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S B Doldi

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[Kinetics of loss of body weight after intestinal by-pass].

Changes in body weight (absolute and percent), overweight index, and body surface area were examined in 27 grossly obese subjects after jejunal-ileal by-pass. Curves were steeper and linear for 3-4 months and then flattened out for the remainder of the twelve-month period of observation. They were parallel to each other even when a division was made between patients weighing more and less than twice their ideal weight. This shows that if a person weighs more than 120 Kg his weight loss curve will depend on the time that has elapsed since surgery. It is virtually independent of the start value.

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[Short-term tolerability of 2 types of termino-terminal jejuno-ileal bypass].

The short-term tolerability of two types of end-to-end jejuno-ileal bypasses with different distal ileal loop lengths was evaluated. A comparison was made for 20 days of the behaviour of the main parameters influenced by the malabsorption syndrome thus induced. It was found that the operation involving a greater loss of small intestine was burdened with a greater number of discharges per day, an increase in total water loss, and an elevatem operative risk. This was compensated by more rapid and more evident loss of weight. Evaluation of the real meaning of the inversion of the A:G ratio observed in the short term with this type of operation was postponed to allow a longer follow-up period to run.

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[Chemotherapeutic results in 62 cases of breast cancer in conjunction with several clinical variables].

Alkylating drugs, alkylating drugs + antimetabolites, and alkylating drugs + antimetabolites + Vinblastine were used to treat 62 patients. The results were assessed in terms of Karnofsky's classes and related to the following parameters: age, free interval, menopausal status, results of prior endocrine management, site of dominant metastases, length of survival. 44 failures (71%) and 18 objective responses (29%) were noted. A mean survival of 17.3 months was noted for the entire series. Subjects who failed to respond survived an average of 14 months, as opposed to 25.5 months for the responders. This difference was just significant. No relation could be shown between the results and the other parameters, whereas that between the results and the length of survival was highly significant. It is clear that the variables considered cannot be relied upon in predicting the outcome of chemotherapeutical management. If the latter is effective, however, survival will almost certainly be prolonged.

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