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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to define the role of the intestinal removal for the therapy of ovarian cancer in advanced stadium. METHODS: We have examined 247 females with epithelial ovarian cancer in advanced stadium, that had intestinal removal. RESULTS: The survival in the females that had a very good intestinal removal is greatest than in the females that hadn't a very good intestinal removal.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to investigate similitudis and differences between the Meigs' syndrome and Meigs' pseudosyndrom. The Meigs' syndrome is an uncommon disease that is characterized by benign ovarian tumor, ascites and pleural effusion. The Meigs' pseudosyndrom is a serious disease that is characterized by malignant ovarian tumor, ascites, pleural effusion. METHODS: We have examined two cases: a case of Meigs' syndrome that is characterized by vomit, abdominal pain, ascites, height serum Ca 125 level; a case of Meigs' pseudosyndrom that is characterized by ovarian adenocarcinoma that is diagnosticated owing to ascites and pleural effusion. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggest that the surgical therapy have a very important role for the complete remission of the disease in the Meigs' syndrome and for the remission of ascites and pleural effusion in the Meigs' pseudosyndrom.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of our studies has been that to individualize the in partnership factors of risk to infection Herpes Simplex Virus-Type 2 in pregnant women and to appraise the role of the job in such context. METHODS: A champion of 79 pregnant women with infection from HSV-2 has responded to a questionnaire regarding the appearance of the infection, her own job and the degree of stress, if they used services hygienic public. RESULTS: In this champion of pregnant women 63% they are workers. Of these the 85% they introduced signs of a reinfection. For the housewives in 67% there was a reinfection. 84% of the housewives it uses services hygienic privacies. The infection from HSV has appeared in 28.5% of the been born by women with first infection from HSV genitalis, and in 12.5% of the been born by women with reinfection from HSV. CONCLUSIONS: The women that work are mostly to risk of reinfection, they have more evident troubles. This is consequence of a style of life that contemplates a state of superior stress and a great tiredness from the same and of the appearance of vulvo-vaginal infections sustained by microorganisms transmitted through the hygienic services.
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BACKGROUND: Pharmacokinetic studies have confirmed that for many chemotherapeutic agents a substantial pharmacological advantage can be achieved using the intraperitoneal route. Aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of intraperitoneal interferon alpha 2b chemotherapy to treat ovarian cancer. METHODS: Forty-four patients affected by ovarian cancer have been submitted to intraperitoneal interferon alpha 2b chemotherapy from October 1989 to May 1996 at the Gynecology and Obstetric Institute of the Second University of Naples. Intraperitoneal route has been obtained through a catheter in left iliac fossa. Drugs have been solved in 2000 ml of physiologic solution to obtain a better distribution into the peritoneal fluid. RESULTS: Three patients of 15 not-pre-medicated and 16 of 24 pre-medicated have obtained complete anatomo-pathological resolution. No compliances have been checked about catheter. Only two patients have stopped the therapy for asthenia; all the others have well tolerated interferon. CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows the very low toxicity of interferon associated to a good tolerance of the intraperitoneal catheter and therefore we retain that intraperitoneal chemotherapy with interferon alpha 2b improves the prognosis of patients with minimal ovarian cancer after systemical chemotherapy.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of five methods: pelvic examination (PE), transvaginal ultrasonography (US), Doppler ultrasonography, serum CA125 assay and serum CA72-4 assay, alone or associated, to predict malignancy in patients presenting a pelvic mass originating in the ovary. METHODS: 92 patients underwent a standard protocol for physical examination, CA125, CA72-4, transvaginal ultrasonography and Doppler ultrasonography. RESULTS: Eighteen women were dropped from the study because they had clearly benign masses; two women were dropped from the study because they had clearly malignant lesions. Twenty-two malignant (30%) and 50 benign (70%) pelvic tumors were found. When one method was considered alone the best sensitivity (SENS) was found in physical examination (90%) and the best specificity (SPEC) was found in CA72-4: 88%. If all indicators were positive, the SPEC was 100% but the SENS was 40%. Logistic regression analysis prediction of the character of the pelvic masses was correct in 86%. CONCLUSION: Some additional information to discriminate between malignant and benign pelvic masses can be obtained from the valuation of serum tumor markers, particularly CA72-4. Also Doppler ultrasonography appeared to be useful in the differential diagnosis of pelvic tumors. The prediction of the character of the pelvic masses calculated by a logistic model in which PE, US, CA 125, and CA72-4 are included is very good.
The paper deals with the endonasal approach and the functional surgery of the ethmoidal region with respect to the middle concha. First of all, an anatomical survey of the ethmoid, pointing out the many useful topographic and vicinity particulars for endonasal management are displayed. His technique is detailed step by step, adding some modifications and variations introduced as a result of his own experience gained through 36 years of practice. The A stresses to the specialists the importance of being acquainted with the endonasal approach to the ethmoid sparing the middle turbinate, because it is very useful and gratifying.
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