[Revascularization syndrome in traumatic vascular lesions of the limbs]. / La sindrome da rivascolarizzazione nelle lesioni vascolari traumatiche degli arti.

The authors report a case of severe revascularization syndrome which occurred following traumatic vascular lesion to a lower limb. They focus attention on the mechanisms which make this syndrome more frequent and more severe in traumatic lesions as opposed to that observed following acute arterial obstruction secondary to embolism or thrombosis.

[Cholestatic jaundice secondary to distention of the gallbladder caused by cystic duct syndrome]. / Ittero colestatico da ectasia della colecisti per sindrome del dotto cistico.

The Authors describe a rare case of cholestatic jaundice which persisted due to compression of the biliary tract by a hugely swollen gallbladder due to cystic duct syndrome.

[Endoscopic sphincterotomy in the treatment of biliary lithiasis. Our experience]. / La sfinterotomia endoscopica nel trattamento della litiasi biliare. Nostra esperienza.

Endoscopic Sphincterotomy (E.S.) is a simple and efficacious method for the management of bile duct stones and papillary stenosis. In this series, the E.S. was attempted in 25 patients and performed in 23 (92%). Nine patients had common bile duct stones. Eleven patients (48%) had common bile duct and gallbladder stones. Two patients (8.7%) had intrahepatic lithiasis and one patient (4.3%) had papillary stenosis without gallstones. After E.S. all patients underwent instrument removal of bile duct stones, using "Dormia" basket and "Fogarty" balloon catheter. Transnasal bile duct drainage was performed in 20 patients (86.9%). Early complications were observed in three patients (13%); one sphincterotomy side bleeding and two acute pancreatitis, which were treated successfully conservatively. Mean follow-up was 10.7 months (range 3-27 months). Late complications did not occur for the method and/or for gallbladder stones. Four patients over 80 years of age, died for unrelated causes during follow-up.

[Intrahepatic biliary lithiasis: endoscopic transpapillary treatment]. / Litiasi biliare intraepatica: trattamento endoscopico trans-papillare.

Six cases of intrahepatic biliary lithiasis, condition rarely observed in western countries, are reported. Following a review of the literature and on the basis of personal experience, stress is laid on problems of classification, clinical and instrumental diagnosis and, in particular, the therapeutic approach to intrahepatic biliary lithiasis by the endoscopic transpapillary way.