Showing papers in "Revista de medicina de la Universidad de Navarra in 1982"

Submucosal lipomas of the colon

Abstract: Three cases of symptomatic colonic lipoma are presented. All were submucous. Clinical findings were abdominal pain, changes in intestinal rythm and rectorragia. All patients had an important loss of weight, a previously undescribed finding. Two patients had a colonic diverticulosis too. The diagnosis was made by means of radiology (barium enema) and surgery was performed in all cases with excellent results.

Surgical treatment of sternal tumors

Abstract: Sternal tumors are rare. The surgical indication in case of metastasis is only justified if the primitive tumor is considered cure and with solitary metastasis. The en-block surgical resection must be based on pre-operative exploration in which a thoracic CAT SCAN has a very important role to determine the extent of the tumor and the anatomico-pathological control of the margin of resection during surgery. The reconstruction using methyl-methacrylate plate is interesting because of its rigid mounting by a moldable substance during surgery, being radiotransparent, inert and well-tolerated by the organism. On high sternal position it contributes to stabilize the scapular belt and assures mediastinal protection. The authors present a case of a partial sternectomy due to metastatic thyroid carcinoma with en-block resection and reconstruction by a methyl-methacrylate moulded plate.