Malignant tumors of the thyroid.

Carcinoma of the thyroid gland is not common. The majority of lesions in this series were differentiated in type. The treatment of choice is almost total thyroidectomy supplemented by I131 in some cases. L-thyroxine was prescribed routinely for all patients postoperatively for replacement and depression treatment. The immediate postoperative mortality was about 1% and prognosis is relatively good. Undifferentiated thyroid carcinomas are fast growing and very lethal and unfortunately no method of treatment is effective. Only four patients in this group survived more than a year.

Temporary ileal cecostomy.

Results obtained with temporary ileal cecostomy in 23 patients are reported. Particular attention is given to the incidence of anastomotic leakage, morbidity, mortality, hospitalization and nursing. The results achieved were successful and, although the series presented is small, the authors suggest that this technique should be further considered as an alternative to the more standard diversion techniques of colostomy in colonic resection, particularly where the integrity of the anastomosis is likely to be at risk, as in the anterior resection of the rectum and especially in lower anterior resection.

Rectal bleeding due to Oesophagostomum brumpti: report of a case.

A case of oesophagostomiasis of the large intestine in a black Ethiopian sailor is described. Diagnosis was made histologically by finding the parasite in nodules of the intestinal wall. A review of the literature is included.