Proposal of ecographic classification for seroma after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.

Introduction: Seroma is one of the most common complications after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR), even if the incidence brought in literature is varying because definition and criterions of evaluation employed in the different studies are not always the same. This study proposes a classification for seroma after LVHR based on ultrasound findings, useful for an assessment of this complication.

Materials And Methods: On 93 patients submitted to LVHR an ultrasound of the abdominal wall after 3, 7, 15, 21 and 28 days and subsequently at a distance of 3 and 6 months was performed postoperatively.

The renal resistive index as a predictor of acute hydronephrosis in patients with renal colic.

Introduction: The objective of this study was to determine whether the renal resistive index (RI) can predict hydronephrosis in patients with renal colic (RC) and whether or not its performance is time-dependent.

Materials And Methods: The study population was composed of 54 patients admitted for unilateral RC. At the time of the first observation (time point I, tpI), each patient underwent routine examinations, abdominal ultrasonography, and renal color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) with measurement of the RI.

[Primary echinococcosis of the thyroid gland: apropos of a case].

The Authors report a case of primary hydatid cyst of the thyroid. After a review of the literature, they underline the rarity of the case and discuss pathogenesis, clinical and diagnostic related problems. The Authors conclude that, although modern imaging techniques have allowed diagnostic improvements, preoperative diagnosis is still difficult.

The role of ultrasonographic percutaneous cholecystostomy in treatment of acute cholecystitis.

Background/aims: The Authors propose ultrasonographic percutaneous cholecystostomy in the treatment of acute cholecystitis.

Materials And Methods: During the period between July 1991-December 1993, 26 patients with acute cholecystitis (18 calculous and 8 acalculous) were observed. The cholecystostomy was performed in principle on patients aged over 70 years and in those with acalculous acute cholecystitis.