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S Capobianco

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PubMed1992

Low ureteral obstruction caused by umbilical ligament in a 37 year old man: a case report.

Arterial vascular anomalies rarely cause extrinsic ureteral obstruction and only 11 cases have been reported so far. This paper deals with an unusual extrinsic obstruction of the left ureter caused by a residue of the umbilical artery in a 37 years old man. The patient had left flank pain due to serious hydronephrosis on the same side. At operation a fibrous cord, a residue of the left umbilical artery, partially obstructed the distal left ureter. Partial left terminal ureterectomy with ureteroneocystostomy was performed. In the differential diagnosis of low extrinsic ureteral obstructions also the uncommon vascular anomalies of the umbilical artery should be taken into consideration.

Adult↗
PubMed1984

Antacids and cimetidine treatment for gastro-oesophageal reflux and peptic oesophagitis.

Thirty three children aged 2 to 42 months (mean 9 months) with gastro-oesophageal reflux and peptic oesophagitis took part in a treatment trial comparing cimetidine (20 mg/kg/day) with an intensive regimen of antacids (Maalox, 700 mmol (mEq)/1 X 73 m2/day). All children were evaluated clinically and by radiology, acid reflux test, and endoscopy. After 12 weeks of treatment all were again evaluated clinically, by pH measurement, and endoscopy. Twenty nine children, 15 on antacid and 14 on cimetidine, completed the trial. Eight patients on antacid and seven on cimetidine were cured; five on antacid and six on cimetidine improved; and two patients on antacid and one on cimetidine underwent surgery. Both groups of children showed a statistically significant reduction in the score of clinical, pH, and endoscopic variables after treatment. Lower oesophageal sphincter pressure before treatment did not correlate significantly with the final total score. Antacids in large quantities are as effective as cimetidine in medical treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux and peptic oesophagitis.

Aluminum Hydroxide↗
PubMed1984

Fluoroangiographic and echographic study on a juxtapapillary hamartoma of the retinal pigment epithelium.

A patient with a juxtapapillary hamartoma is described, in consideration not only for the scarcity of such cases described in the literature, but also for the clinical and echographic characteristics that were observed for the involvement of the right eye, and because the patient was female. Echography and especially standardized A-scan echography, showing a lesion at high reflectivity without acoustic shadowing, allowed us to exclude the presence of a malignant melanoma and retinoblastoma, and directing us to the diagnosis of a malformation of angiomatous type.

Child↗
PubMed1983

Study of a form of pulverulent cataract in a large kindred.

A large kindred (64 members in four generations), affected by a form of apparently congenital pulverulent cataract, was studied for linkage of its gene locus with that of the Fy blood group. No indication of linkage was found. The involvement of the cortex distinguishes this form from the zonular pulverulent cataract (total nuclear) of Nettleship and Ogilvie, the locus of which is probably linked with Fy. A correlation between morphological and genetic heterogeneity, based on the linkage with Fy, cannot be established because of the scarcity of published data.

Blood Group Antigens↗
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Retraction syndrome with posterior lenticonus.

A case of a 4-year-old child with retraction syndrome and an associated posterior lenticonus is presented. The lack of specific morphological chromosome abnormalities and of any disturbance of amino acid metabolism, in our case, suggests that the retraction syndrome, in nonhereditary types, is the result of dysgenesis during the middle of the third trimester of pregnancy.

Cataract↗