Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to F De Villa.
The aim of post-mastectomy breast reconstruction by tissue expanders is the mammary symmetry. The Authors report a personal experience in immediate (55 pts) and delayed (12 pts) breast reconstruction with implants. The technique is simple and safe with good aesthetical and functional results.
The Authors report the case of a patient who underwent video-thoracoscopic resection of a solitary pulmonary metastasis. She presented, after about two years, a local relapse (implantation) in the trocar site. Pathogenesis and surgical therapeutic problems are discussed as well.
Adenoma of the nipple is a benign pathology which histologically interests the epithelium of the galactophorous ducts. This pathology looks like Paget's disease both macroscopically and microscopically, therefore an exact differential histologic diagnosis is needed with the breast's carcinoma to undertake the most timely surgical therapy.
The Authors describe sinus pilonidalis disease and report their experience of two principal surgical techniques: the closed method and the Limberg cutaneous skin flap. They conclude that both the methods are recommended for a good clinical result.
Taking the starting point from their own experience and looking at the most recent literature, the Authors report the prospects about the surgical treatment of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.