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The authors deal with huge ventral hernias having a defect of more than 10 cm in diameter. They report 16 cases in three years of experience: 10 treated with Marlex patches and 6 treated with Goretex prosthetic material.
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Hernia, Ventral/surgery , Polyethylenes , Polypropylenes , Polytetrafluoroethylene , Surgical Mesh , Abdominal Muscles/surgery , Female , HumansSubject(s)
Colectomy , Gastrectomy , Parenteral Nutrition, Total , Adult , Aged , Colectomy/methods , Female , Humans , Infusions, Parenteral , Male , Middle Aged , Parenteral Nutrition, Total/methods , Postoperative CareABSTRACT
Two cases of pancreatic cystoadenoma are reported. The value of ultrasound as the first choice imaging technique approach is stressed.
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Cystadenoma/surgery , Pancreatic Neoplasms/surgery , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Cystadenoma/diagnostic imaging , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Pancreatic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
A preliminary study has been carried out on 10 patients suffering from cancer of the colon and rectum, all subjected to radical surgery. The clinical effectiveness of two alternative techniques of postoperative artificial nutrition, EPEN and TPN, are compared. The results confirm that enteral nutrition is technically applicable and well tolerated in the immediate post-operative period in these patients; it also presents a lower cost, it is more manageable and present a lower incidence of complications compared to TPN while offering similar metabolic and nutritional results.
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Colonic Neoplasms/surgery , Enteral Nutrition , Parenteral Nutrition, Total , Postoperative Care/methods , Rectal Neoplasms/surgery , Adult , Aged , Enteral Nutrition/adverse effects , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Parenteral Nutrition, Total/adverse effectsABSTRACT
The Authors report an uncommon cavernous hemangioma of the small bowel. Pathological and clinical features are compared with those of the literature. Considering the difficulty of diagnosis, they remark the importance of histological exam as the only reliable diagnostic tool and surgery as the only therapy.
