[Anterior transposition of the ulnar nerve in the cubital area-- a contribution to the treatment of reflex sympathetic dystrophy]. / Przemieszczenie przednie nerwu lokciowego w okolicy dolu lokciowego--przyczynek do leczenia odruchowej dystrofii wspólczulnej.

A variety of symptoms makes difficult the diagnosis and causes therapeutic problems after blunt limb trauma, particularly after long time from the immediate treatment. Three cases of sympathetic reflex dystrophy of the ulnar nerve as a late consequence of blunt upper limb traumas are presented. Long-term medical and surgical treatment produced temporary remission only. Full efficiency of the limb and remission were achieved only when anterior transposition of the nerve was done.

[A case of intrasellar craniopharyngioma with the symptoms of pituitary apoplexy]. / Przypadek sródsiodlowego czaszkogardlaka, przebiegajacego z objawami udaru przysadkowego.

Craniopharyngiomas account approximately for 2.5% of all intracranial neoplasms. They statistically most often arise in Japanese people (8%) and in children (9%). Despite their typical localization in suprasellar region and their close neighbourhood, 10-20% of them occupy intrasellar space, but only very few grow up as intrasellar cysts. Such localization predisposes to hypothalamus-pituitary-axis dysfunction more often, than other localizations. The symptoms of pituitary apoplexy caused by sudden, intrinsic haemorrhage of intrasellar craniopharyngioma are very rare, because the tumour grows very slowly and its vascular supply is usually poor. A very rare localization, extremely atypical course of disease, interesting intraoperative observations and good results of transsphenoidal tumour removal prompted the authors to present this case report.

[A case of primary abscess of the pituitary gland]. / Przypadek pierwotnego ropnia przysadki mózgowej.

This report details the management of a patient with a primary pituitary abscess with secondary amenorrhea, mimicking pituitary adenoma. The preoperative diagnosis of intra- and suprasellar pituitary abscess was established by X-ray examination of the skull, CT-scans and anamnesis. After transsphenoidal removal of the abscess with accompanying antibiotic therapy the patient had a progressive and nearly complete recovery with normalization of menstruation.

[Radioisotope cisternography in the diagnosis of subarachnoid cysts]. / Cysternografia radioizotopowa w rozpoznawaniu torbieli pajeczynówkowych mózgowia.

Two cases of subarachnoid cysts are presented. Radioisotope cisternography proved successful in the diagnosis of this disorder. CT-scan and surgery confirmed diagnostic value of the radioisotope cisternography. It may be useful in case of inability to use CT-scan, being safe and valuable.