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A Cucu

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[Staphylococcal infections in the Cluj-Napoca Clinic of Infectious Diseases during the years 1967-1972].

Over a six year period, in the Clinic of Communicable Diseases of Cluj Napoca, 2301 patients with staphylococcal infections were admitted to the Clinic, representing 8% of the total number of patients admitted, and 3513 staphylococcal strains were isolated. A number of 43 of the 2301 patients died (1.8%), but staphylococcal infection was actually the cause of death in only 35 cases (1.5%) (septicemia, staphylococcal meningitis and pulmonary infections). Eight of the patients died from the basic disease (hepatitis, tetanus, paratyphoid C fever etc.). A number of 2246 Staphylococcus hemolyticus aureus, 80 non-hemolytic Staphylococcus aureus and 162 Staphylococcus albus strains were isolated; most of the strains were resistant to antibiotics in different proportions.

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[Current aspects of infectious mononucleosis].

The authors discuss present aspects in infectious mononucleosis, with reference to the cases admitted to the Clinic of communicable Diseases of Cluj-Napoca, i.e. 115 cases during the 1954--1973 period (3 to 13 cases a year). In most cases the clinical symptomatology was mild and the laboratory tests typical not giving rise to any diagnostic difficulties. However, 28 cases (25%) presented jaundice, with positive hepatic tests, so that a differential diagnosis was established with viral hepatitis. In 9 cases nervous manifestations were reported: 4 encephalitis, 1 neuritis of the hypoglossal nerve, 2 facial paralysis, 2 benign serous meningitis cases, all of which fully recovered. The Paul Bunnel-Hăngănuţiu test was positive in titers of 1 : 40 -- 1 : 1280, in all the cases. Corticotherapy was applied with good results in 24 cases. All the cases ran a favourable course. On admission, 45% of the patients came with a diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis; the others were admitted with a diagnosis of : diphteric angina, viral hepatitis, influenza, German measles, mups, typhoid fever, prolonged febrile syndrome.

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[Pancreatic pseudo-cyst].

Pancreatic pseudo-cyst (PKP) represents a late complication of acute and chronic pancreatitis and of pancreatic trauma. Male sex is predominant (22/27). Average age is 43.9. PKP was most frequently associated with chronic ethylism (16), chronic pancreatitis (14) and acute pancreatitis (9), cancer (1). Ultrasonography (US) is the method used for surgical indication (parietal maturation, content) and lesion follow up. Internal drainage was used for 15 patients: 13 Jurasz cystogastroanastomy and 2 transduodenal cysto duodenostomy. External drainage was used with 9 patients. Topography was: cephalic (4), corporeal (6) corporeo caudal (13); with 4 patients topography could not be set (PKP over 15 cm). Postoperative complications occurred with 7 patients: upper digestive bleeding (4), pancreatic abscess (2), hemi-peritoneum (1). Surgical abstention (3 patients) was determined by: lack of cyst parietal maturation, progressively reduced dimensions and an acute pancreatitis episode. One patient deceased due to haemorrhagic recurrence in tryptic erosion of the portal vein. Surgical decision is supported by US. Surgical tactics shall be adapted to the topography and lesion. Inner derivation represents election indication in mature PKP. In some circumstances, external drainage is however necessary.

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[Alloplastic or autoplastic in incisional hernia].

The study is retrospective and includes 194 patients with incisional hernia (IH). Local and general factors involved in IH pathogeny were tried to be identified, namely tactical and technical solutions for surgically solving the abdominal parietal deficiencies. Main risk factors, for the lot having been studied, are general: obesity, diabetes, cancer and local: wound suppuration, repeated surgical operations, emergency surgery, multiparity and physical effort. Simple suture and aloplastic procedures prevailed being adapted to the type of lesion, intraoperatory identified. For patients with multiple orifices different techniques were used during the same surgical operation.

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[The technical modalities of duodenojejunoplasty in large parietal defects of the duodenum].

The authors present two technical modalities for solving extensive defects of the duodenal wall which occurred during surgery for large duodenal ulcers, which in one case involved the entire anterior part of D1-D2. In another case the duodenal wall defect was due to tumoral invasion by cancer of the hepatic angle of the colon. The solution consisted in duodenoplasty with excluded intestinal loop in "Y", in the first case, and duodenoplasty on an omega loop associated with GEP in the second case.

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Experimental preparation of deantigenized vascular heterografts and study of tolerance after transplantation.

A new technique in preparing a heterograft is presented. Deantigenized calf carotid arteries are obtained by papain digestion and formol tanning. The biochemical determinations show a pronounced reduction in total protein content after papain digestion. The formol tanning gives a good rigidity and elasticity in adapting to different blood volumes without aneurysmal dilatation. Eight dogs were grafted : two died after surgery, two were killed after 35 days and two others 60 days after transplantation, one died after 8 months and one is alive 30 months after transplantation. The good in vivo tolerability has been appreciated. There have been no haemodynamic troubles and no cell changes of rejection. An insignificant quantity of immunoglobulins G has been found in the sera of the animals with heterografts. These data draw attention on the possibility of the use, in clinical practice, of the deantigenized calf arteries.

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