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S Correnti

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Long-term results of Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy and hepaticojejunoduodenostomy.

The results of the long-term follow-up of 202 patients with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy (Roux-en-Y HJ) and 19 with hepaticojejunoduodenostomy (HJD) are reported. The mortality, morbidity, and the incidence of postoperative anastomotic stenosis were comparable in both groups. One hundred forty patients with Roux-en-Y HJ and 19 with HJD were followed with barium meal and endoscopy. An incidence of 5% postoperative duodenal ulcer was noted in the first group, while no ulcer was seen in the patients with HJD. Preoperative and postoperative gastric acid secretion (basal acid secretion and maximal acid secretion) and serum gastrin levels (basal and after protein meal) were measured in 25 cases with Roux-en-Y HJ and 19 with HJD. The serum gastrin levels were similar initially and remained unchanged after surgery in both groups. However, the mean levels of basal and maximal acid output, which was similar before surgery in both groups, increased significantly only in patients who had Roux-en-Y HJ (p less than 0.001). In conclusion, HJD should be adopted as the preferred type of anastomosis in patients with benign pathology and long-life expectancy.

Adult↗

[The axillo-axillary bypass].

Personal experience with two cases of symptomatic occlusion of the subclavian artery treated with axillo-axillary by-pass is reported. The operating technique, in which the second portion of the axillary artery and a dacron blood conductor are employed, is described and the various transthoracic and extrathoracic operations that have been proposed are reviewed along with the advantages and disadvantages of each. It is concluded that axillo-axillary by-pass is a simple solution for a complex haemodynamic, clinical and therapeutic problem.

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[Isolated rupture of aneurysm of the internal iliac artery].

Isolated aneurysms of the internal iliac artery are rare and often asymptomatic. They are frequently diagnosed as a result of complications such as rupture. The authors describe in detail two cases of ruptured aneurysms of the internal iliac artery treated by emergency surgery with no perioperative mortality or morbidity.

Aged↗

Intraoperative ultrasonography for pancreatic insulinomas.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Islet cell adenomas of the pancreas are both single and benign tumors in more than 90% of the cases. Even with the use of increasingly innovative diagnostic techniques, a percentage of tumors are not located in the preoperative or, sometimes, even intraoperative phase. This study compares the results of various diagnostic techniques and provides a brief review of the literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between January 1978 and December 1994, 15 patients (11 females and 4 males) averaging 49 years of age (range 27-70) affected by pancreatic insulinoma underwent surgery at the Department of General Surgery of the "R. Silvestrini" Hospital. RESULTS: In 8 cases the tumor intrapancreatic position was indicated in the preoperative stage. On the contrary, intraoperative ultrasonography allowed the correct location in all the cases, but one. Surgery allows for the complete cure from the diseases when the removal of adenoma is complete. All of our patients underwent surgery which involved enucleation or resection of the distal portion of the pancreas. CONCLUSION: The choice of the type of operation to perform, as well as the consequential morbidity and mortality, seems to depend essentially on the size and position of the insulinoma. All of the patients, except for one who died because of a pancreatic fistula, are alive and normoglycaemic.

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