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F Atella

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[Video-laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Results of 281 treated cases].

From March 1992 to September 1994, 281 patients were submitted to laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis. 27 patients were admitted with diagnosis of acute cholecystitis and in 17 patients common duct stones were discovered and managed by ERCP before laparoscopic procedure. Surgical procedure was the standard one described by Cox. The mean duration of the operation was 60 minutes and was significantly related to the surgeon's experience; the incedence of conversion to open procedure was 5.7%. There was no postoperative mortality; the total morbility rate was 2.8%, with 3 major complications, and 5 minor complications.

Adolescent↗
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[Laparoscopic appendicectomy. Personal experience and results].

The paper discusses the indications, limits and basic technical principles of laparoscopic appendicectomy, comparing the costs and benefits to the laparotomic method. The authors review the Literature on this subject and report their personal experience of 11 cases with a nil morbidity and mortality rate.

Adult↗
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[Adrenal cysts. Description of a clinical case].

Starting from the study of a personal case, the authors underline that adrenal cysts are a very rare pathology, occasionally observed and without symptoms. Moreover they point out diagnostic methods, don't permit a certain diagnosis and therapies are not univocal.

Adrenal Gland Diseases↗
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[Malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Two case reports and review of the literature].

The authors report two cases of malignant fibrous histiocytoma localised in the gluteus maximus and re-evaluate some clinical and biological aspects of the neoplasia. Although its histiogenesis is still unsure, the tumour can be classified into various isotopes: the vorticoid-polymorphous variety (70%), and the myxoid, giant cell, angiomatous and inflammatory varieties. It is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in adults and onset is most frequently observed on the trunk and limbs. Biological behaviour shows a marked tendency to local recidivation, with metastatic diffusion occurring mainly late. The choice of therapy consists of more or less radical surgical removal with or without ratio- and immunotherapy. The results of surgery are influenced by the technique used, and the biological and clinical behaviour of the tumour; in view of the numerous case reports of anomalous behaviour, these factors are only indicative. Therapeutic efficacy is on the whole greater in cases of tumours with diameters of less than 5 cm and more superficial localisations compared to the deep muscular fascia.

Aged↗
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[Experience at an ambulatory surgical service for thyroid diseases].

Based of a personal series of 206 patients, the authors evaluate their personal experience of an outpatient surgery ward for thyroid pathologies. The paper reports the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches both in patients undergoing surgery and those who do not. Attention is focused on the importance of the multidisciplinary team and the quality of the results of a homogeneous follow-up.

Adult↗