[Emergency surgical treatment of acute perforation of the colon]. / Il trattamento chirurgico in urgenza delle perforazioni acute del colon.

Thirty cases of perforated colon observed in the past 10 years in the General Surgery Division of Novara are reported. The therapeutic approach and results obtained are reviewed. Postoperative complications and mortality with the various types of intervention are assessed in the light of personal experience and reported data.

[Neoplasms of the duodenum. A description of 2 clinical cases]. / Neoplasie del duodeno. Descrizione di due casi clinici.

Duodenal tumours are a rare pathology, hard to diagnose early because of the unsubstantial symptomatology even though, in recent years, with the advent of improved techniques, a larger number have found their way into the literature. Two cases of duodenal cancer, one an adenocarcinoma localised in the first portion of the duodenum and one a subpapillary leiomyosarcoma are reported. 2 and 5 years respectively after the operation, both patients are in good health and do not present signs of disease.