, in this case, we present a microscopically diagnosed black thyroid. A wide variety of causes should be taken into consideration before making the definite diagnosis. How to cite this article Stoopen-Margain E, Aroesty SV, Montesinos LS, Martinez LC, Baquera J, Miracle S. Diagnosing Microscopic Black Thyroid with Fine Needle Aspiration: Rare but Possible. World J Endocr Surg 2012;4(1):13-14.

Hyperparathyroidism symptoms are very difficult to identify and diagnose, thus a detailed and broad approach is needed when hyperparathyroidism is suspected.

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Highlights Bowel obstruction or intestinal occlusion caused by endometriosis is very rare. Endometriotic nodules induce luminal stenosis and ileal obstruction. Transmural endometriosis infiltrates the four layers of the intestinal wall. Diagnosis is established through pathological and immunohistochemical analysis. The treatment of choice is bowel resection via laparoscopy or laparotomy.