Sistema Regional de Información
en línea para Revistas Científicas de América Latina,
el Caribe, España y Portugal

Presented 14th August 1963

Presented at session 14th August 1963

Tribute to the memory of Prof Pedro Larghero Ibarz

Presented at session 14th August 1963

Presented at session 10th June 1963

Presented at session 14th August 1963

Five ,cases of giant fibroadenoma of the breast are reported. Their outstanding characteristics are: unilat,erality, developmentin ·two times, important size with preserved movility and cutaneous alterations, which ·may produce ulceration. Radiological and anatomo pathological characteristicsand diagnosis are analyzed. The difficult dignosis among bening ( the nost frequent ones) and maling formations are emphasized. The best procedure will be therefore, simple mastectomy.

The changeable judgement in stimating the significance of the infection in biliary pathology are analyzed. The commonly secondary ( as consecutive) role of the infection in acute cholecystitis, is emphasized. The results of biliary infection treatment have been improved by antibiotic therapy, but: 1) it may be inoperating on a -closed focus ( obstrucive holecystitis) ; 2) it may alter the bacteria! flora. Recently, the author has observed severa! cases where he has not found but pseudomona aeruginosa or proteus. Finally, the difficulty in performing adiagnosis of non-obstructive forms of biliary infection, is emphasized.

Presented at session 14th August 1963

Tribute to the surgeon