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Germana Lissidini

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PubMed2006

Acute intrathoracic gastric volvulus from a diaphragmatic hernia after left splenopancreatectomy: Report of a case.

Intrathoracic gastric volvulus is a rare event. It occurs when the stomach undergoes organoaxial torsion in the chest, caused either by concomitant enlargement of the hiatus or by a diaphragmatic hernia. A delay in diagnosis and treatment can result in fatal complications such as gastric ischemia, perforation, and hemorrhage. We report a case of intrathoracic localization of an acute and incarcerated organoaxial gastric volvulus caused by a left-sided diaphragmatic hernia resulting from a diaphragmatic injury. The patient had undergone a left splenopancreatectomy 4 years earlier for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. We performed an emergency left thoracotomy with reduction of the acute volvulus, resection of the adhesions, and exeresis of an inflammatory mass from the omentum, with good results. The mechanisms of volvulus and diaphragmatic hernia with the relative diagnostic and therapeutic implications are discussed after this case report.

Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal↗
PubMed2005

Primary malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in an incarcerated groin hernia: report of a case.

Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma arising from the inguinal hernia sac is rare. We report the case of a 71-year-old man examined in our emergency department for a bilateral inguinoscrotal hernia, which was recurrent in the right groin, and primary and incarcerated in the left groin. An emergency exploratory operation revealed a firm mass, 10 cm in diameter, in the left inguinal hernia sac. The remaining peritoneal surface appeared macroscopically normal. Therefore, we resected the mass and performed a Rutkow hernioplasty. The patient was discharged after a short, uneventful recovery, and was referred to the oncology department for adjuvant therapy. He is now well and asymptomatic with no evidence of ascites, 26 months after his operation. A mesothelioma of the hernial sac peritoneum was the final histological diagnosis.

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PubMed2004

Total thyroidectomy is improved by loupe magnification.

With this study, we verified if a microsurgical approach with magnification could improve the outcome of total thyroidectomy. Ninety-seven patients were consecutively randomized into group A (surgery with x 2.5 magnification and microsurgical instruments, n = 47) or group B (surgery with no magnification, n = 50). The mean operative time was 125 +/- 4.0 min in group A, and 150 +/- 4.0 min in group B (P = 0.00012). The recurrent laryngeal nerve was identified in all patients of group A, and in 96.8% of group B. The overall morbidity rate was 4.0% in group A and 25.5% in group B (P = 0.0038). This study indicates that a microsurgical approach with magnification is feasible, reduces surgical time, and improves the outcome in total thyroidectomy.

Adult↗
PubMed2003

Significant factors associated with fatal outcome in emergency open surgery for perforated peptic ulcer.

AIM: To evaluate the main factors associated with mortality in patients undergoing surgery for perforated peptic ulcer referred to an academic department of general surgery in a large southern Italian city. METHODS: One hundred and forty-nine consecutive patients (M:F ratio=110:39, mean age 52 yrs, range 16-95) with peptic ulcer disease were investigated for clinical history (including age, sex, previous history of peptic ulcer, associated diseases, delayed abdominal surgery, ulcer site, operation type, shock on admission, postoperative general complications, and intra-abdominal and/or wound infections), serum analyses and radiological findings. RESULTS: The overall mortality rate was 4.0%. Among all factors, an age above 65 years, one or more associated diseases, delayed abdominal surgery, shock on admission, postoperative abdominal complications and/or wound infections, were significantly associated (chi2) with increased mortality in patients undergoing surgery (0.0001<P<0.03). CONCLUSION: Factors such as concomitant diseases, shock on admission, delayed surgery, and postoperative abdominal and wound infections are significantly associated with fatal outcomes and need careful evaluation within the general workup of patients admitted for perforated peptic ulcer.

Academic Medical Centers↗
PubMed2002

Contractility in vitro and mitochondrial response in small and large rabbit bowel after anastomosis.

Leakage of a large bowel anastomosis remains the most serious postoperative complication in gastrointestinal surgery. In a recent experimental study we found that surgically induced hypoxia resulted in more derangement of a variety of biochemical markers in the large bowel (LB) than in the small bowel (SB). We explored the question of whether spontaneous and agonist-induced contractility of SB and LB muscle strips was influenced by surgical procedures and how contractility was related to energetic oxidative metabolism capacity in smooth muscle mitochondria. Sixty male New Zealand rabbits were operated on under general anesthesia. Segments of ileum and colon were resected from each rabbit, and an end-to-end anastomosis was constructed. A representative subset of segments from SB (n = 14) and LB (n = 14) at time 0 was used as controls. Tracts containing an anastomosis were resected at days 2, 7, and 14 after operation. At each time point, 20 segments adjacent to the anastomosis of both SB and LB were used for tensiometric and biochemical studies. Tensiometric studies demonstrated modifications in the smooth muscle function at both the acute and chronic stages with intestinal inflammation that may contribute to surgical stress-associated abnormal motility. Biochemical data showed that the respiratory capacity of the resected LB was more impaired than that of the SB. In both SB and LB, changes in respiratory activity preceded tensiometric changes. Thus abnormalities of contractility after surgical stress are more evident in LB than SB in segments adjacent to the anastomoses. This could be the consequence of abnormal biochemical changes, as adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is required for membrane potential maintenance, calcium homeostasis, and actin-myosin interactions.

