[Clinical study on the pharmacological treatment of hemorrhoids with 0.25% oxethacaine chlorhydrate].

In this clinical study, the authors refer to a thirty-six month treatment of Grades I and II haemorrhoids (pharmacological treatment) with a group of 75 patients (45 females and 30 males) and treatment for Grades III and IV haemorrhoids (Pharmacological and surgical treatment) on a second group of 23 patients for a total of 98 patients treated and observed. For the pharmacological treatment, a rectal cream containing 0.25% Oxethacaine chlorhydrate (Emoren, produced by Novasorel, srl) was used on all patients.

[Spigelian hernia. Clinical and anatomo-surgical considerations].

The authors describe a case of Spigelian hernia observed and treated. This hernia is uncommon, although the true incidence is probably greater than the small number of patients reported in literature. The signs and symptoms of the hernia are not always characteristic and then a correct diagnosis can be difficult.