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The authors make a retrospective analysis of 95 cases of acute pancreatitis hospitalized between 1975 and 1979. In 3,8% of all the cases the acute pancreatitis was associated with hyperlipoproteinemia. The study of the 4 patients involved revealed the primary origin of hyperlipoproteinemia as a result of alimentary abuse in 3 of the cases. In a fourth case the increased serum lipoproteins were due to prolonged use of contraceptives. From the clinical viewpoint, pancreatitis associated with hyperlipoproteinemia was more severe, with signs of shock and collapse, respiratory failure, high serum nitrogen an hyperglycemia. The blood and the serum had a lactescent aspect, with a thick layer of chylomicrons. The serum and blood values for lipids were higher than 4000 mg%. The increase in the amount of lipids was especially due to high triglycerides values. From the anatomopathologic viewpoint the 4 patients presented as acute cases of cholecysto-pancreatitis with major and extensive haemorrhagic necrosis which involved almost the entire pancreas. The evolution of the four patients was difficult. Two of the patients recovered after a long hospitalization, and had definitive sequels - insulin-dependent diabetes. The other two patients died following septic complications (bronchopneumonia and visceral gangrene), and hypovolemia due to upper digestive haemorrhage.
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The aim of this study is to show the advantages of laparoscopic versus classic appendectomy in obese patients. The trial includes 32 obese patients which underwent laparoscopic surgery for appendicitis in our clinic, compared to a similar trial of patients with open surgery. In both o trials we followed-up the operating time, postoperative pain, hospitalization and social and professional reintegration. We noticed that in laparoscopic appendicectomy patients postoperative pain and hospitalization are reduced, the bowel transit restants rapidly and spontaneously, there are no wound complications and patients recover faster. The disadvantages consisted in longer operative time and higher cost of the laparoscopic operation versus classic appendectomy.
Case report of a 67-years-old man with cephalopancreatic carcinoma and a peculiar evolution, undergoing several operations. The diagnostic was established 3 years ago through a peroperative pancreatic bioptic puncture, followed by choledochoduodenostomy considering the tumor as inextirpable. After 2 1/2 years symptoms of high occlusion and upper digestive bleeding caused by duodenal invasion and a Wölfler precolic gastrojejunostomy was performed. After 4 month the upper digestive bleeding relapsed severely imposing the second reintervention (cephalic duodenopancreatectomy with a special montage). The evolution was favourable, the clinical, biological and imagistic control at 6 month showing the absence of recidive.
UNLABELLED: Our paper represents a synopsis of the main mechanisms by which low-molecular-weight heparins act as pharmacodynamic stabilizing factors of the liquid coagulation balance, in the postoperative period. Today we note three main phases in the coagulation mechanism: 1. partial thrombin activation; 2. positive thrombin-mediated feedback; 3. explosive thrombin formation. Low-molecular-weight heparins (Clivarine-mean molecular weight = 3900 D) act as selective inhibitors an factor X a (anti-thrombotic action), and as weak inhibitors on factor II a. The authors' experience includes 321 patients, who received Clivarin as preventive therapy for thromboembolic disease. Most of the selected patients are included in groups 2 and 3 for thromboembolic risk--and have undergone general surgery and oncological surgery. The dosage and duration of the treatment have been the usual ones. The main clinical observations we noted are: 1. excellent tolerability of Clivarine; 2. no modifications of usual biological values; 3. no adverse reactions were noted. There were no deleterious interferences between Clivarine and the usual postoperative medication of the surgical patient, 4. among the incidents, we note 12 postinjection haematomas, which were spontaneously cured. CONCLUSIONS: Low-molecular-weight heparins are considered today drugs of election in the medical and surgical thrombosis prophylaxis.
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Case report of a 57-year-old man, admitted in emergency, because of high occlusion and severe dyspnea. The physical examination and the imagistics explorations established the diagnostic of strangulated left diaphragmatic hernia. After a short re-equilibration, the surgical approach was made by left thoracophrenolaparotomy and on realize the visceral reduction, the treatment of visceral injuries and the plasty of the pretty high diaphragmatic defect with a nylon mesh. The postoperative evolution was difficult, with hemorrhagic gastropathy, blocked evisceration, pneumonia and left pleural empyema. The control at 10 months show a patient appearing very well, with a voluminous eventration (who need surgical treatment) with normal image on the chest radiography, left hemidiaphragm in normal position and immobile, the gastrointestinal tract sitting intraabdominal, without parietal injuries.
Retropneumoscopic lumbar sympathectomy is performed with an increasing frequency as a treatment of chronic obstructive arteriopathies; though the method has limited indications. We present the operative technique as it was performed în the Colţea Surgical Department in 2 patients. We highlights on difficulties advantages and disadvantages of the method.
Out of 584 cases submitted to colorectal surgery 461 (78.92%) were performed for cancer. Thirty-three patients (7.16%) necessitated immediate (1) or precocious reinterventions for bleeding, fistulae, peritoneal infections, bowel occlusion, necrosis or stenosis of the iliac anus. We are out the technical procedures chosen for each class of complications asking for reintervention. We registered 4 deaths, in aged patients with hard associated morbidity, with emergency reinterventions. We appreciate that a correct preoperative preparation reduces the rate of reintervention and an early reintervention reduces the post-operative mortality.
We considered as local advanced rectal cancer (LARC) tumours invading the serosa or adherent to neighbouring organs, tumoral fistulas, histopathologically proved invasion of regional lymph nodes, peritoneal carcinomatosis with or without neoplastic ascites. Out of 146 rectal cancers submitted to surgery between 1984-1996, 47 had LARC (19 man and 28 women aged of 19 to 88 years) developed in the inferior 2/3 of rectum. We performed in these cases 11 Miles operations, 12 posterior pelvectomies, 3 Dixon resections, 16 colostomies and 5 exploratory laparotomies. To these were associated 4 partial cystectomies, 4 anexectomies, 4 partial enterectomies and 2 excisions of hepatic metastasis. In 27 patients adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy was associated. We registered 3 deaths, 6 parietal infections and 1 stercoral fistula. Postoperative survival was 3-6 months for 12 patients, 6-12 months for 13 patients, 1-2 years for 6 patients. After the complex treatment 6 patients were alive at 5 years. Surgery is the essential therapeutic act of LARC. Chemo/radiotherapy association increases the survival, but not significantly.
AIM: Results evaluation in two trials of patients undergoing classical or laparoscopic surgery for inguinal hernia. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We compared 2 homogeneous trials of 80 patients with inguinal hernias treated by classic procedures: Bassini, Shouldice, Lichtenstein (trial I) or by laparoscopic approach with Plastex, Mercilene or Prolene prosthesis (trial II) between 1995-1997. RESULTS: Postoperative morbidity consisted in trial I in 5 seromas, 2 hematomas, 4 cases with neuralgic pain, 1 with testicular hypotrophy and 4 recurrences. In this trial the mean operative time was 22 min. and the mean hospitalization was 7 days. In trial II we registered a parietal bleeding at a lateral port imposing the conversion, 3 serohematomas, 2 recurrences by displacement of the prosthesis and 2 cases of neurologic pain. The mean operative time was 50 minutes and the mean hospitalization was 3 days. CONCLUSION: In spite of the longer operative time and the higher cost (the price of the prosthesis), in trial II the benefits of shorter hospitalization, lower morbidity and rapid socioprofessional reintegration are significant.