Operative balloon dilatation of fibromuscular dysplasia of the internal carotid artery: two case reports.

Two cases of symptomatic fibromuscular dysplasia of the internal carotid artery treated with intraoperative balloon-dilatation and semi-rigid metal dilators are presented. Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a segmental, non atheromatous disease of small and medium sized arteries. Mainly the renal arteries are affected.

A. carotis thrombosis with ocular ischemic syndrome: acute glaucoma postendarterectomy: a case report.

A patient develops neovascular glaucoma a few weeks after endarterectomy for carotid artery occlusion. The ocular tension is normalised after retinal photocoagulation, followed by trabeculectomy.

[Computer hardware for a surgical service].

While the bulk of all medical information is text, we think that the hardware needed to collect this information and to store it in a databank, must be essentially a first class work processor, working in a multi-user system with terminals where this information is gathered: the nursing stations, operating theatres, outpatient clinics and a working and archiving station centrally placed and capable to link those different terminals and those from other services as well.

Pilonidal sinus. Excision--marsupialization--phenolization?

Too often still this disease is called sacrococcygeal cyst, pointing into the direction of congenital etiology. With this paper (and a review of the literature) we try to proof that the theory of acquired origin of pilonidal sinus is the only one logically to be accepted. We indicate that extensive surgical procedures such as Z-plasty rotated flap or broad excision--are really unnecessary and that a simple and accurate technique--marsupialization--gives excellent results with a minimum of recurrences.