Assessing patients' self-efficacy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: translation, content and face validation of the "Understanding COPD Questionnaire".

Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a condition that badly influences patients' quality of life. The self-efficacy reached by educational programs is related to the patient's satisfaction, as active participation is fundamental to physical improvement and learning new skills.

Aim: To translate in Italian and assess the content and face validity of the "Understanding COPD (UCOPD) Questionnaire" pourposed by Dr.

[Portal vein thrombosis and Prevotella melanigenica revealing an appendicular abscess].

Introduction: The misleading aspects of appendicitis are multiple. We report an observation, original not only from a clinical and bacteriological point of view but also because of the presence of a portal vein thrombosis.

Observation: A 48 year-old man was hospitalized for prolonged fever.