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F Tosato

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[Intragastric balloon in bariatric surgery].

Intragastric balloon (BIB) is a mechanical restrictive device formed by a silicone wrapper inserted endoscopically in the stomach, filled with 500 cc of physiological blue methyl solution and kept in situ for 6 months. In two years 98 intragastric balloon have been set in 88 patients at the average age of 37.1 years, of 41.9 of BMI and 47.6 kg of weight. Complications were intolerance, gastro-oesophageal reflux, break and/or deflation and meteorism. BIB is an effective procedure in the temporary treatment of obesity leading to satisfactory weight loss and to short-term improvement of comorbidities.

Adolescent↗
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[Carcinoid of the thymus].

Thymic carcinoid is a rare lesion. Two cases are reported and diagnostic as well as therapeutic problems are discussed.

Adult↗
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[The use of human fibrin glue in fistulous pathology of the lung].

Currently, bronchopleural fistulas present a decreasing complication rate in thoracic surgery, especially since surgical management of tubercular infections is no longer needed. The introduction of non-reacting suture materials and the technological advances have also lowered the incidence of such complication. Although fistulas tend to be chronic, their treatment is possible. Today, in fact, the use of human fibrin glue gives positive results which depend on the extent of the fistula as well as the adherence of the glue to the bronchial wall. The authors report their experience in two cases treated with human fibrin glue.

Bronchial Fistula↗
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[A case of ganglioneurofibroma of the lung].

A case of ganglioneurofibroma of the lung surgically managed is reported. Symptoms were those of an enlarging mass in the thorax. The essential clinical features of the condition are briefly discussed.

Ganglioneuroma↗
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[Unusual case of chronic myeloproliferative syndrome].

A patient with myeloproliferative syndrome presenting the variety of aspects of both polycythemia vera and agnogenic myeloid metaplasia and megakaryocytic myelosis is described. According to the more recent hypotheses on the matter, our report confirms the presence of inseparable links among the above mentioned myeloproliferative disorders. The wrong diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease based on the histological features of the spleen is also discussed.

Chronic Disease↗
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Modality of failure following resection of stage I and stage II non-small cell lung cancer.

The pattern and sites of recurrence were studied in 270 patients with resected Stage I (NO) or Stage II (Nl) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Survival, incidence, and type of intrathoracic locoregional recurrence versus distant extra-thoracic recurrence after surgical excision were analyzed. Prognostic parameters, such as postsurgical stage, histologic type, degree of cellular differentiation, and surgical approach, were examined to discern their influence on tumor recurrence. The total incidence of recurrence in patients with stage I and II tumors was high, with a radical surgical approach often resulting ineffective, because of incomplete locoregional neoplastic extirpation due to micrometastases. Lymph node metastases worsened prognosis, with Nl tumors demonstrating a significantly higher recurrence rate at 5 years (63%) than NO neoplasms (48%) (p < 0.01). Stage I tumors showed an elevated incidence of local recurrence (45%), with tumor T-factor making a significant contribution in such cases. N1-factor combined with an elevated T-factor (Stage II Subclass pT2Nl neoplasms) promoted a higher incidence of distant rather than local recurrence. A shorter disease-free interval was observed in patients with N tumors as opposed to NO neoplasms. Histologic type did not play a statistically significant role (p = ns) in the total incidence of recurrence. A similar total incidence of recurrence was observed in Stage I and II tumors treated by lobectomy (51%) or pneumonectomy (56%), with locoregional recurrence appearing more frequently after lobectomy.

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Subcapsular splenic hematoma due to infectious mononucleosis.

Spontaneous subcapsular splenic hematoma formation without rupture in infectious mononucleosis is a very unusual occurrence. A conservative management is successful in those patients in stable condition. We describe the presentation and the clinical progress of a case in whom a sudden enlargement in hematoma's diameter needed a splenectomy to avoid the risk of blood effusion in the abdominal cavity.

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[Epidemiology of esophageal cancer].

The Authors examine the epidemiological features of esophageal cancer. This tumor is today the fourth neoplasm of the digestive tract, and represents 2-5% of all tumors.

Adenocarcinoma↗