[Angiomyolipoma of the psoas: a case report and literature review].

The psoas major muscle is one of the three muscle chiefs of the ilio-psoas muscle. The pathological processes concerning it are dominated by tumor lesions which are mostly malignant. The diagnostic approach is based on the clinic and the abdomino-pelvic scanner.

[Angiomyolipoma of the psoas: a case report and literature review].

The psoas major muscle is one of the three muscle chiefs of the ilio-psoas muscle. The pathological processes concerning it are dominated by tumor lesions which are mostly malignant. The diagnostic approach is based on the clinic and the abdomino-pelvic scanner.

[Pneumothorax catamenial: results of 18 cases operas].

This study aims to propose a therapeutic approach for catamenial pneumothorax based on outcomes reported in 18 cases. We conducted a retrospective study of 18 female elderly patients with an average age of 32.2 years who had undergone surgery for right (16 cases) and bilateral catamenial pneumothorax (2 cases) from January 1994 to December 2016.

A 25-year experience with Carpentier-Edwards Perimount in the mitral position.

Data of 401 patients who underwent mitral valve replacement with the Carpentier-Edwards Perimount bioprosthesis between 1984 and 2009 were evaluated. Their mean age was 68.1 ± 10.

[Coronary artery bypass graft in adolescent suffering from homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia resistant to probucol therapy].

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is a rare hypercholesterolemia representing 1 to 2% of hypercholesterolemia. It is a metabolic disorder coming from genetic trouble with a bad prognostic. Its probucol's therapy in an adolescent is subject of controversy.