RAZZETTA F.

The increase in medical expenses suggests a continous assessment of the costs of clinical activities. The use of a computer permits the achievement of a quality control of the work of physicians. Our program, early to use by all clinicians, has permitted a check on the two-year activity of our department of surgery, improving its quality.

Inflammatory pseudotumors of the liver are rare, and their natural history is mostly unknown. Making the diagnosis is often difficult, and these masses are often confused with other lesions, generally either primary or secondary neoplasms. The case of a patient who had an exhaustive preoperative work-up, including ultrasonography, CT scan and...

The authors report their experience with 157 operations of colorectal surgery, 76 performed with manual technique and 81 using surgical staplers. The comparison between the two groups of patients shows the equality of the methods with regard to safety, considering the greater number of anastomoses under 12 cm in the second series. It is...