PubMed Health⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

L Caramanico

Publications and source records attributed to L Caramanico.

34 records · Page 2Linked to original sources
PubMed1985

Solitary pulmonary nodule: correlation between radiographic findings and nature of the lesions.

A retrospective study of 92 solitary pulmonary nodules of patients submitted to surgery is reported. The review was carried out only on chest X-rays performed prior to surgery. The radiographic signs concerning density, contour and margin were correlated with the benign or malignant nature of the lesions. 91.06% of the malignant nodules had a lobulated-umbilicated contour and ill-defined margins; 82.60% of the benign nodules had smooth contour and well-defined margins. Radiographically visible calcifications were found in 85% (6 cases) of the benign nodules, and in 15% (1 case) of the malignant ones. It is concluded that it is impossible to make a definite diagnosis of nature of SPN, due to the different types of tumor growth.

Adolescent↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Parietal sierosa for protecting colonic suture lines. Technical note.

Suture line leakage is a frequent, serious problem in colon surgery. We propose the use of a flap of the parietal peritoneum from the paracolic gutter, adjacent to the operative site, to protect right and left colon suture lines. The advantage of this method is that it permits complete exclusion of the sutured intestine from the peritoneal cavity and avoids the risks of leakage from an intestinal suture line within the peritoneal cavity.

Colon↗
PubMedDate not supplied

["Strawberry" gallbladder: review of the literature and our experience].

The term "strawberry gallbladder" refers to an anatomo-pathological aspect which is included in the wider chapter of gallbladder cholesterolosis. Introducing their experience, the Authors summarize the hypotheses through the years proposed about the etiopathogenesis of this condition the clinical symptoms that it can produce and the diagnostic strategies used to identify it. Moreover the Authors underline that the "strawberry gallbladder" continues to be reported with a significant frequency. They also confirm the opportunity of surgical treatment of symptomatic patients as a valid alternative to medical therapy which is not always effective, it is long lasting, often complex and not completely side effects lacking.

Adult↗
PubMedDate not supplied

[Pica and intestinal occlusion: a clinical case].

Accidental or voluntary foreign bodies ingestion is a frequent reported event in emergency departments. Complication, foreign body shape related are not often observed and, once occurred, just few a cases need an open surgery approach, about 1%. The Authors report the case of a young woman with pica admitted to their Department in an emergency setting for acute intestinal obstruction due to the ingestion of not specified amount of elastics, which required an open surgery operation.

Adolescent↗
PubMedDate not supplied

[Liposarcoma of the leg].

The Authors report an interesting case of liposarcoma of the leg and review the international Literature. Moreover, a particular analysis of different aspects such as anatomy, clinic, diagnosis and treatment has been carried out.

Aged↗
PubMedDate not supplied

[The diagnostic-therapeutic picture in liver injuries: a review of the literature and clinical cases].

Approximately 80% of liver trauma cases have a good prognosis and do not create decision-making problems for the surgeon, while in the remaining 20% the correct choice still represents a problem. Recently there has been a trend toward more conservative surgical management with emphasis on hemostasis and debridement, as well as a move toward a non-surgical alternative (surgical abstention) where feasible, relying in such cases on first-line CT scans for trauma evaluation. We report 51 cases of liver trauma observed in the period 1985-1993 graded according to the AAST Liver Injury Scale as follows: 12 grade I lesions (23.5%), 7 grade II lesions (13.7%), 19 grade III lesions (37.3%), 7 grade IV lesions (13.7%), and 6 grade V lesions (11.8%). In managing these cases we relied on two first-line diagnostic procedures: diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) and CT scans. DPL, performed on 10 blunt trauma victims with unstable vital signs, was positive in 7 who thus underwent immediate surgery, and negative in 3 who subsequently underwent CT scan. Another 14 blunt trauma victims with stable vital signs underwent first-line CT scanning. In the event of a CT grade III or IV lesion patients underwent surgery, while patients with a CT grade I or II lesion were followed expectantly. Deaths (14) occurred only among patients with grade III or IV lesions (including 9 multiple trauma victims) who underwent surgery.

Adolescent↗