Anastomosis, Surgical↗
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Diffuse neuroendocrine tumor of the small bowel: an exceptional case with long survival and literature review.

Malignant tumors of the small intestine are uncommon. Carcinoid tumors represent 20% of all malignancies occurring in this segment. We report the case of a 53-year-old female who was treated surgically for intestinal obstruction secondary to carcinoid tumors diffuse to the small intestine. This is the first case described in the literature. Carcinoids are considered less aggressive than the more common intestinal adenocarcinomas, but because of the extensive localization of the neoplasm this case can be considered a high-grade malignancy with an aggressive pattern of growth. Surgical resection, although noncurative in this case, can provide the patient with a long survival rate and a good quality of life.

Carcinoid Tumor↗
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Postsplenectomy immunodepression and its implications: an underestimated problem.

The most important sequelae of splenectomy is immunity depression. This study, conducted in three phases, was aimed at confirming this clinical condition. Data from our phase 1 study clearly show that patients undergoing splenectomy for trauma are in a critical condition because of a latent immunodeficiency shown by skin tests (ST) and in vitro evaluation of the aspecific immune activity. Because the in vitro study of the unspecific immunity that we used seems to be more expensive and complicated than ST, the aim of the phase 2 study was to compare the efficacy and the limits of the two assays (ST versus in vitro study) in detecting the immunodeficiency status of the splenectomized patient. The aim of the phase 3 study was to ascertain whether postsplenectomy immunodeficiency could be a consequence of an altered equilibrium between the lymphocyte subpopulations T helper (Th)1/Th2, evaluated by serum dosage of interferon-gamma and interleukin-4.

Adolescent↗
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Splenic anisakiasis resulting from a gastric perforation: an unusual occurrence.

We report a case of gastric perforation by Anisakis sp. with consequent localization of the larva in the spleen. An 86-year-old white woman was admitted to our surgical department with a diagnosis of acute abdomen. She had a history of abdominal pain, and her laboratory data showed leukocytosis. In the plain abdominal radiograph, pneumoperitoneum was evident; a computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen confirmed the presence of extraluminal air. Anamnesis disclosed the ingestion of raw fish during the week preceding her illness. The patient was underwent emergency laparotomy. A small gastric perforation and a nodular area at the superior pole of the spleen were found. Surgical treatment was performed successfully and consisted of excision of the gastric lesion and splenectomy. The histological diagnosis revealed the presence of gastritis with an ulcer, and in the splenic tissue, some necrotic foci containing cross-sectioned degenerated worms compatible with Anisakis larva.

Abdomen, Acute↗
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Risk factors of morbidity in thyroid surgery: analysis of the last 5 years of experience in a general surgery unit.

The aim of this retrospective study is to analyze the risk factors of morbidity in thyroid surgery. From January 1997 to December 2001, 343 patients (69 males and 280 females, mean age 46.1) who underwent surgery under general anesthesia for thyroid disease were analyzed. In 22 (6.4%) cases the operation was a second thyroidectomy. The mean post-operative stay was 2 days (range: 1-7) and the mean follow-up was 21 months (range: 1-60 months). Statistical analysis of our data was performed by chi-square test and confirmed by Fisher exact test. The statistical analysis showed the significance of malignancy and re-surgery as risk factors of hypoparathyroidism and recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. Sex, age, and type of operation had no influence on the medical records. The completion of thyroidectomy and histological malignancy increase the morbidity of thyroid surgery.

Adolescent↗
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Management of retrosternal goiters: experience of a surgical unit.

The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze 5 years' experience of cervico-mediastinal goiters (CMG) management. Twenty-five patients with cervico-mediastinal goiters underwent surgery between January 1998 and December 2002. The group consisted of 16 females and 9 males (mean age, 48.2 years; range, 42-74 years). A total thyroidectomy under general anesthesia was always performed. A no. 7 Fogarty catheter with a 5-ml balloon was employed in the seven last cases to lift the retrosternal portion of the goiter into the neck. The mean postoperative stay was 3 days (range, 1-7 days), and the mean follow-up time was 29 months (range, 1-58 months). There were no postoperative deaths; overall morbidity rate was 28.0%. One patient with a severe life-threatening hematoma required surgical re-exploration. Surgery for CMGs shows a low morbidity rate; total thyroidectomy is the treatment of choice to prevent recurrences or re-surgery for malignancy.

Adult↗
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[Conservative treatment of the splenic traumas].

Authors hope for a growing diffusion of conservative treatments for lien's lesions, to avoid the asplenia syndrome, and the unfavourable implications derive from, above all immunodepression that increases septic risk. They report their experience about conservative choices for spleens traumatic injures and emphasize the absolute need of select the appropriate patients for those procedure, that must require: haemodynamics stability; not geriatric age; type I and II, according to Buntain's classifications, ien's lesions, and attentive selection of the patients carriers of type III lesions; absence of preceding spleens injures, opportunity of monitor patients, in immediate postoperative, in intensive care units. Authors suggest that one of the essential condition for the correct selection and achievement of conservative treatments of traumatic lien's injures, is the team work of the surgeon, of the anesthesiologist, of the radiologist. Conclude maintain that, conservative procedure for lien's lesions, must find a growing diffusion, but mention that is appropriate to not extend those treatments indications over the encoded ones.

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