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E Popescu

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[The late results of short-term chemotherapy in benign forms of tuberculosis in children].

The study included 359 cases of primary tuberculosis (benign forms) in children aged 0-14 years, out of which 181 non-complicated and 178 complicated forms. The therapeutical regimens were: 3HEZ2/3HE2 (study subgroup) and 6HE2/3H2 (control) for non-complicated forms, and 3HRZ2/3HR2 (study subgroup) and 3HES2/3HE2/3H2 (control) for complicated ones. Late results (5 years after treatment end) were very good (from clinical, radiological, bacteriological points of view) in 100% of cases. Thus, short-course regimens are preferable to longer ones (over 6 months) in the chemotherapy of the benign forms of pulmonary tuberculosis in children.

Adolescent↗
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Serum electrophoretic lipoprotein factors and pseudocholinesterase activity in thyroid disease.

Decreased levels of serum cholesterol and beta-lipoproteins occurring in hyperthyroidism were found to be accompanied by an enchanced activity of pseudocholinesterase, while in patients with myxedema, the pathologically increased levels of serum cholesterol and beta-lipoproteins were associated with diminished serum pseudocholinesterase activity. The percentage of the pre-beta fraction was found to be increased in both hypo- and hyperthyroid patients, but mechanisms leading to this change are probably different in the two pathological conditions. The behaviour of cholesterol and pseudocholinesterase activity and especially the ratio between these paramameters might be used for the diagnosis of thyroid disease and for the control of therapeutic efficiency.

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[Plastic surgery for losses of facial substance by cheek rotation].

New diversified plastic surgery methods have been introduced into practice in the last decades, aimed at repairing the loss of facial tissues involving the upper lip (with or without co-involvement of the lateral parts of the nose), and the lower eyelid area, that cannot be repaired by flaps prepared in the surrounding regions. In view of avoiding the disadvantages of 2- or 3-stage techniques the authors have re-evaluated the method introduced by Esser in 1918 for plastic repair of the facial tissues by rotation of the cheek, which is economical, efficient, rapid, and elegant, providing fully satisfactory esthetic results. Two cases are presented, one with loss of facial tissue following removal of an achromic recidivating melanoma, and another one following removal of a recidivating baso-cellular carcinoma, in which this method was employed with excellent results.

Aged↗
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[Choristomas].

The authors present 21 cases of aberrant pancreas with gastric and duodenal location (heterotopias under the shape of inclusions, nodules or true adenomas) included besides the rare cases of adenoma developed from Brunner and Lieberkühn glands in the "choristomas" category. Asymptomatic or with clinical phenomena and complications "borrowed" from the associated peptic ulcers (15 cases) the diagnosis of pancreatic heterotopias is usually an interoperatory or even histopathological surprise, the X-ray examination with the classical image "in cocard" and the endoscopy being rarely evocative. The surgical treatment is generally conservative and is dominated by the presence or lack of the concomitant peptic ulcer.

Adult↗
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[Isolated traumatic lesions of the abdominal wall musculature].

Six cases of isolated traumatic lesions of the abdominal wall muscles (2 ruptures of the right abdominal muscle and 4 of the anterolateral muscles) are reported. The presence of a "fixed" hematoma or even of a true subcutaneous eventration, the case history (for finding out the injury mechanism or unusual muscular effort), the X-ray examination of the abdomen and especially the ultrasonography can establish the diagnosis. The treatment of this lesion is usually conservative, surgery (performed in 3 cases) being indicated only in those ruptures with large parietal defects or hematomas or in case of diagnostic doubts.

Abdominal Muscles↗
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[Suppurative cervico-mediastinitis of odontogenic origin].

Five cases are presented, of suppurated cervico-mediastinitis developed after acute suppurated apical parodontitis of a lower molar tooth. In two cases the severity and the extension of the lesions resulted in a fatal outcome. In one of the cases the patient also had pericarditis, pleurisy and purulent meningitis, and in the second case the necrotizing mediastinitis extended to the pleural and pericardic cavities, and was associated to bilateral bronchopneumonia. In three cases the patients were cured following cervical mediastinotomy, efficient mediastinal aspiration of the anterior and of the posterior mediastinum, in association with antiinfectious and resuscitation therapy. Since the prognosis of these major complications is still severe the risk of diffusion of odontogenic suppurations should not be ignored or minimized since in all the cases iatrogenic factors have occurred over the evolution of the patients. Knowledge of stomatologists should be improved and they should be aware of the risks of odontogenic suppuration involving parapharyngeal and cranio-encephalic extension, or the risk of cervico-mediastinal diffusion.

Adult↗