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A Gatto

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Diffuse intestinal diverticulosis: a case report.

We report an asymptomatic case of diffuse intestinal diverticulosis simultaneously affecting duodenum, jejunum and colon. The patient presented signs of progressive systemic sclerosis, which supports the hypothesis in the literature of an aetiological link.

Aged, 80 and over↗
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[Unusual cause of upper digestive hemorrhage: gastric lipoma. Report of a case].

Lipomas are benign tumors that are common in other sites but rare in the stomach. They are usually submucosal and, when symptomatic, are most often accompanied by gastrointestinal bleeding from ulceration of gastric mucosa overlying the mass or by symptoms of obstruction. A 55-year-old male with epigastric abdominal pain and upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to a gastric lipoma is presented; endoscopic and x-ray examinations revealed a submucosal tumor on the posterior wall of the gastric corpus, with ulceration in the mucosa covering it. Biopsies of the mass were nondiagnostic. The patient underwent a complete submucosal excision: the intraoperative histologic study established the diagnosis of gastric lipoma. The post operative period was uneventful. A review of the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of this rare disease is reported.

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage↗
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[Appendiceal oxyuriasis: a case report and review of the literature].

The authors describe a case of appendicular oxyuriasis and then go on to review the international literature on this condition. Nothing in the case report provides the surgeon with useful pointers which may help him distinguish between appendicular oxyuriasis and common appendicitis. This is in line with all the existing literature which yields no elements capable of suggesting an accurate preoperative diagnosis. Only anamnestic evidence of previous oxyuriasis can help the clinician in this direction. It should be noted, however, that there are no significant differences in postoperative morbidity between "common" acute appendicitis and appendicitis due to oxyuriasis, when the parasitosis is adequately treated.

Acute Disease↗
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[Renal cholesteatoma].

Renal cholesteatoma is an extremely uncommon disease. The renal pelvis is the most common site, but the lesion can be localized, even if rarely, in a calix or in the ureter. Histologically it consists of a keratinizing desquamative squamous metaplasia, with absence of cellular atypia in the urothelium, therefore cholesteatoma is not considered as a premalignant lesion. Authors report a case of renal cholesteatoma and take into consideration particularly the question regarding the diagnostic approach, that in spite of the help of new imaging techniques, as TC, is unable to arrive at a certain diagnosis, and the therapeutic approach, that must be conservative, when it's possible and according to the majority of Authors.

Cholesteatoma↗