[Waiting lists and reality. Revision of the waiting list for reduction of breast hyperplasia in health region 1]. / Ventelister og virkelighet. Revisjon av ventelisten for mammahyperplasti i helseregion 1.

The Red Cross Hospital is the only public hospital providing plastic surgical services for the Oslo population. The waiting list for reduction mammaplasty had become unacceptably long. Some women had been waiting for as long as 4.5 years. We therefore decided to reexamine all the 309 patients in question. Only 22% were cleared for operation. 19% were removed temporarily from the waiting list due to obesity (awaiting weight reduction). The remainder was found to be either mainly motivated or to be motivated for mainly oesthetic reasons and therefore not eligible for public health funding.

Jejunal diverticulosis with perforation and peritonitis. Case report.

Non-Meckelian diverticula of the jejunum and ileum are reported to occur in 0.3-4.6% of all autopsies. A case with the rare complication of perforation and peritonitis is reported. The perforated diverticulum, partly hidden by the mesenteric fat may be hard to detect. The condition should therefore be looked for specifically by the surgeon when laparotomy fails to disclose perforation in the usual locations.