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G Capriata

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PubMed2000

[Angiosarcoma of the breast after conservative surgery and radiotherapy for early breast carcinoma. Description of a case].

The occurrence of an angiosarcoma of the residual breast after conservative surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy for early mammary carcinoma is a very rare event. In western countries only 57 cases have been published in the literature (5 in Italy) since the first described case in 1987. Radiotherapy seems to be the most important etiological factor in the development of the neoplasm. Diagnosis is often delayed, owing to the "benign" aspect of the lesion. The only effective treatment is residual mastectomy, because chemotherapy is ineffective. The prognosis is often dismal, because of the aggressive behaviour of the lesion in most cases. The case of a patient with a multicentric secondary angiosarcoma of the breast recently operated on is described.

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PubMed1998

[Traverso-Longmire technique and quality of life in patients operated on for periampullary neoplasms. Clinical contribution].

BACKGROUND: The surgical approach to periampullary cancers represents one of the major components of digestive tract surgery. Personal experience in the treatment of 21 patients affected with periampullary neoplasms, operated on between January 1994 and July 1996 is reported. METHODS: Ten duodenopancreatectomies (DP) have been carried out (DP), 2 total pancreatectomies (TP). The remaining patients underwent palliative surgery: the resecability index was 57%. Primary cancer site included head of the pancreas in 10 cases, ampulla of Vater in 1 case and duodenum in 1 case. DP and TP have been performed using the pylorus-preserving technique, proposed by Traverso-Longmire. RESULTS: No operative mortality was reported; the morbidity rate was 25%. Nasogastric tube has been left in place for a mean time of 8 days (range 6-12). The mean postoperative period was 20 days (range 11-54). Five patients subsequently died for progressive disease: 4 during the first year (mean survival time 9 months), 1 during the second year (survival time 17 months). The follow-up of the remaining patients ranges between 6 and 30 months. Endoscopy, performed at 3-6-12 months, revealed no anastomotic recurrences, but 1 benign jejunal ulcer. CONCLUSIONS: According to personal experience the Traverso-Longmire technique is an effective procedure to improve the quality of life of these patients having a so poor expectancy of survival.

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PubMed1991

[A case of teratoma of the urachus].

The paper reports a case of teratoma of the urachus in a 53-year-old patient. The difficulties of diagnosing this pathology are underlined, in particular in relation to the rarity of the site of which no other examples have been reported in the literature.

Diagnosis, Differential↗
PubMed1983

Splenic lesions as complications of chronic pancreatitis. A case report.

Two cases of splenic complications occurring during chronic pancreatitis are reported. One patient with a splenic pseudocyst and the other with a ruptured spleen. From the two cases and from a review of the world literature, clinical symptoms, pathogenicity and diagnosis of this condition are described. Prophylactic splenectomy during surgery for chronic pancreatitis is suggested.

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PubMed1981

[Treatment of gastric cancer in the aged].

The A. suggest a modification of Stojanovick primary technique in the treatment of gastric cancer in the elderly. They reviewed pathology of gastric resected patients with exclusion of duodenal transit and they foretell such a technique because of a quicker performance, the scantiness of post-operative complication and, at the end, the complete lack of malabsorption syndromes which are so frequent in gastric resected patients.

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[Laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Our clinical experience from 1994 to 1996].

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Videolaparocholecystectomy is now regarded as the gold standard of treatment for lithiasis of the gallbladder. METHODS: The authors report a retrospective of 258 consecutive videolaparocholecystectomies performed by the Surgical Division of Valduce Hospital in Como between 1994 and 1996. The authors describe the indications for VLC, techniques for the induction of pneumoperitoneum and the realisation of VLC and the percentage and caused of conversion. RESULTS: During this period a steady reduction was noted in the number of laparotomic cholecystectomies and a parallel increase in cholecystectomies performed using a laparoscopic technique (69.2 vs. 30.8% in 1994; 76.4 vs. 23.2% in 1995; 91.1 vs. 8.9% in 1996). A gradual extension of the indications for laparoscopic surgery can be seen leading to the application of this technique in patients suffering from acute cholecystic infection, hydros or empyema of the gallbladder. Conversion were required in 25 cases in this series (9.7%). During the last year analysed there were a total of 9 conversions (7.9%) even though the percentage of acute cholecystitis accounted for 38.9% of all cases of cholecystectomy. CONCLUSIONS: In line with the experience of other centres, the authors, currently propose VLC as the treatment of choice for lithiasic pathologies of the cholecyst.

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[Dehiscence of anastomosis in surgery of the colon. Causes and prevention].

150 operations on the large intestine performed in 1976-81 are presented with the percentage of dehiscences following surgery. In considering the problem of fistulas arising on the colonic sutures, the more frequent aetiopathogenetic factors are examined. The percentages reported are compared with those produced by the best medical schools. Curves recommended in recent literature are also reported.

Adult↗
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[Protective colostomy in surgery of the left colon].

2 groups of patients were given anterior rectal resections, one of the groups also receiving protective colostomy. Results show the usefulness of protective colostomy, not so much because it reduces the incidence of anastomotic dehiscence as because it minimizes the possible consequences of any such dehiscence.

Colectomy↗