[Non-appendicular primary pathology of the large intestine as a cause of emergency surgery. Clinico-statistical evaluation of its incidence in a provincial hospital].

Reference is made to the relevant literature in a description of cases of non-appendicular primary diseases of the large intestine necessitating emergency surgery at the Tradate District Hospital over the last five years. Emphasis is placed on the wide aetiological variety of these cases, their different clinical pictures, the types of operation performed, the possible complications, and the causes of death prior to discharge.