[Multinodular goiter as an organ disease: study of continual nodulogenesis. Biological bases indicating total thyroidectomy]. / Il gozzo multinodulare come malattia d'organo: studio della nodulogenesi incessante. Basi biologiche per l'indicazione alla tiroidectomia totale.

Multinodular goitre is a very common pathology among people especially female adult and represents more than 90% of the thyroid surgery. We analyzed 37 patients, demonstrating that the whole gland is progressively affected by an incessant nodulogenesis and we confirm the necessity of total thyroidectomy in order to eliminate any persistent pathology.

[Role of total thyroidectomy in benign multinodular benign goiter]. / Il ruolo della tiroidectomia totale nella tireopatia nodulare plurifocale benigna.

The Authors report a review of the Literature and their personal series to evaluate the role of total thyroidectomy in the surgical management of non-toxic multinodular goiter. On the basis of the data obtained, the Authors consider total thyroidectomy the therapy of choice for this pathology.

[Ambulatory surgery of varices: our experience]. / La chirurgia ambulatoriale delle varici: nostra esperienza.

The Authors, on the basis of their experience with 196 patients aged from 18 to 45, affected by relapsing varicose veins, stress the advantages of the outpatient treatment according to Muller's technique. For these lesions excellent aesthetic and functional results, easy surgical technique, low incidence of complications, prompt resumption to work were registered.

[Gardner syndrome: diagnostic, clinical and genetic questions in the light of 2 case reports]. / Sindrome di Gardner: problematiche diagnostiche, cliniche e genetiche alla luce di due casi clinici.

The authors on the base of two cases of Gardner's syndrome recently observed, proceed to a wide review of literature on this subject so as to stress the peculiar aspects of this syndrome, so complex and uncommon. The greatest emphasis is given to the role of genetics as regarding to diagnosis and screening programs, as well as to the more recent acquisitions about diagnosis, therapy and follow up of risk lesions, such as colorectal and duodenal adenomas, as well as of intrabdominal desmoid tumours, which, although not histologically malignant, may often influence prognosis negatively, because of their remarkable local invasiveness and tendency to recurrence.

[Tietze's syndrome: importance of differential diagnosis and role of CT]. / Sindrome di Tietze: importanza della diagnostica differenziale e ruolo della TC.

A case of Tietze's syndrome is reported. A 55-year-old woman had experienced left anterior chest pain and tender swelling of the left second costosternal junction for one month. CT showed a focal enlargement of the left second costal cartilage with partial calcification. Six months later a complete recovery was registered and a second CT scan was negative. These clinical and CT findings are consistent with Tietze's syndrome.