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G M Pigliucci

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At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources

[Surgical treatment of rhinophyma using dermo-epidermal graft. A case report].

Rhinophyma is a nosographical form that has always attracted attention, even among non-experts, owing to the marked aesthetic damage it often causes. Several types of surgery have been proposed for its treatment in an attempt to elaborate a technique that is easy to apply and guarantees satisfactory results in clinical and aesthetic terms. After a short review of the general aspects of the pathology, the authors illustrate the case of a patient with rhinophyma treated with a full thickness dermo-epidermic graft, and emphasise that this surgical solution, provided that the indications are correct, is still a valid alternative.

Follow-Up Studies↗

[Plastic surgery by the Limberg-Dufourmentel method in the treatment of a pilonidal sinus. The anatomicosurgical considerations and an emblematic case].

Limberg-Dufourmentel's cutaneous flap may be used to fill in the loss of residual substance after the radical excision of sinus pilonidalis in the sacrococcygeal region. According to the authors, this technique enables some aspects of the locoregional anatomic conformation typically linked to the onset of this pathology to be modified, as well as permitting more accurate radical surgery. By way of example, the authors report the case of a 20-year-old subject with sinus pilonidalis who was successfully treated using this surgical technique.

Adult↗

[Primary hydatid cyst of the coracobrachial muscle. A clinical case].

Primary localization of hydatidosis in the musculoskeletal system is a quite rare occurrence. We report a case of a 67 year old man with an infestation of the coracobrachialis muscle. We discuss several instrumental and serologic diagnosis methods and the hypothesis of a primary muscular localization.

Aged↗

[Obstruction of the Le Veen shunt: a new surgical solution].

The authors propose an alternative which has been proved valid in four cases of peritoneovenous shunt with an occluded Le Veen valve for venous thrombosis implanted in cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites. After having explored the various possibilities using the vessels adjacent to the superior cava branch, the authors resolved the problem of reimplanting the valve by using an access route through the saphenous vein and inferior vena cava. Using this technique it was possible to reactivate the shunt with a marked improvement in the recurrent ascitic state and above all shunt functionality, and consequently in the clinical conditions and quality of life of these patients.

Equipment Failure↗

[Transhepatic and mini-laparotomic approach in the embolization of the left gastric vein].

The Authors depict the possibility to reduce the risk of variceal bleeding with the embolization of the left gastric vein through a transhepatic or mini-laparotomic approach. Such treatment applied in 5 cases was effective: during a mean one-year follow-up no rebleeding was registered, while the stabilization of a satisfying haemodynamic state in relation to the chronic liver disease was observed.

Embolization, Therapeutic↗

[Value of splenic embolization in patients with hypersplenism].

The authors describe the importance of embolization of the splenic artery by means of Gianturco coils in splenomegalic portal hypertension. They propose their first experience of six cases and the good results on the basis of clinical parameters, of bleeding of esophageal varices, of hematological values. They also show the influence of this method on hemodynamic, metabolic, and respiratory parameters, altered in cirrhotic patients.

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