[Transplantation of the kidney in the rat. I. Problems of surgical technic]. / Il trapianto di rene nel ratto. Nota 1: Problemi di tecnica chirurgica.

Is described a technique for transplanting rat kidneys. The technique involves suture of vessels of less than 1 mm in diameter with microsurgical techniques. Were used adult male rats of wistar strain. The kidney is perfused with 250 cc of ringer lactate, heparin 10.000 U.I., solumedrol 1 g novocain 150 mg. The results were very good.

[Anastomotic recurrence of colo-rectal cancer. Anatomo-surgical study]. / A proposito delle recidive anastomotiche del cancro colo-rettale. Studio anatomo-chirurgico.

A study was made of 20 patients operated for colorectal cancer with the aid of the University of Chieti Department of Pathological Anatomy. The histological preparations were carefully assessed for intramural diffusion of the tumour, and for the presence of hyperplastic and dysplastic processes in apparently healthy mucosa. The results were in full agreement with those reported in the literature.

[Metabolic changes after extended hepatic resection]. / Alterazioni metaboliche dopo resezione epatica maggiore.

Two cases of right hepatic lobe resection, one due to trauma and the other to echinococcosis. Adequate support therapy can be used to control the protein, lipid and sugar metabolic changes that occur after this operation. The seriousness of the postoperative course is related to the amount of healthy tissue removed.