A case initially diagnosed at laparotomy as having a phaeochromocytoma was re-explored after negative biochemical tests and found to have a leiomyosarcoma of the right iliac artery.

Survival after bilateral traumatic renal artery occlusion is uncommon. A patient is described who recovered useful renal function despite a 12‐hour delay in reconstitution of arterial flow. Postoperative oliguria latest 45 days, necessitating prolonged haemodialysis.

A case of malakoplakia of the colon in a young man who presented with symptoms and signs suggestive of ulcerative colitis is reported. It is suggested that a careful search for Michaelis-Guttmann bodies in all chronic inflammatory lesions may reveal a much higher incidence of malakoplakia.