Primary mucinous cystoadenocarcinoma of the retroperitoneum: two cases.

Two cases of primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystoadenocarcinoma of the ovarian type are reported. Both tumors occurred in females with bilateral normal ovaries and contained benign, borderline, and malignant mucinous epithelium. Full-thickness infiltration of the cyst wall was not found.

[Infusion pre-hydration and a humid room in the prevention of postoperative adhesions].

The Authors after an overview on the most important causes of postsurgical adhesions, drove their attention to the tissue injury determined, during abdominal surgery, by exposure of pelvic serosa to the humidity of operating area. The AA tested body temperature in the Douglas pouch and under the liver on 30 patients who were operated by conservative surgery (myomectomy) and on 8 patient who underwent laparoscopy. A decrease of one degree in the Douglas pouch after one hour on the patient who had a Pfannestiel incision has been detected.