Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to F Di Capua.
The authors report a case of adenocarcinoma of jejunum and remark the rarity of this pathology. Because of poor specificity of the symptoms very seldom a early diagnosis is very seldom made and that explains the rare opportunity of radical surgical therapy and the frequently bad prognosis of this neoplasm.
The author reports two cases of spontaneous pneumoperitoneum subjected to a laparotomy without evidence of intra-abdominal damage. Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum is a clinical situation caused by favourable, abdominal or extra-abdominal, conditions in association or otherwise with symptoms. Suspicion of this situation is asymptomatic patients with pneumoperitoneum and a rigorous clinical check can avoid unnecessary laparotomies.
The author describes a case of pelvic actinomyces in woman using intrauterine contraceptive device, in support of frequent association on two conditions. The woman was treated by surgery. Moreover, the author underlines the difficulty in diagnosis, which explains the frequent recourse to surgery.