Challenges and Solutions in Choosing the Surgical Treatment in Patients with Complicated Colon Cancer Operated in an Emergency - A Retrospective Study.

Choosing the optimal treatment for patients with complicated colon cancer operated in an emergency remains a challenge. The study aims to identify the factors that influence the therapeutic decision in these patients. Patients and We included in this retrospective study 449 patients operated in emergency for complicated colon cancer, in the Clinical Emergency County Hospital "St.

[Post traumatic entero-mesenteric venous infarct].

The paper presents a case of entero-mesenteric venous infarct, occurred in a man of 34 years, discovered intraoperator, when to intervene surgically in emergency surgery for acute abdomen of peritonitic type. The etiology of this venous infarct was posttraumatic, the patient underwent an abdominal aggression with seven days prior to onset of symptoms. In literature, the posttraumatic etiology is found in a small number compared to the large number of abdominal contusion, intimal lesional factor beeing associated with blood thickness.

[Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma].

This work presents the case of a hemorrhagic, necrotized peritoneal malignant mesothelioma in a 46-year old man, discovered during the emergency surgery, performed for an acute surgical abdomen/hemoperitoneum. Mesotheliomas are rare neoplasms of the pleura, peritoneum or pericardium, which are frequently associated with exposure to asbestos. The paraclinical investigations (echography) were not able to specify the diagnosis before the operation.

[The Krukenberg tumor caused by an adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder].

This work presents the case of a 62 year-old woman's Krukenberg tumor caused by an adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder. This was the presumptive diagnosis that was confirmed during the operation. The characteristic feature of this case consists of the rarity of the Krukenberg tumors caused by a cancer of the gallbladder, the paraneoplastic pleurisy and the presence of the cells with "a ring with a seal" in the pleural liquid and in the ascites liquid.

[Abdominal aorta section caused by abdominal stab wound: discussion of two cases].

Abdominal vascular lesions are generally caused by accidents (most frequently car accidents, but also falling from an altitude, etc.) or by aggression with knives and fire arms. Abdominal vascular wounds, especially those involving the aorta, cause high mortality.

[Evolutive peculiarities of streptococcal infections in the year 1980, in the city of Bucharest].

In further investigations on the evolutive trends of the epidemiologic streptococcal process, an extensive epidemiological survey was carried out in prescholar and school communities in the town of Bucharest with a view to applying efficient antiepidemic measures able to limit primary streptococcal infections and prevent late, redoubtable complications. In 1980, in Bucharest, morbidity from scarlet fever was at its lowest level (92.7 per 100,000) during the last 31 years; it was in general benign, affecting especially in the month of March the 5-9 years age group (623.