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L Moro

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Study of cell kinetics in the normal colorectal mucosa of subjects at risk of developing colorectal carcinoma.

This report examines the 3H-thymidine-labeling index (LI), the flow cytometric S-phase cell fraction, and DNA ploidy in the normal colorectal mucosa of three groups of subjects: normal subjects (group A), patients with adenomas (group B) and patients with cancer (group C). The total LI and the LI for crypt compartment were investigated. The former LI was similar in the three groups while that for crypt compartment was significantly higher in the patients with adenomas (compartment 3), and in those with cancer (compartments 3 and 4). All of the mucosas were diploid and no significant relationship was found between the LI and the flow cytometric S-phase values, considered for each group. These data suggest that an upwards expansion of the proliferative compartment seems to be an indicator of cancer risk. In contrast, the variations of the ploidy and S-phase fraction do not appear to be important risk factors in the three groups of subjects studied.

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153Sm-EDTMP radionuclide treatment of bony metastatic disease: a radiation protection evaluation.

The aims of the study were the identification and optimization of the radiation protection measures for in-patients who underwent palliative radionuclide therapy for bone metastases with 153Sm-EDTMP activities lower than 3 GBq. The suitability of the preventive procedures from the contamination of places and objects, and for the protection of the hospital staff, other patients and relatives from the danger of external radiation and internal contamination has been evaluated by carrying out a series of measurements both of superficial contamination inside the confinement room and of the dose near the treated patients. The results show that the contamination of the places and the objects close to treated patients is really low. The greatest risk of contamination depended on the management of the physiological waste that, therefore, should be collected and disposed as radioactive one. The measurements of external radiation show that nearby the confinement room the dose limit for public is not exceeded. The same is true for the dose limit of 3 mSv established for relatives who, when taking care treated patients, receive a dose lower than 20 microSv a patient. The fulfillment of the proposed radiation protection measures assures the containment of the risk of exposure and contamination for nursing and medical staff involved in radionuclide-based therapy.

Bone Neoplasms↗
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[Work at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Medical Headquarters of the Republic of Croatia].

During the summer 1991, the Ward of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Medical Headquarters, Republic of Croatia has been established as a direct reaction to the cruel war in Croatia. The aim of the Ward is to prevent mental disorders among the individuals participating in the war and among the population of Croatia. Special attention is given to the threatened groups. These are: injured patients, displaced persons, children who have lost one or both of its parents, members of families of persons who have been killed or injured and the others. Treatment doctrines have been provided as well. Besides, a regional psychiatric service which has been formed in accordance with the characteristics of this war which is carried out without a known front, mobile psychiatric groups have also been established. They are made up of volunteers. Particular attention has been directed toward the education and publishing. The first Croatian war psychiatry entitled "Introduction into the War Psychiatry" is going to be published very soon. A program of the so-called veterans hospital has been worked out as well.

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[Videolaparoscopic cholecystectomy in the obese patient].

The difficulties which arise when performing VLC in obese patients primarily concern the induction of pneumoperitoneum and the use of normal surgical instruments. This is due to the thickness of the abdominal wall and the scarce anchorage of the cutis and subcutis to the musculo-fascia level. Two technical variations of pneumoperitoneum are proposed in order to overcome the first problem, whereas with regard to the latter the authors suggest moving the trocar insertion points towards the site of the gallbladder.

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