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P Panettiere

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PubMed1979

[Adrenal cysts].

Suprarenal cysts may be clinically silent and discovered by chance, or they may present clinically if they attain marked dimensions by means of compression of surrounding formations. Examinations that lead to precise diagnosis are: direct abdominal X-ray integrated with scanning, echoscanning, urography and selective arterial and especially venous vasography. Two clinical cases that may be considered typical of the two varieties, true cyst and pseudo-cyst, are reported.

Adrenal Gland Diseases↗
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Filler injection enhances the projection of the reconstructed nipple: an original easy technique.

BACKGROUND: Reduced nipple projection is the main reason for unsatisfactory nipple-areola complex reconstruction, and many techniques have been proposed to maintain projection of the reconstructed nipple. METHODS: For 70 patients, 90 nipples were reconstructed using either a small wedge from the labia minora (LMW) (n=70) or nipple sharing (NS) (n=20). Two months after reconstruction, each reconstructed nipple was injected with DermaLive. Second and third injections were performed 2 and 5 months later. The injected volume was tailored to the desired projection. Nipple projection was measured at the moment of implant, before and after each injection, and 6 and 12 months after the last injection. RESULTS: Nipple projection was satisfactory in all cases and comparable with that of the contralateral nipple. The average nipple projection at 6 months was 5.8 mm in the LMW group and 3.8 mm in the NS group (p<0.01) and, respectively, 5.6 mm and 3.5 mm at 12 months (p<0.01). No complications occurred, except for one positron emission tomography (PET) false-positive result. CONCLUSIONS: The described method is simple and safe. It provides precise projection with no need for intraoperative forecasting of tissue reabsorption. The result was better for the LMW patients, perhaps because of their higher distensibility.

Acrylates↗
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The tuberous breast syndrome.

The tuberous breast syndrome is the result of a complex series of defects with various degrees of expression. However, much confusion has been generated in the literature by the use of often inadequate terminology, which is partly the cause of multiplicity of managements being proposed that mainly aim to correct the major defect and not the entire syndrome. The surgical approach adopted by our group stems from the improvement of classic techniques, consisting essentially of a combination of periareolar mastopexis, additive mastoplasty, and gland base enlargement by cross incision. Our results were fully satisfying both aesthetically and functionally. We achieved a correct shape, resolved ptosys and reduced areolas with no double-fold effect, and attained good symmetry in more complex unilateral cases.

Adult↗
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The impact of genetics on Crohn's disease.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Reports focusing on the familiarity and "pedigree" of patients with Crohn's Disease (CD) are increasing. The study of the role of genetics as a predisposing factor in providing the ideal milieu upon which environmental agents and immuno-inflammatory responses may act, could be paramount in finding the pith of the etiopathogenesis of this disease. METHODOLOGY: In order to determine the impact of familiarity on CD, a series of 187 patients, managed between January 1965 and January 1997, was subdivided into two groups. In group I (145 pts.), the family history relied only on direct information from the patient, while in group II (42 pts.) a prospective study was carried out involving both close and distant relatives who were interviewed and, in some cases, clinically investigated. RESULTS: In this study, relatives with suspected CD were 9 out of 122 in group I patients (7.4%), while in the more detailed assessment of group II, 18 out of 42 cases (43%) had an ascertained CD familiarity. CONCLUSIONS: The importance of familiarity in the pathogenesis of CD may be higher than expected if properly sought for. Reports on the possibility that the onset of CD may be strongly influenced by genetics, favor our hypothesis that the true etiology may find its base in a hemolymphatic disorder of the mesentery followed by superimposed inflammatory responses.

Adolescent↗