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G Viceconte

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Therapeutic colonoscopy.

The authors report their experience with regard to operative fibrecolonoscopy both in routine and emergency cases. After taking into consideration the use of this technique for the study and treatment of rectal and colonic polyps, they also recommend the use in emergency conditions of colonic haemorrhage and in the removal of foreign bodies. They conlcude that therapeutic colonoscopy must be recognised as one of the most useful methods of diagnosis and treatment of some lesions of the rectum and colon.

Adenocarcinoma↗

Endoscopic and surgical treatment of the colonic polyps.

Endoscopic surgery of the gastrointestinal tract has become in the last years one of the most important procedures in the treatment of some digestive diseases. In view of the positive results obtained by means of the diagnostic coloscopy, an extension of this modern method for therapeutic purposes has been considered appropriate. At the Digestive Endoscopy Centre of the 3rd Surgical Clinic of University of Rome, 1337 coloscopies have been carried out, of which, 1236 were routine, 86 urgent and 15 intraoperative cases. Operative coloscopy was carried out in 310 routine and 16 urgent cases. From a technical point of view, operative endoscopy in the colon is particularly difficult and requires considerable experience. It is our opinion that this method can give useful and interesting contributions to the diagnosis and therapy of some lesions of the large intestine, provided suitable surgical conditions are available with all the necessary equipment. Following these criteria, it is possible to avoid complications such as haemorrhage and intestinal perforation. Our experience in this field is undoubtedly positive, since there has not been any complication but it is necessary to perform operative coloscopy under fluoroscopic control. With regard to coloscopic polypectomy it is the opinion of the authors that this procedure has a therapeutic value in benign polyps and when superficial cancerization has not invaded the muscularis mucosae in the head of the polyp.

Colonic Neoplasms↗

[Peroperative endoscopic papillotomy in a patient with an abdominal aortic aneurysm and biliary calculi].

The authors report a case of abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with biliary tract lithiasis. The need to simultaneously treat both diseases is stressed. A technique which involves endoscopy during open surgery in order to prevent contamination is illustrated. The technique used together with other manoeuvres is part of a methodology aiming to broaden indications to the treatment of abdominal diseases associated with vascular diseases, limiting at the same time the risks of prosthetic infection.

Aged↗

[Extracorporeal lithotripsy and endoscopy in the treatment of pancreatic lithiasis].

The decompression of the pancreatic duct with the extraction of stones by endoscopy is now recognized as an effective method for the treatment of some forms of chronic pancreatitis. The limits of this methodology are strictly linked to the morphology of the pancreatic duct and/or to the size, morphology and number of stones. The association of endoscopy with the ESWL often allows to overcome these limits. A case of lithiasis of the Wirsung in a patient affected by C.P. successfully treated associating endoscopy to ESWL is reported.

Adult↗