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P Rispoli

Publications and source records attributed to P Rispoli.

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PubMed1993

Venous and arteriovenous vascular malformations: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations regarding 239 patients observed in the 1978-1991 period.

The Authors report their experience in the treatment of venous and arteriovenous malformations, which in this paper are divided into two subgroups, pure venous malformations (VMs) and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). A pure surgical indication was evident in less than 50% of cases (48.1%), while more conservative treatments were performed in remaining patients. Considering the particular characteristics of the disease, a complete surgical radicality isn't always possible, so surgery must be considered in selected cases.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1992

[Ischemic colitis manifested as Crohn's disease. A case report].

Ischaemic colitis has many and different clinical features as it is often linked to the severity of ischaemic injury. In this paper two patients with clinical features of Crohn's disease are reported. In both patients the diagnosis has been confirmed with endoscopy and biopsy. They have been treated with specific therapy until they developed bowel obstruction in one case and peritonitis in the other. Both patients underwent laparotomy and the histological specimen showed a picture of ischaemic colitis. In one case a Dixon's resection was done, in the other Hartmann's operation.

Adult↗
PubMed1992

[Intraoperative microbiological monitoring in abdominal aortic aneurysms in elective surgery. A review of the literature and the authors' personal experience].

Thirty-one patients, ranging in age from 57 to 78 years (mean 66), with the exclusion of cases with doubtful possible results, underwent abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy for asymptomatic AAA and had cultures from the aneurysmal wall and endovascular thrombus to identify possible microbiological source of future graft infection; 5 (16%) of 31 cultures yielded bacterial growth and the most common organism isolated was staphylococcus epidermidis. During an average follow-up of 15.4 months no graft infection was noted in patients with positive or negative aortic cultured. A literature review stresses the same disparity between positive cultures obtained at the aneurysmectomy and subsequent low graft-infection rate. It is concluded that the aneurysm wall itself does not represent an important source of early or late graft infection and it's suggested that the bacterial presence both in the wall and thrombus could be explained by an exogenous contamination at the operation time.

Aged↗
PubMed1988

[Bandage of the common femoral artery after intervention of disobliteration or aneurysmectomy (considerations on surgical technic apropos of 4 cases)].

The Authors refer their surgical experience in those particular cases in which, after performing an aneurysmectomy or an endarterectomy of common femoral artery, the residual arterial wall appears too thin and weakened. In these not very rare cases, can be indicated, as an additional and prudent manoeuver in order to avoid a possible evolution towards suture disruption or pseudoaneurysm formation, the wrapping or banding of the endarterectomized tract of artery by the mean of dacron prosthesis, sutured around the artery longitudinally. This simple technique, performed in 4 patients, appears easy and safe to perform, offering the advantage to guarantee a biological arterial lumen.

Aged↗
PubMed1985

[Intra- and postoperative complications in surgery of the thyroid gland].

The authors studied the inter- and postoperative complications arising in a series of 690 consecutive interventions on thyroid. The results showed a cipher mortality and a 3% aggregate morbidity. In 0.9% of cases, compressive hematomata in the thyroid loggia, collapse of the tracheal wall due to tracheomalacia or bilateral paralysis of the vocal cords determined an acute respiratory stoppage. 1.4% of the treated patients suffered from alterations in the motility of the vocal cords, ascribable to damage of the recurrent nerves. 0.9% of cases showed a postoperative parathyroid insufficiency, the nature of which, however, was always temporary. The incidence of complications, in the whole, resulted significantly higher in the patients undergoing iterative surgery, in respect of those operated on the first time.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1983

[Clinico-epidemiological study of patients with phlebolymphatic diseases admitted to the hospitals of the Piedmont region 1976-1979. I. Analysis of all phlebolymphatic diseases].

In conjunction with the University Calculation Centre and the Piedmont Region, a computerised study was made of all patients (31,514 cases) admitted to Piedmont hospitals for phlebopathy and peripheral lymphopathy, including pulmonary embolism, in the period 1976-79. An account is given of the method used, the material, and the statistical technique. An 18.9% prevalence of women was noted. Occupation, age category, type of pathology, and treatment adopted were assessed for phlebopathies in toto and for each type. The data for each public health unit, divided by age category, were correlated with the general cases for the Region and those for each unit. In this way, it was possible to determine the incidence of phlebopathies in each unit and over the Region as a whole in relation to age. A map of the Region showing areas of higher, lower, and not significantly different from the regional mean hospitalisation (i.e. phlebopathy) was prepared. The significance of the different incidences in the several units is discussed in relation to their populations, geographical location, raye of migration, and types of occupational activity.

Adult↗
PubMed1983

[Clinico-epidemiological study of patients with phlebolymphatic diseases admitted to the hospitals of the Piedmont region 1976-1979. II. Analysis of lymphatic diseases and pulmonary embolism].

The second part of this research project looks at two very different pathologies. Pulmonary embolisms are usually emergency admissions, while lymphopathies, and this may well be an incorrect term, usually receive outpatient treatment and are only hospitalised in cases of serious incapacitation. Whereas lymphopathies were so few as to prevent any conclusions being drawn, regional admissions of pulmonary embolism occur every 28 hours and 44 minutes i.e. about 1 case per day. No particular relation between the distribution of pulmonary embolism and geographical area, level of industrialisation or migration was discovered. On the contrary there are few areas with higher figures than the expected regional average and these may be attributed to better medical organisation. Finally it should be emphasised that while cases of pulmonary embolism increase with age, the rise is less substantial than might have been expected.

Adult↗
PubMed1983

[Clinico-epidemiologic study of patients with phlebolymphatic diseases admitted to the hospitals of the Piedmont region 1976-1979. III. Analysis of varicose disease].

With the aid of the University and Piedmont Region Computer Centre all cases of varicose admitted to Piedmontese hospitals between 1976 and 1979 were examined. One admission every 1 hour 35 minutes is the regional average. In terms of age there is a numerical prevalence (8526 cases) of the under forty-fives, while in percentage terms, admissions appear to increase in proportion to age. Admissions in age groups to all the individual clinics were correlated with a view to the evaluation of any variations from the regional average, without incidentally confirming these figures. Detailed statistical analysis was employed to correlate the study.

Adult↗
PubMed1983

[Clinico-epidemiological study of patients with phlebolymphatic diseases admitted to the hospitals of the Piedmont region 1976-1979. IV. Analysis of thrombophlebitis].

In the 1976-79 period, 8040 cases of thrombophlebitis, equivalent to 0.17% of the population, were admitted to Piedmontese hospitals, an average of 1 admission every 4 hours and 3 minutes. The present study revealed a numerical and percentage increase with increasing age. The figures per age group from each individual clinic revealed two large areas in the East and South West of the Region where phlebitis cases were numerically lower than the regional average. In other areas figures were higher than estimated, while still others produced statistically insignificant figures. An interpretation of these results is attempted.

Adult↗
PubMed1983

[Survival in a sample of patients operated on for carcinoma of the colorectum].

The authors report the results of different types of surgical treatment performed on a sample group of 51 patients chosen on a total of 308 patients operated for cancer of the colon rectum in the period 1965-1979. They also make their considerations about the most common complications arising in the early and late post operative period, the quality of life achieved by the patients and the survival rate related to the various types of operations performed.

Adult↗