Functional evaluation of patients with surgically treated terrible triad of the elbow.

Objectives: To evaluate the functional outcome of patients with surgically treated terrible triad of the elbow.

Methods: A retrospective evaluation was performed using the MEPS score (Mayo Elbow Performance Score) of patients diagnosed with terrible triad of the elbow who underwent surgical treatment.

Results: 14 patients (nine men and five women) and 15 elbows (one bilateral case) were evaluated.

Two-dimensional video analysis of the upper eyelid motion during spontaneous blinking.

Purpose: To validate and to report the results of a new inexpensive video-based method to measure upper eyelid motion during spontaneous blinks.

Methods: Spontaneous blinks were simultaneously recorded in 21 healthy adult subjects for 5 minutes with magnetic search coil (MSC) and a portable video system (VDS) composed by a commercial high-speed camera coupled to a laptop computer and a blue light-emitting diode. Agreement between the 2 methods was assessed using qualitative comparison of the eyelid motion traces and Bland-Altman plots.

Mercury, copper, and zinc concentrations in extracted human teeth.

Amalgam has been used as a filling material for over 150 years. Mercury, copper, and zinc are present in restoration. The aim of this study was to compare mercury, copper, and zinc concentrations in extracted human teeth with amalgam restorations and teeth without restorations.

Pectus excavatum: evaluation of Nuss technique by objective methods.

Pectus excavatum (PEX) is the most frequent congenital deformity of the anterior chest wall. Few studies have classified the degree of anatomical distortion in an objective manner. Our objective was to present two new clinical and original methods for evaluation of PEX deformity developed in our service (chest cyrtometry and anthropometric index) that are simple and easily applicable in the office.

Reconstruction of two mandible defects with one fibular flap.

The present report describes an original surgical procedure for the mandibular reconstruction of 2 different defects using a single fibular flap. In addition to the habitual osteotomies, we resected a bone fragment from the middle portion of the flap, with care taken to maintain the integrity of the pedicle throughout its extension to guarantee an adequate blood supply also for the distal portion of the bone flap used for the treatment of the smaller mandibular defect. This simple maneuver permitted the reconstruction of 2 mandibular regions with well-vascularized bone tissue using a single microsurgical flap.

Application of the anthropometric index for the assessment of Pectus excavatum in patients submitted to the Nuss technique: two cases.

Pectus excavatum (PEX) is the most frequent congenital deformity of the anterior chest wall and is defined as the dislocation of the medial or inferior portion of the sternal region toward the spinal column. There are various ways to measure the deformity. In this study, we present an objective method of assessing such deformity, the anthropometric index for PEX (AI-PEX).

Reconstruction of a large complex skull defect in a child: a case report and literature review.

Background: Major skull defects, especially in the anterior region, can present as a most disturbing deformity. Reconstructive cranioplasty can restore cerebral protection and improve craniofacial aesthetics. Complex and large skull defects in children often present reconstructive difficulties.

Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma: report of 2 cases.

Central mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a rare mandibular neoplasm. The objective of this paper was to report two cases.

[Our experience with the medico-sexual treatment of premature ejaculation].

The paper examines 66 cases of early ejaculation treated from January to December 1989. Following a short etiopathological review of the literature, the paper illustrates the therapeutical methods used and results obtained using a combined and interdisciplinary medical and sexological approach.

[The therapy of plastic penile induration using superoxide dismutase per os and injection combined with vasoactive intracavernous pharmacotherapy].

The Authors report their experience of the treatment of IPP using injection and per os superoxide dismutase therapy associated with vasoactive FIC. Ninety carefully selected patients were included in the study. Although a complete recovery was not obtained, pain disappeared and incurvation improved in the majority of patients thus enabling normal sexual activity.

[Intracavernous pharmacotherapy in men who have undergone cystectomy for neoplasia].

Impotentia erigendi is a consequence of radical surgery such as cystectomy due to neoplasia. It is caused by damage to neurovascular structures, and in particular to the nerve fibres of the sacral plexus. Current therapies include the use of penile prostheses or drug therapy.

[A rare case of bilateral granulomatous orchitis].

A rare case of bilateral granulomatous orchitis is presented and the problems of diagnosis and treatment are discussed. There are no relationships between echography and granulomatous orchitis. At present, granulomatous orchitis remains a disease with a difficult etiology treatment.

[Cyproterone acetate in benign prostatic hypertrophy].

The literature reports that the use of an anti-androgen receptor like CPA is capable of reducing the epithelial component of BPH. The clinical results of the treatment carried out in 20 patients suffering from BPH with a prevalent epithelial component are presented.

[Adjuvant M-VEC in advanced urotheliomas of the bladder].

The therapeutic efficacy of chemotherapy in bladder's carcinoma is today supported by many statistical reports; the response rates are ranging from 35% to 45%. Results of the treatment with adjuvant chemotherapy (M-VEC in 22 patients with or without metastatic tumor are presented. Favourable objective responses were seen in 25% of the patients.

[Adjuvant therapy with vinblastine and interferon in metastatic renal carcinoma].

An integrated therapeutic approach was adopted to treat metastatic renal carcinoma, the reason being: 1) to effect a regression of metastasis that could not be attacked surgically either because of its location or extent; 2) to limit micrometastatic diffusion in patients with N+.0.05 mg/kg Vinblastine was used every three weeks in association with alfa-2A-IFN in a dose of 18 X 10(6) U 3 times a week.