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[A case of barium-peritoneum with neurological involvement. Importance of barium determination in biological fluids].
Barium in the peritoneum following a barium enema led to a severe and irreversible chronic barium poisoning, although from the abdominal and gastro-intestinal point of view, there were virtually no sequelae. Barium assay on the cerebro-spinal fluid of this patient revealed excessively high levels, which provides the laboratory evidence of the direct action of barium on the central nervous system. Barium assays on biological fluids after barium-peritoneum could be used to assess the degree of barium poisoning and may have prognostic value.
[Paradoxes of the surgical treatment of toxic goiter].
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Vesicoureteral reflux induced by manual compression of the urinary bladder of dogs and cats.
Vesicoureteral reflux caused by manual compression of the urinary bladder performed to obtain urine samples was evaluated by contrast radiography in 10 sedated, clinically normal male and female dogs and in 10 sedated, clinically normal male and female cats. Vesicoureteral reflux occurred in 50% of the dogs and in 40% of the cats. Application of digital pressure to the urinary bladder for a prolonged period to initiate urine voiding was associated with a greater occurrence of reflux than was application of digital pressure for a transient period. Contrast material refluxed into the prostate gland of 3 of 6 male dogs.
[Patellar chondromalacia. A syndrome with diverse etiologies].
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[Tissue biopsy of the epididymis for diagnostic purposes].
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[Ocular pseudo-pemphigus induced by ophthalmic solutions: apropos of 3 cases].
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[Ultrasonographic findings and integration with computerized tomography in pathology of the abdominal wall].
Ultrasonography (US) plays a major role in the study of the anterior and lateral abdominal wall. Our experience refers to 150 patients examined over a 5-year period, who were divided into two groups according to disease etiology: 72 patients suffered from iatrogenic and 78 from non-iatrogenic conditions. The first group was mainly composed of alterations caused by anticoagulation therapy, e.g., hematomas, and recent or previous surgery, i.e., 19 incisional hernias and 19 inflammatory-abscess processes. The second group included above all 32 cases of abdominal wall hernia, 18 neoplasms, 13 traumas with abdominal wall involvement only and 12 inflammatory processes. US yielded valuable pieces of information to diagnose iatrogenic conditions, even for small or non-relevant conditions. Moreover, US allowed non-iatrogenic conditions to be located and identified, accurately demonstrating abdominal wall layers involvement. US was also very useful in the patients whose physical examination is of no use or difficult, e.g., in the patients with much pain and trauma or obese patients. CT was used in selected cases only, as a complement to US, when a more detailed spatial assessment of wide or deep lesions was necessary.
[Genital hemorrhage in women after puberty. Diagnostic orientation].
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[Injury of the bladder in gynecological and obstetric surgery].
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[The Ulysses syndrome--health problems in patients with "non-disease"].
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[Secondary immunodeficiency diseases].
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[Ocular involvement in rheumatoid arthritis].
The authors evaluated ocular involvement in 23 patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis (RA) according to ARA criteria. Slit-lamp biomicroscopic examination showed signs of keratoconjunctivitis sicca in one patient (4%), while a positive bilateral Schirmer test was found in six subjects (26%). Fluorescein angiography, carried out in 11 of the 23 RA patients, showed retinal vasculitis in 18% of the patients examined, even if no clinical and ophthalmoscopic signs of retinal vessel inflammation were present. The authors suggest that fluorescein angiography should be performed in patients affected by particularly active RA, with recent onset of the disease (< 12 months), high titres of classical IgM rheumatoid factor and raised concentrations of circulating immune complexes. The study confirmed moreover the uncommon ocular toxicity related to the drugs frequently employed in RA treatment (antimalarials, gold salts, glucocorticoids). Indeed, only one case (4%) of posterior subcapsular cataract clearly related to steroid therapy was found.
Gas embolism in obstetrics and gynecology. A review.
OBJECTIVE: To review gas embolism in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, with an emphasis on the pathophysiology, clinical presentation and treatment options. STUDY DESIGN: A review of the world literature on gas embolism. CONCLUSION: Gas embolism is an unusual complication and has increased in frequency since the introduction of new invasive procedures. Since the clinical presentation of gas embolism has many faces, it is important to identify it as early as possible: timely treatment may be life saving, while a delay may have serious consequences.
[Chronic rhinopharyngitis sicca].
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[Carotid-jugular fistula after an attempt at placement of a vena cava filter].
A carotid-jugular fistula complicated the placement of a Green-field filter via the right internal jugular percutaneous passage: the local signs of an arterio-venous fistula were associated with right parietal infarction neurological symptoms. A crossography showed a carotid-jugular fistula and a limited dissection of the original carotid artery. An elective echo-guided compression failed. The surgical treatment eliminated the fistula, fixed the carotid dissection and placed a vena cava filter with an excellent result 34 months later. Percutaneous placement of vena cava filters can lead to rare vascular complications such as carotid-jugular fistulas which can, in certain cases, be treated with an elective external compression or endovascular procedures. Surgery offers a reliable technical solution that is complete and stable in time, particularly with recent fistulas and associated neurological symptoms.