BACHI , Virgilio

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On 100 patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery, relationships between preoperative Multitest findings of delayed hypersensitivity and postoperative infectious complications were investigated. Multitest preoperative quantitative data, due to its strict antigen potency and standardization of technique, have shown to be reliable in excluding...

The Multitest System, a new standardized method for evaluating delayed hypersensitivity and cell mediated immunity was carried out before surgery and throughout the postoperative care in subjects undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. In all patients significantly depressed cutaneous reactions were found in the first day after operation....

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of outpatient breast definitive surgery. CASE and METHODS: Between January 2001 and September 2003 181 definitive breast cancer surgical approaches were performed at Surgical Department of Genoa University on 173 patients. Mean age was 60 years (28-92). All the patients...

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After a successful trial of bilio-pancreatic bypass in dogs, a clinical study has been completed in 18 patients followed for more than 1 year. The operation has been modified to achieve the best weight reduction, and forming the bilio-pancreatic tract of equal length to the alimentary tract with a short common ileal tract, the average weight...

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A critical review of the relevant literature is followed by the presentation of a new method for total hepatectomy in the dog. This is carried out in a single stage. Its main advantage is there is no temporary interruption of the portal or portocaval flow. A synthetic prosthesis is anastomosed end-to-end with the subhepatic vena cava and...

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Extracorporeal perfusion of pig liver lasting 4 hr, followed by isovolaemic exchange (6 litres in 1 hr) were employed in the management of coma in a case of acute virus hepatitis. Liver perfusion led to temporary regression of coma, whereas transfusion was followed by gradual improvement in the clinical picture; this was apparently not a...

Extracorporeal pig liver perfusion was adopted in 2 patients with acute hepatic coma due to fulminant hepatitis. Exchange transfusion was used in a third patient, while a fourth was subjected to both procedures. A marked haematological improvement was noted in all cases. Yet, three patients died without showing any clinical benefit. In the...

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BACKGROUND: Surgical attempts to treat obesity began because of the discouraging results of conservative medical treatment, which successfully achieved initial weight loss but failed to maintain it. Gastric restrictive procedures, currently the most popular surgical methods for obesity therapy, have proved to be effective in initiating weight...

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