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L Reggiani

Publications and source records attributed to L Reggiani.

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PubMed1988

Appendices epiploicae of the large bowel. Sonographic appearance and differentiation from peritoneal seeding.

Solid hyperechogenic nodules of different sizes and shapes surrounded by ascitic fluid were seen growing from the peritoneal surface of the large bowel in three patients with biopsy-proven alcoholic liver cirrhosis; they were spaced at regular intervals along the course of the colon. The same images were visible during in vitro examination of two surgical specimens of the large bowel and corresponded to appendices epiploicae of different sizes. The appendices epiploicae can be identified by sonography only when surrounded by fluid; their shape may be similar to that of peritoneal tumors. Careful analysis of both the relationships of the appendices epiploicae with the outer surface of the large bowel and of their regular spacing along the course of the colon itself may help to avoid possible misinterpretations.

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PubMed1984

CT evaluation of the pelvic cavity after cystectomy: observation in 40 cases.

This study reports our experience with CT in 40 patients who underwent total cystectomies. This technique permits careful monitoring of post-operative recovery and defects and identifies complications, local recurrences, or diffuse neoplastic spread. In complete cystectomies with or without neobladder, the possibility of recognizing abnormalities depends on the operator's ability to recognize normal postoperative modifications and asymmetry in the muscle masses along the lateral walls and to identify any unusual masses. Local recurrence in the pelvic cavity can show up as alterations in the thickness of the soft structures that cover the pelvic walls or as new masses. A postoperative abscess is suggested by the demonstration of gas in a nonintestinal mass. A urinoma generally presents as a low density mass with a thin wall even if some urinomas communicate with the genitourinary tract and therefore opacify with the use of intravenous contrast medium administration. Despite these limitations, CT remains the best investigative technique for exploring the pelvic cavity after cystectomy, making it an indispensable examination in well-programmed patient follow-up.

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