[Surgical treatment of lumbar disc hernias in athletes].

In a 7-year period (1988-1995) a series of 55 patients was surgically treated at our Department for lumbar disk herniation following a certain sports activity, i.e. sports injury.

Cerebral venous angiomas: surgery as a mode of treatment for selected cases.

Eleven patients with venous angiomas, 6 males and 5 females ranging in age from 4 to 58, are presented. Four patients presented with intracerebral haematoma and 3 patients had associated cavernous angioma, respectively. Patients with intracerebral haematoma had signs and symptoms due to the localization of the haematoma.

Cavernous angioma in cavernous sinus: case report of a rare location.

A case of cavernous angioma situated in the left cavernous sinus is presented. Occasional difficulties in accessing correct preoperative diagnosis with computerized tomography and angiography were encountered. Intraoperative relationships of neural and vascular structures of the cavernous sinus and tumor mass are described.