Tecnica operatoria di ernioplastica protesica tension-free nelle ernie inguinali intasate nei pazienti anziani.

AIMS OF THE STUDY: With the increasing of the middle age, more and more elderly patients with incarcerated inguinal hernia have to be surgically treated with lower operatory time and lower anesthesiological stress. The Authors present a personal tension-free hernioplastic technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirthy-seven male patients (range 80-92 years) recovered for incarcerated inguinal hernia (Gilbert II tipe) without vascular injury, underwent to tension-free hernioplastic technique without inguinal canal opening, in local anaesthesia. RESULTS: The average operative time was 33 minutes (range 25-42 min). Follow-up at 10 days, 3 months and 5 years shows a correct position of the plug, no recurrence, no alterations of normal testicular vascolarization in absence of paresthesia or chronic pain. The post-operative pain was absent or trascurable whitout the use of any antalgical therapy

Pseudoaneurisma dell’arteria splenica: insolito caso di emorragia gastrointestinale in paziente con pancreatite cronica

A bleeding pseudoaneurysm in patients with chronic pancreatitis is a rare and potentially lethal complication. This diagnosis may be very difficult and the optimal treatment remains controversial. We report the case of 80 years old female with calcific pancreatitis and severe intestinal bleeding due to a pseudoaneurysm of the splenic artery treated with interventional radiographic embolization

I carcinoidi intestinali: esperienza personale e revisione della letteratura

The observation of a number of cases of intestinal carcinoid tumours prompted the authors to review the literature in order to define the principal biological and anatomopathological aspects and the current therapeutic choices. The diagnosis is often obtained on the basis of anatomopathological examination. The kind of surgical treatment is still a matter of controversy: minimal or extended resection? A number of criteria may orient the surgeon towards major surgery, such as tumour size, node involvement, infiltration of the serous membrane, and liver metastases