Spontaneous ruptured pheochromocytoma: a case report.

We present a rare case of intra-abdominal hemorrhage due to a ruptured pheochromocytoma. Our patient presented with signs of shock. By emergency surgery, an hemorrhagic pheochromocytoma of the left adrenal gland was removed. Recovery was uneventful. In cases of suspected hemorrhagic pheochromocytoma with severe shock, prompt surgery is mandatory and catecholamines administration may be crucial to resolve hypotension and guarantee an uneventful recovery.

[Mucocele of the appendix. Some diagnostic features]. / Su un caso di mucocele appendicolare. Alcuni aspetti diagnostici.

The description of a case of mucocele of the appendix shows the difficulties of arriving at a preoperative diagnosis. Following an analysis of the diagnostic features it's possible to affirm that only surgery can confirm the diagnosis with the histological result. Careful surgical dissection is very important when a malignant tumor is suspected.

[An indirect hemagglutination study of total IgE and complement fractions C3c and C4 in patients with hepatic hydatidosis and undergoing therapy]. / Studio dell'emoagglutinazione indiretta, delle IgE totali e delle frazioni del complemento C3c e C4 in pazienti affetti da idatidosi epatica e sottoposti a terapia.

The trend of antibodies tested with indirect hemagglutination, of total IgE and complement fraction was examined in patients with liver hydatid disease, treated with surgery and benzoimidazoles.