[Renal angiomyolipoma: diagnostic approach and therapeutic up-date; report of 11 clinical cases]. / L'angiomiolipoma renale: orientamento diagnostico ed attualità terapeutiche; a proposito di 11 osservazioni cliniche.

Eleven cases of renal angiomyolipoma are reported. In all cases a correct preoperative diagnosis was made, using standards x-radiography, ultrasonography and computerized tomography. Small size AML do not generally require any surgery, while surgical procedures for larger AML vary depending on the size, associated diseases, other complicating factors. As a general rule, surgical treatment should be as conservative as possible.

[Cyclosporin A in immunosuppressive therapy of kidney transplants (clinical results in 55 patients)]. / La ciclosporina A nella terapia immunosoppressiva del trapianto di rene (risultati clinici su 55 pazienti).

The authors report the results of a clinical study of the use of cyclosporin A plus low-dose steroids in a consecutive series of 55 kidney transplants with follow-up ranging from 6 to 20 months. The clinical results (rejects, immunosuppressant side effects, 12-month survival of transplant and patient) are compared with those of a similar group of patients on "traditional" therapy (azathioprine plus high-dose steroids). The results of the study confirm the efficacy of cyclosporin A in preventing and controlling acute reject crises in the course of allogenic transplant, though many of the problematic issues related its clinico-therapeutic management remain open questions.