Emergency splenectomy in adult idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. A report of seven cases.

Seven adult patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura underwent emergency splenectomy. Six were female and one was a male, aged 16 to 61 years. All of them had a life-threatening episode.

Spontaneous rupture of primary hepatoma: report of 63 cases with particular reference to the pathogenesis and rationale treatment by hepatic artery ligation.

Of 508 cases of primary liver cancer admitted during 1970-1978, 63 cases had spontaneous rupture of carcinomatous nodules. The association with cirrhosis among noncomplicated cases was 65% and 93% in cases with the rupture (P less than 0.001).

ASEAN cardiology in the 1980's: challenge of the next decade.

A feasible system of health care for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases is outlined. Primary health care programmes should be readily available to all the population in rural as well as urban areas. A system for channelling patients for treatment at centres with sophisticated support and expert personnel should be worked out.