[Conventional versus laparoscopic surgery in tumors of the colon].
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M Waku
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[Surgical laparoscopic therapy of small bowel tumors: review of the literature and report of two cases].
The Authors, after a short review of small bowel tumors, point out that recently a laparoscopic approach for these tumors has been suggested and some cases have been reported. The Authors present two cases of patients operated for small bowel tumor using a laparoscopic technique: the first case for a stromal tumor (GIST), the second case for an adenocarcinoma in advanced stage with multilobar lung metastases. The first patient is alive and disease free after one year, the second died after six months for tumor progression. The Authors believe that laparoscopic technique can be employed with satisfying results also in the treatment of small bowel tumors with moderate trauma and invasiveness.
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[Clinical study on laparoscopic approach to cholelithiasis in the elderly].
The Authors report 66 cases of patients aged 75 years or older who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy: 28 cases presented a clinical picture of acute cholecystitis, 3 cases had associated common bile duct stones. A high percentage of patients had cardiovascular disease: 29 patients presented with cardiopaties, of these 9 cases had a history of myocardial infarction, 31 patients had artheriosclerotic hypertension, associated, in 7 patients with signs of brain ischemia. Five patients were suffering from Parkinson's disease, 7 were carriers of diabetes, 2 had liver cirrosis. Three patients were converted due to extensive presence of adhesions from previous surgery. Morbidity and mortality rates were respectively 12% and 1.5%. The Authors think that laparoscopic technique widens indications and reduces risks of cholecystectomy also in elderly patients.
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