Incidence and indications for cholecystectomy in a public health district of a small town in central Italy.

There are major differences in cholecystectomy rates between different countries. We prospectively recorded all gallbladder operations in L'Aquila, Italy (a small town in central Italy with a population of about 98,700 inhabitants) from June 15, 1987 to June 14, 1988. During that year 210 cholecystectomies were performed (women and girls = 71.

Angiodysplasia of the colon, Meckel's diverticulum and cardiac malformation. A case report.

A clinical case of angiodysplasia of the colon, Meckel's diverticulum and mitral valve prolapse is reported in a 20 year old man. Association of vascular ectasia of the colon and Meckel's diverticulum has been reported in a few cases but rarely with other kinds of malformation. This brief clinical paper reports a congenital aetiology of an uncommon disease of the colon, such as angiodysplasia in a young male.