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E Kjems

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The influence of blood transfusions upon the recurrence rate of colorectal cancer.

A retrospective study of 325 consecutive patients suffering colorectal adenocarcinoma, allowed in 141, the determination of the influence of blood transfusion upon the risk of recurrence/metastases over a minimum observation period of 6 months. Of 29 patients not receiving blood transfusion, 6 were subjected to recurrence/metastases. Of 112 patients receiving blood transfusion, 45 suffered recurrence/metastases. No significant difference in the risk of developing recurrence/metastases was seen when the primary tumor was Dukes' class A and C. When the primary tumor was Dukes' class B, a significantly higher risk of recurrence/metastases was seen in the group receiving blood transfusion. A constrained use of blood transfusion in connection with colorectal surgery is recommended until definitive immunological studies determined the influence of blood transfusion upon the risk of recurrence/metastases.

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Hydrocele in children: indication for operation and surgical technique.

Hydroceles in children less than one year old should only be treated surgically when discomfort occur, as spontaneous remission is to be expected in this age group. Surgery is nearly always indicated in older children. In a consecutive series of 83 children operated for hydrocele, a follow-up study found a 2% recurrence rate, after an average of 5 years observation, despite the ligation of the processus vaginalis at the anulus inguinalis profundus. In that only 7% of the children developed a contralateral hydrocele, routine exploration on this side is deemed unnecessary.

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