[The reappearance of gastrointestinal tuberculosis in general surgery]. / La ricomparsa della tubercolosi gastrointestinale in chirurgia generale.

Gastro-intestinal tuberculosis (TB) continues to give rise to diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Its increasing incidence and multiple and non-specificity of symptoms and signs require special attention to establish a prompt diagnosis and not to delay treatment. The authors describe on case of colonic TB presenting with multiple episodes of subocclusion suggesting a stenosing neoplasm of the caecum.

[Ablation of haemorrhoids by cryosurgery in high risk patients (author's transl)]. / Ablation des hemorroïdes par cryochirurgie pour malades à haut-risque.

A group of 48 patients of differing age and sex, suffering from 3rd degree hemorrhoids with pulmonary, cardiac or renal disease, epilepsy or scleroderma, so that the traditional operation under general anaesthesia is contraindicated, is examined. Cryosurgical haemorrhoidectomy, without hospitalisation, under local anaesthesia of anal sphincter led in all these patients to cure verified rectoscopically 2-3 months after the operation. The postoperative course was entirely normal, with pain symptoms that were sharp in 7 cases, limited in 14. A serohematic secretion occurred for about a week in 6 patients. Normal living and working activity was resumed on average after about 11 days.

[Treatment of breast cancer in aged women]. / Trattamento del cancro del seno nella donna anziana.

The AA. consider the problem of mammary cancer in the woman more than 70 years old. The incidence of this tumor is about 30% and therefore it is necessary an exact start of therapy. For the AA. the therapy must base itself essentially on a good locoregional treatment, that comes from the constant association of simple mastectomy, if possible with axillary curage, with radiant therapy with small dosages and for a long time, in case with alternate ranges. The systemic treatment must base itself fundamentally and only on an aspecific immunotherapy that can be begun very early and on an hormonal therapy. This hormonal therapy should be suggested, where is possible, by the results of hormonal dosage on plasma and urine.

[Cancer of the breast in pregnancy]. / Il cancro del seno in gravidanza.

The Authors discuss the incidence of mammary carcinoma in the course of pregnancy and its treatment. On the strength of their own experience as well as in the light of published data, they advocate prompt and complete local and regional treatment by surgery and irradiation whenever possible. In their opinion, the concomitant pregnancy does not constitute a contraindication.

[Remarks on surgical anatomy of the breast in relation to tumor pathology (author's transl)]. / considerazioni di anatomia chirurgica della mammella in tema di patologia neoplastica.

The authors carried out an autopsy-based study aimed at better definition of the placement and flow direction of lymphatic vessels and lymph node stations of the breasts. These anatomosurgical data should prove valuable in relation to tumoral pathology of the breast.

[Malignant breast pathology: an assessment of the risk factors]. / Patologia mammaria maligna: valutazione dei fattori di rischio.

The Authors value risk factors as well as they are supplied by the epidemiologic studies about breast cancer; they value the importance of its prevention and try a connection with the cyclic endocrine balance in the correlation hypothalamus, hypophysis, and ovary.

[Indications for surgical and sclerosant treatment of essential varices of lower limbs (author's transl)]. / Indicazioni al trattamento chirurgico e sclerosante delle varici essenziali degli arti inferiori.

The Authors consider the surgical and sclerosant therapy as treatment of essential varices of lower limbs. On the ground of their experience, they codify the indication to these two treatments that must be considered complementary. The results are always good when indications are right.