Intraabdominal germinal tumor originated from an ectopic testis.

Objective: We report the case of a 54 year old man with an intraabdominal germinal tumor originated from an ectopic testis, and its treatment.

Methods: The tumor was diagnosed with percutaneous biopsy and treated with three cycles of BEP (bleomycin etoposide, platinum ), showing an important decrease of its size. Treatment was completed with the excision of the remnant mass and regional lymphadenectomy.

[Occlusion of the first septal branch with microcoils in a patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy].

Nonsurgical septal reduction by induced septal infarction is one of the management options in the treatment of patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Good immediate and long-term clinical and hemodynamic results have been reported with this technique for occlusion of the first septal branch of the anterior descending coronary artery followed by ethanol infusion. This is the first report of a case in which nonsurgical septal reduction with microcoils has been attempted.

[Tumoral markers and acute-phase reactants in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer].

Objective: To analyze the diagnostic accuracy of the following parameters in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer: carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), tissue plasminogen activator (TPA), carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9), carbohydrate antigen 50 (CA 50), alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT), alpha-2 macroglobulin (AMG), and ceruloplasmin (CP). PATIENTS AND MENTOD: We prospectively studied 58 patients with pancreatic cancer, 40 with alcoholic pancreatitis and 40 healthy controls, in whom the above-mentioned parameters were analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC curves) were analyzed.

[Guided transcatheter valvulotomy in pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum].

Transcatheter valvulotomy in pulmonary atresia with an intact ventricular septum can be used as a first step to create biventricular circulation and to stimulate further development of the hypoplastic right ventricle. We describe our experience in a case of a neonate with this congenital cardiac defect who underwent successful transcatheter perforation of the atretic pulmonary valve. This report highlights the utility of a special technique based on the use of a gooseneck snare positioned just above the atretic valve to guide the advance of a coronary guidewire.