Navigation bronchoscopy found only 23% of cancers in nodules ≤10 mm In 541 navigation bronchoscopies, sensitivity for malignancy was 44% overall but just 23.3% in the smallest lung nodules, versus 50% in larger ones. Advances in respiratory medicine, 2026 Healed tuberculosis left an adolescent with ascites that kept coming back A teenager's chylous ascites persisted despite TB treatment, until lymphatic imaging revealed a blocked thoracic duct pathway and glue embolisation stopped the leak. BMJ case reports, 2026 Adhesions had completely severed a man's jejunum, leaving two blind ends In a man in his 90s with bowel obstruction, surgeons found the jejunum fully transected by adhesions, after first repairing an abdominal aortic aneurysm. BMJ case reports, 2026 A twisted gallbladder hid behind a picture of acute cholecystitis An octogenarian's apparent acalculous cholecystitis turned out to be gallbladder volvulus, caught only when the CT images were reviewed again. BMJ case reports, 2026 A lung cancer spread into a benign tumor in the abdominal wall Metastases can land in unexpected places: in one case, lung squamous cell carcinoma colonized a benign schwannoma in the abdominal wall. Turk patoloji dergisi, 2026 A 539-g baby with triple atresia had her chest operation delayed 127 days In a 539-g infant with triple atresia, surgeons controlled airflow through the abdomen first and waited months before repairing the esophagus through the chest. Asian journal of endoscopic surgery, 2026 Asystole after cementing 20 spinal screws, and CPR done face-down During spine surgery, a 76-year-old woman went into asystole right after bone cement was placed. She was resuscitated while still prone and survived neurologically intact. JBJS case connector, 2026 Leftover rice toxin caused liver failure and seizures in a healthy young man A man in his 20s with no medical history developed acute liver failure and multi-organ failure after eating improperly stored, reheated rice containing Bacillus cereus toxin. BMJ case reports, 2026 Diabetes and weak grip strength in patients awaiting liver transplant In 119 cirrhotic patients on a transplant waiting list, those with diabetes had higher odds of reduced handgrip strength, even though their calorie intake matched that of patients without diabetes. Clinical nutrition ESPEN, 2026 Colonoscopy prep disrupts gut microbiota, and recovery is slower in ulcerative colitis After PEG bowel prep, gut microbial diversity dropped in everyone, but patients with ulcerative colitis recovered more slowly; probiotics were linked to better diversity. Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2026 59% of UK adults say they would accept a pig organ transplant In the first representative UK survey on xenotransplantation, most respondents backed pig-to-human transplants, though support varied by sex, ethnicity and religion. Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, 2026 A Fourth Cause of Bright Material in the Stomach on CT Hyperdense gastric lesions on CT are usually drugs, oral contrast or blood, but this case points to a different explanation: a precipitate formed by bile and mannitol. Journal of medical case reports, 2026