[Massive haemoperitoneum due to traumatic rupture of multifocal hepatocarcinoma in the right hepatic lobe. Case report].

Unlabelled: Abdominal blunt trauma is the main cause of death in people younger than 40 years old. The liver injury still represents a challenging problem. Isolated hepatic injury is rare and it occurs more frequentely in polytraumatizated patients and causes massive haemoperitoneum.

Comparison of standard polyethylene glycol and two doses of oral sodium phosphate solution in precolonoscopy bowel preparation: a randomized controlled trial.

Background And Study Aims: This study was undertaken to compare the efficacy, side effects and patient acceptance of standard 4-liters polyethylene glycol (PEG) and 2 doses of sodium phosphate (NaP) solution for precolonoscopy colon cleansing.

Patients And Methods: A total of 182 patients were randomized to receive either standard 4-L PEG (88 patients) or 80 mL of NaP (94 patients) in a split regimen of two 40 mL doses separated by 24 h, prior to colonoscopic evaluation. The primary endpoint was the segmental assessment of colonic wall visualization.

[Massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to diverticular disease during antiplatelet therapy. Case report].

Diverticular disease is very frequent in Western countries; in 5% of the cases it is the cause of serious bleeding, haemodynamic instability and death. The authors report a case of 74 years old patient with severe lower gastrointestinal bleeding. She was in antiplatelet treatment with acetylsalicylic acid (100 mg/die) and clopidogrel (75 mg/die) for preventing the restenosis of medicated stents positioned to treat an acute coronary syndrome.

[Traumatic retroperitoneal haematoma].

The management of traumatic retroperitoneal haematomas is still a much debated question. Although the diagnosis has become easier using CT with contrast medium, the therapeutic decisions are still difficult because of the great variability of the lesions, which may be simple but very often complicated. Our study is based on 1086 treated patients, 29.

[Gastrointestinal opportunistic infections and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Case report].

There have been millions of people found to have AIDS. Death rates from AIDS have declined 15% to 20% in the past 5 years. However, nearly 75000 people will die with AIDS in this year.