[Late results after the Mark Belsey IV antireflux procedure in achalasia]. / Rezultate tardive dupa procedeul Mark Belsey IV în achalazie.

Cardial achalasia (cardiospasm, megaesophagus) represents the failure or lack of relaxation capacity of the inferior esophageal sphincter; it is the second esophageal disease and is considered a premalignant lesion. Treatment of achalasia is surgical but palliative, considering the lack of an etiopathogenic therapy for this moment. We present a retrospective study done on 19 patients (10 males and 9 females, with a mean age of 49 years) operated in "Colentina" Surgical Clinic in the period of 1996-1999 for achalasia (presenting symptoms-dysphagia, regurgitation, weight loss) by extramucosal esocardiomyotomy practiced on a length of 5-10 cm, by thoracic approach, followed by the Mark Belsey IV antireflux procedure. Results were good, without reflux pathology or dysphagia in the postoperative evolution.

[Surgical procedures in penis cancer]. / Optiuni terapeutice în cancerele peniene.

In the period of 1980-1999 (20 years) in Colentina Surgical Clinic were admitted and operated 16 patients with the diagnosis of pennial cancer (histopathology--squamocellular carcinoma), 13 of whom being from Colentina Dermatological Clinic. The mean age was about 64 years old, 10 cases presenting phimosis. Surgical procedures undergone were represented by partial pennial amputation with bilateral superficial inguinal lymphadenectomy (10 cases), total pennial amputation with superficial inguinal lymphadenectomy (4 cases), respectively emasculation with bilateral inguinal-iliopelvic lymphadenectomy (2 cases). In the postoperative period 3 patients presented lymphedema and lymphorrhagia, solved by conservative management. All the patients benefited of favorable evolution on the period they have responded to the controlled postoperative follow up (1-3 years).