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A new case of cystic lymphangioma of the mesentery
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Closure of Wounds of the Stomach and Pancreas with Tissue Adhesive and Autoplastic Peritoneum Patch: An Experimental Study. G. Gyurko and R. Czehefnik. Amer. Surg. 37:761-764 (December), 1971.
Artificial stomach perforations and puncture-type injuries of the pancreas were successfully closed using free peritoneal patches applied with Seblon net and tissue adhesives. Thus repair without suturing is possible.-E. 7. Berman
Abdominal
Masses In the Newborn: 63 Cases. J. J. Wedge, J. L. Grosfeld, and J. P. Smith. J. Urol. 106:770-775 (November), 1971.
Of 63 newborn infants, 47 were noted to have masses of renal origin. The remainder included six in the gastrointestinal tract, five in the retroperitoneum, three in the female genital tract, and two in the liver. Of the 47 renal masses, 27 were hydronephrosis, 17 were cystic disease, two were renal vein thrombosis, and one was benign leiomyoma. All the retroperitoneal masses were neuroblastoma. The female genital masses were two ovarian cysts and one hydrometrocolpos. The hepatic masses were vascular tumors. The gastrointestinal tract had three duplications, two meconium fieritonitis, and one cystic teratoma of the stomach. The authors emphasize the predominence of renal origin lesions, and advocate early intravenous pyelogram and vena cavagram.-S. Kim
Urachal Cyst: Case Report. tf. 1w. Constantian and E. L. Amaral. J. Urol. 106:429431 (September), 1971.
This is a report concerning a 4-mo-old girl with a tender infraumbilical mass. At exploration an inflammatory mass was excised that was attached to the dome of the bladder. The authors discuss the workup, characteristic clinical manifestations, symptoms, and treatment (total excision).-S. Kim A New Case of Cystic Lymphangioma of the Mesentery. J. Berger and P. Sauvage. Ann. Chir. Inf. 12:2X%260, 1971.
ABSTRACTS
Cystic lymphangioma of the mesentery is the rarest of abdominal tumors and thus diagnosis is very seldom a preoperative made. The authors report a case of a S-yrold girl admitted with an abdominal tumor. The tumor caused no pain, and was only obvious in that the abdomen was enlarged and palpation of the mass was possible. During Iaparotomy, an enormous tumefaction, 60 cm long, was found and removed. It consisted of a group of cysts, varying from the size of an orange to the size of a cherry. The operation was completed by terminoterminal anastomosis. This type of lesion exists in three forms: single, multiple, or, as in the case reported, a single multilobed mass. The simplest and most ideal method of treatment is resection when the cysts are grouped closely together. If, however, they are widespread, treatment is dangerous, if not impossible.-F. Hsu Cushing’s Syndrome In a Ten Year Old Girl Associated With a Benign Adrenal Adenoma. J. A. Arcadf. J. Urol. 106:766769 (November), 1971. A single case is reported of a IO-yr-old girl with Cushing’s syndrome caused by a benign adrenal adenoma. The author cites this case as the 18th in the literature. -S. Kim
GENITOURINARY TRACT Detrimental Effects of Removal of the Renal Capsule Following Acute Ischemia. S. H. Milton, G. N. Craddock, and J. M. Brennan. Arch. Surg. 104:90-94 (January), 1972.
The renal pedicle was clamped for a prescribed period of time in the test animal; in this case, the rat. Three weeks later, the opposite kidney was removed, thus testing the remaining kidney’s ability to sustain life. A total of 144 rats were used in the study and occlusion time was between 120 and 270 min. Removal of the renal capsule was found to reduce the life span by 2 mo, which was significant at the 5% level. Capsulotomy should be abandoned in human renal transplantation until evidence is obtained of its benefit.-E. 7. Berman
Closure of Wounds of the Stomach and Pancreas with Tissue Adhesive and Autoplastic Peritoneum Patch: An Experimental Study. G. Gyurko and R. Czehefnik. Amer. Surg. 37:761-764 (December), 1971.
Artificial stomach perforations and puncture-type injuries of the pancreas were successfully closed using free peritoneal patches applied with Seblon net and tissue adhesives. Thus repair without suturing is possible.-E. 7. Berman
Abdominal
Masses In the Newborn: 63 Cases. J. J. Wedge, J. L. Grosfeld, and J. P. Smith. J. Urol. 106:770-775 (November), 1971.
Of 63 newborn infants, 47 were noted to have masses of renal origin. The remainder included six in the gastrointestinal tract, five in the retroperitoneum, three in the female genital tract, and two in the liver. Of the 47 renal masses, 27 were hydronephrosis, 17 were cystic disease, two were renal vein thrombosis, and one was benign leiomyoma. All the retroperitoneal masses were neuroblastoma. The female genital masses were two ovarian cysts and one hydrometrocolpos. The hepatic masses were vascular tumors. The gastrointestinal tract had three duplications, two meconium fieritonitis, and one cystic teratoma of the stomach. The authors emphasize the predominence of renal origin lesions, and advocate early intravenous pyelogram and vena cavagram.-S. Kim
Urachal Cyst: Case Report. tf. 1w. Constantian and E. L. Amaral. J. Urol. 106:429431 (September), 1971.
This is a report concerning a 4-mo-old girl with a tender infraumbilical mass. At exploration an inflammatory mass was excised that was attached to the dome of the bladder. The authors discuss the workup, characteristic clinical manifestations, symptoms, and treatment (total excision).-S. Kim A New Case of Cystic Lymphangioma of the Mesentery. J. Berger and P. Sauvage. Ann. Chir. Inf. 12:2X%260, 1971.
ABSTRACTS
Cystic lymphangioma of the mesentery is the rarest of abdominal tumors and thus diagnosis is very seldom a preoperative made. The authors report a case of a S-yrold girl admitted with an abdominal tumor. The tumor caused no pain, and was only obvious in that the abdomen was enlarged and palpation of the mass was possible. During Iaparotomy, an enormous tumefaction, 60 cm long, was found and removed. It consisted of a group of cysts, varying from the size of an orange to the size of a cherry. The operation was completed by terminoterminal anastomosis. This type of lesion exists in three forms: single, multiple, or, as in the case reported, a single multilobed mass. The simplest and most ideal method of treatment is resection when the cysts are grouped closely together. If, however, they are widespread, treatment is dangerous, if not impossible.-F. Hsu Cushing’s Syndrome In a Ten Year Old Girl Associated With a Benign Adrenal Adenoma. J. A. Arcadf. J. Urol. 106:766769 (November), 1971. A single case is reported of a IO-yr-old girl with Cushing’s syndrome caused by a benign adrenal adenoma. The author cites this case as the 18th in the literature. -S. Kim
GENITOURINARY TRACT Detrimental Effects of Removal of the Renal Capsule Following Acute Ischemia. S. H. Milton, G. N. Craddock, and J. M. Brennan. Arch. Surg. 104:90-94 (January), 1972.
The renal pedicle was clamped for a prescribed period of time in the test animal; in this case, the rat. Three weeks later, the opposite kidney was removed, thus testing the remaining kidney’s ability to sustain life. A total of 144 rats were used in the study and occlusion time was between 120 and 270 min. Removal of the renal capsule was found to reduce the life span by 2 mo, which was significant at the 5% level. Capsulotomy should be abandoned in human renal transplantation until evidence is obtained of its benefit.-E. 7. Berman