Intraoperative radiofrequency ablation: intraductal cooling of the main bile ducts for the prevention of heat damage. A case report.

Intraoperative radiofrequency (RF) ablation has recently become a valid procedure in the treatment of liver primary or secondary malignancies in selected cases. This procedure can be used alone or in association with surgery in treating lesions not considered for curative surgery. Heat damage of the main bile ducts represents nowadays a limitation in the use of radiofrequency ablation of hepatic lesions.

Peritoneal abscess formation as a late complication of gallstones spilled during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

The case is described of a 74-year-old woman who presented with an abdominal abscess 1.5 years after laparascopic cholecystectomy. CT and ultrasound showed the presence of gallstones within the abscess.

[Surgical treatment of extrahepatic biliary lithiasis and Kehr's tube. Indications].

The paper outlines the indications for the use of Kehr's tube in the surgical management of extra-hepatic biliary lithiasis by reporting the authors' personal experience relating to the period 1988-1992. In line with data reported in the literature the paper emphasizes the value of Kehr's tube not only in those cases where it is necessary to prevent choledochotomy and radiological control, but above all were the postoperative possibility of removing any residual calculi using litholytic, endoscopic or lithotripsic methods, is of prime importance.

[Recurrent inguinal hernia. The surgical procedure and technic].

The authors describe two years and six months of personal experience in the treatment of recurrent inguinal hernia with polypropylene mesh. There was a follow-up with controls every 6 months with excellent results. From the data of the operation we programmed a further control 1'after 5 and 10 years.

[Video laparoscopic cholecystectomy. An analysis of our initial experience].

The paper analyses the authors' initial experience of video laparoscopic cholecystectomy, outing the difficulties and incidence of morbidity in the preliminary group of 38 patients. The details of complications and their pathogenesis are also reported.