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Sialolipoma is a rare tumour found within both major and minor salivary glands. A total of 35 sialolipoma cases have been reported 18 within major salivary gland and 17 within minor salivary gland. Major gland sialolipoma most often are presented in the parotid gland (77%) and those from minor salivary glands were often seen in the palate (41%). All lesions were well circumscribed and contained mature adipose tissue admixed with benign salivary gland component. Treatment is surgical excision. We report a case of 52 years old male who presented with the complaint of swelling in the left parotid region for 22 years duration. Apart from cosmetic reason he has no other complain. All specific investigations done were inconclusive and suggested a benign tumor. Histopathological examination after superficial parotidectomy suggested sialolipoma.

Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) and intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) have been a cause of complications in ICU patients, especially those of trauma and acute abdomen. ACS affects almost every system of the body namely the cardiac, respiratory, renal, CNS and the GIT. It has been under-recognized as it primarily affects patients who are already critically ill and the organ dysfunction may be incorrectly attributed to the primary illness. Since ACS can improve with treatment, it is important that the diagnosis be considered in the appropriate patient. We will review here the definition, classification, incidence, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of intraabdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome. The method employed for literature search included web search of articles in various international and national bibliographic indices. The websites used for the search include Google, PubMed, NIH.gov, Medscape.com, Science direct and Scopus.

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Cases of extra uterine translocation of intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) to adjacent structures like peritoneal cavity, urinary bladder & sigmoid colon have been reported. Here is a case of translocation of IUCD into the caecum presenting as appendicitis. Appendicitis resulting from IUCD translocation is very rare. As per our knowledge only 19 cases have been reported earlier.