[Percutaneous drainage of abdominal fluid collections guided by computer tomography].

During the war, June 1992,-August 1994, at the Institute 20 percutaneous fluid collections and abscesses drainages in the belles were done, controlled by the CT. The percutaneous drainage we started in 1984, until now we had 141 cases, 20 cases in the war time, 14 of them were wounded, while the rest was suffering from a malignant process in stomach, pancreas, kidneys. Both groups had post-operative complications after liver injuries.

[Castleman's angiofollicular lymphoma as a cause of anemia and splenomegaly with indications for splenectomy].

The physiology of the spleen is very complex and has a series of factors, which request a more detailed explanation. With different blood diseases, namely, the reticulo endothelium system the spleen more or less, plays the central part in the general pathological events. Indication for splenectomy requests many internal, haemotologic, immunologic examinations and a close cooperation with the surgeon.

[Injuries of the liver].

In first 9 months of the war, on our Clinic we accepted 138 wounded with injury of liver, diagnosed during the operation. Injuries of liver are classified (Moor) on 5 groups. Harder injuries are treated using: deep sutturae of liver or debridman with haemostasis, with deep sutturae, resection of liver, tamponade of hepatotomia.

[The Mirizzi syndrome in biliary surgery].

In the paper are 2 cases of the so called Mirizzi's syndrome presented, as a special clinical entity in the surgery of the biliary tract. Pablo Mirizzi (Cordoba, Argentina, 1948) performed the basic scientific observations, so the syndrome was named after him. There are 4 basic components: 1.

[Rare anomalies in the development of the appendix].

Anomalies of the appendix are extremely uncommon. Cases of complete agenesia have been reported only few times. Even "lucky" surgeons usually do not have the opportunity of seeing in more than once in ca career.