[Diabetic foot--an attempt at defining the risk factors for amputation].

The study included 65 patients--42 males and 23 females aged 67 +/- 17 with the diabetic foot syndrome. They were divided into 2 groups: those who underwent amputation (25 patients) and 40 who were treated conservatively. Amputations were preceded most frequently by ulceration (17 cases), phlegmona (5 cases) or dry necrosis (3 cases).

[Estimate of clinical dynamic in periventricular leukomalacia].

Clinical observations of 68 preterm and term newborns with ultrasonographically diagnosed PVL treated in the Infant Department of the Child Health Center in Warsaw from January 1985 to December 1990 are presented. The most frequent clinical sign in newborns was hypotonia of the lower extremities. Tremors were significantly more frequent in preterms.

[A case of Galen's vein aneurysm in an infant treated by combined transtorcular/transfemoral embolization].

We present a case of an aneurysm of Galen vein in an infant with concomitant large hydrocephalus, treated by ventriculoperitoneal shunting and combined transtorcular-transfemoral embolization with a good clinical outcome. The technical aspect of the procedure is described in detail; current concepts concerning the pathophysiology and data in the available literature are reviewed.

[Preliminary evaluation of the usefulness of passage time along the alimentary tract in the diagnosis of constipation in children].

In children with constipation the usefulness of passage time along the large bowel was assessed, limiting the number of performed rectal enemas. The preliminary results suggest that it is possible to answer the clinician's questions - whether the passage time is prolonged, and if so, to determine in what segment of the large bowel. This method may be treated as a screening test in the diagnosis of constipation in children.

Incidence of hepatic hamartomas in tuberous sclerosis.

Hepatic hamartomas were thought to be a rare finding in patients with tuberous sclerosis. The purpose of this study was to assess their incidence in children with tuberous sclerosis and to review the literature. During 1984-90 we examined 51 children by ultrasonography; there were 25 boys and 26 girls.