[In-hospital management of acute ischemic stroke. A retrospective analysis at the Viterbo hospital (Italy), 2008 to 2012].

Background: Cerebrovascular diseases account for 10-12% of all deaths in Italy, and are the leading cause of disability and the second major cause of dementia. Cerebrovascular events may affect cerebral vascular function resulting in symptoms of variable duration and severity.

Methods: This retrospective analysis included 1892 patients admitted with a definite or probable diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease who experienced an acute vascular injury.

[Ciliated hepatic foregut cysts: a case report].

The ciliated hepatic foregut cysts (CHFC) are uncommon benign lesions with columnar ciliated epithelium covering a connective lapse tissue. They are solitary uniloculate cysts localized in the left lobe of the liver. The diagnosis is made occasionally during autopsy or imaging studies for not related symptoms.

[Stromal tumors of the rectum: a case report and review of the literature].

This paper describes a case of epithelioid leiomyosarcoma of the rectum in a patient admitted for constipation and rectal bleeding. After an initial biopsy diagnosis of leiomyoma, a local excision was performed, showing the malignant nature of the tumour. Consequently, the patient underwent an abdomino-perineal amputation, adjuvant radiation (50 Gy) and a 24-month follow-up, which revealed no signs of local or distant recurrence.