Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to G F Prati.
The authors, starting from a case of desmoid tumour of abdominal wall, they had the opportunity to observe, discuss its possible etiopathogenetic factors, and confirm the validity of operation as the only therapy.
The spontaneous breakage of a kidney is a rare complication which may occur in the first weeks after a transplantation. The cause which can determine it is not yet cleared up, although the Authors think the greatest responsibility for this can be ascribed to rejection. In this work the authors report the experience and casuistry of the Transplantation Centre of Verona.
The authors report a case of symptomatic renal leiomyoma. Such neoplasm is very rare and, as to the symptomatic form, only some tens of cases are recorded.
The Authors study again the problems of lymphocele in kidney transplantation by showing an interesting clinical case: a lymphocele with smallest size, developing an intensively compressive action on iliac vein. In the light of the experience of 354 transplantations, they discuss the etiopathology and clinics thereof. They particularly emphasize the diagnostical role of echography. Whereas the asymptomatic lymphoceles require no treatments for their trend to be reabsorbed, the symptomatic ones need a quick solution of the compressive effect. Then they consider the therapeutical solutions suggested as an alternative to the interperitoneal marsupialization, which remains the most widely used method.
The serious sepses, even deadly, which can follow an operation of splenectomy because of the reduced immunological capacities persuaded the Authors to confirm the necessity to safeguard spleen especially after lesions due to traumata.
Gastric leiomyoma represents a rather rare report in abdominal surgery, above all because it very often shows no symptoms. Among the non-epithelial gastric neoplasms, it occupies the second place after lymphoma. After describing its anatomo-pathological aspects and clinical features, the authors report their casuistry, including three observations of such neoplasm, and point out that both the endoscopic inspection and the bioptic abstraction, contextually performed, were not so useful in formulating a sure preoperative diagnosis.
The urological complications after a renal transplantation still represent an event anything but rare, ranging, according to the different statistics, from 0.9% up to 23%, with a mortality between 0 and 25%. In this work done by the Verona Centre the experience on 274 transplantations is reported. The urological complications weighed with 6.2% and absence of mortality among the patients. The importance of the prevention and precocious diagnosis is confirmed.
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The appearance of intestinal fistulas secondary to kidney disease is a rare occurrence. Even rarer are complex fistulas involving several organs or systems [correction of apparati]. In this study, the authors report on a case of reno-colo-cutaneous fistula which set in as a complication of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis.
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a chronic inflammation of the kidney usually associated with renal stones, recurrent urinary tract infections or endocrine disorders. A correct preoperative diagnosis is rarely made, since no specific clinical or radiological pattern is known. Differential diagnosis must include renal tuberculosis and renal carcinoma. Ten cases of XGP are reported. Clinical findings, radiological and pathological features, biolaboratory abnormalities are discussed.
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