Surgery for peripheral aneurysms in BD is warranted in many instances. Results of operation can be improved by prolonged monitoring. However, despite all efforts, peripheral aneurysm involvement in BD worsens the prognosis.

This paper describes two cases of hepatic cavernous hemangiomas, both of which were removed laparoscopically. No blood transfusion was necessary. No surgical complications occurred and the patients were discharged on the second postoperative day. We conclude that, depending on the size and location of the tumor, laparoscopic resection of liver hemangiomas can be performed safely.

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We present a case of a 34-year-old male who presented to the emergency ward with fever and abdominal pain. The diagnosis of Takayasu's arteritis and also antiphospholipid syndrome was made during an imaging workup of deep-vein thrombosis. A spontaneous coronary artery dissection was revealed in coronary CT angiography requested for chest pain and dyspnea. The patient was treated medically and discharged on close followup. The concurrence of spontaneous coronary artery dissection with antiphospholipid syndrome and Takayasu's arteritis has not been reported in the previous literature. The possibility of a spontaneous coronary artery dissection should be considered in patients presenting with both diseases.

We report herein the cases of five patients with alveolar hydatid disease (AHD) of the liver who were diagnosed and underwent surgery at the Department of Surgery of Ankara University between 1989 and 1994. In all five patients, the final diagnosis was established by frozen section of the lesion during laparotomy. Lesions of AHD were found only in the liver. Hepatic resections including right lobectomy and segmentectomy were performed in three patients while palliative procedures were carried out in the remaining two patients with unresectable disease. There was no operative mortality, and only one late death occurred 3 years after the hepatic resection. In this paper, we present the clinical and operative findings of these five patients and their outcomes, followed by a review of the surgical treatment of AHD.