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F Caruso

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[Diagnosis of the active phase of periodontal disease. 2. Non-clinical parameters].

A review of the Literature shows that a lat of (non-clinical) umoral markers have been suggested as indicators of periodontal disease activity. The advantage of simultaneous evaluation of different markers to obtain a profile of local disease activity has been highlighted in this work as an approach that may provide an usefull picture of the local destructive disease.

Dental Plaque↗
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[Diagnosis of the active phase of periodontal disease. 1. Clinical parameters].

Review of the literature shows that the common clinical parameters used in practice are inaccurate in assessing periodontal disease activity. Radiographs and probings are, instead, relatively accurate in retrospectively assessing periodontal disease activity. Currently more sophisticated radiographic techniques are being developed to diagnose ongoing periodontal disease activity.

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[Transient loss of consciousness: a frequent and difficult problem in emergency service. Retrospective analysis of 391 cases].

The present study was designed to evaluate the patients with transient loss of consciousness who are seen in the emergency room and the ways in which they are currently triaged and evaluated, to determine the risk factors influencing their prognosis, and to analyze the aspects of diagnostic evaluation that are most useful. We made a retrospective study of 391 patients with transient loss of consciousness seen at the emergency room of S. Martino hospital. The causes of loss of consciousness, admission decision, diagnostic tests ordered, initial and final diagnoses and mortality are evaluated. The admission decision was influenced by three factors: cause of loss of consciousness, presence of chronic disease, and patient age. The same factors were shown to influence mortality. Full concordance between initial and final diagnosis was only 50 per cent. In 18.6 per cent of patients the cause of loss of consciousness was not identified at dismissal. The history and physical examination were crucial elements in the evaluation of most patients, and only in selected cases did tests such as electrocardiogram, Holter monitoring, electroencephalogram, computerized tomography scan provide diagnostic information.

Adolescent↗
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Subcutaneous mastectomy. A review of 130 cases.

Subcutaneous mastectomy (SCM) is discussed in connection with 130 such procedures performed on 108 patients. Seventy-nine malignant breast lesions and 51 benign breast lesions were operated on by this technique, which lies midway between conservative therapy and classical ablation. Conservation of the nipple-areola complex depends on the results of intraoperative biopsy; flaps are reduced when necessary. Breast volume is usually reconstituted using a prosthesis. Eleven of the 79 malignant breast lesions recurred locally (13.6%): generalization of postoperative irradiation thus seems justified, as in conservative therapy protocols. The 5-year survival rate of 83% is comparable to that of other treatment techniques for T1-T2 cancers. Cosmetic results have been improved, and the fact that SCM may give a better result than reconstruction after mastectomy must be kept in mind. However, the technique is only indicated for those cases which would otherwise be suitable for conservative surgery, were it not for the need to resect the gland because of a diffuse pathology.

Adenocarcinoma↗