ABSTRACT
The authors starting from two observed cases of gallstone ileus, describe of these, the pathogenesis, the diagnostic difficulty, and they express their opinion with regard to surgical treatment to execute, related to the data reported by the authors and from their own experience.
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Gallstones/complications , Ileal Diseases/etiology , Ileocecal Valve , Intestinal Obstruction/etiology , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Fatal Outcome , Female , Gallstones/surgery , Humans , Ileal Diseases/surgery , Intestinal Obstruction/surgeryABSTRACT
The technique and advantages of caudal peridural anesthesia for proctology surgery are reported. The scarce invasivity of this methodology, the scarce or lack of interference with respiratory and cardiocirculatory functionality, the good analgesic effect postoperatively in our patients operated for proctology pathology, established the reason why we consider caudal analgesia particularly indicated for proctology surgery.
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Anesthesia, Caudal/methods , Rectal Diseases/surgery , Anesthesia, Caudal/instrumentation , Anesthetics, Local/administration & dosage , Female , Humans , Male , Needles , Posture , Preanesthetic Medication , Time FactorsABSTRACT
The authors report 3 cases of small bowel obstruction due to phytobezoar, and they describe various aetiological factors of this pathology. The surgical treatment of choice is the removal of phytobezoar by enterotomy. Particularly important is the intraoperative exploration of gastrointestinal tract to localize other phytobezoars.
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Bezoars/complications , Ileal Diseases/etiology , Intestinal Obstruction/etiology , Aged , Bezoars/surgery , Emergencies , Humans , Ileal Diseases/surgery , Intestinal Obstruction/surgery , Male , Middle Aged , Tissue Adhesions/etiology , Tissue Adhesions/surgeryABSTRACT
Authors describe a rare case of malignant schwannoma of the omentum. The diagnosis of schwannomas is often late because of the absence of early clinical signs. Clinical, diagnostic and histopathological considerations of these neoplasias are described in this work.
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Neurilemmoma/diagnosis , Omentum/pathology , Peritoneal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Neurilemmoma/pathology , Peritoneal Neoplasms/pathologyABSTRACT
A survey of literature data on male breast cancer is reported: on this basis the authors report their experience of five cases observed between 1980 and 1989 at Ospedale "S. Corona" Pietra Ligure, out of 500 female breast cancers treated in the same period. Epidemiological data and follow-up records are analysed, reporting survival rate similar to that of larger series.
