[The behavior of the hospitalized child awaiting a surgical operation]. / Il comportamento del bambino ospedalizzato di fronte all'intervento chirurgico

The literature and personal experience are referred to in an assessment of psycho-affective situations in hospitalised children awaiting non-emergency surgery (appendicectomy, adenotonsillectomy, inguinal hernia, phymosis, hypospadias, cryptorchidism). Psychological and somatic damage resulting from an absence of preparation before hospitalisation and during admission immediately prior to surgery is described. A method whereby this may be avoided as far as possible with the aid of relatives is described.

[Acute abdomen attributable to cystic lymphangioma of the greater omentum]. / Addome acuto da linfangioma cistico del grande omento.

A case of acute abdomen in a female child of 15 months caused by a cyst in the great omenturn that was twisted round on its pedicle several times is reported. This is the third case of its kind to be described in Italy and the patient the youngest reported in the world literature.

[Bronchopulmonary signs in the course of Giardia lamblia infestation in infancy]. / Manifestazioni bronco-polmonari in corso di infestazione da giardia lamblia nell'infanzia.

Four cases of Giardia lamblia infestation in infants aged between 6 months and 2 years and accompanied by bronchopulmonary signs are presented. Data from the literature are cited and the clinical and therapeutic data from the reported cases are relied upon for the view that this parasite may be responsible for symptoms involving the respiratory apparatus.