[Fungal sinusitis from endodontic origin. Some reflexions about an observation by an hemodialyzed patient].

About an observation of aspergillus sinusitis in an hemodialyzed patient, correlation between chronic maxillary sinusitis, its aspergillus origin and previous dental treatments is emphasized. Eventual severe complications then evolved in immunocompromised patients justify having the knowledge of this possible pathology in hemodialyzed and transplanted patients.

Role of pharyngeal propulsion as an indicator for upper esophageal sphincter myotomy.

Thirty-eight patients with swallowing disorders underwent cricopharyngeal myotomy. The causes of the disorders were muscular in 12 cases, neurologic in 12, cricopharyngeal achalasia in 7, and unknown in 7. Surgery succeeded in 21 patients, gave a partial improvement in 4, and failed in 13.

[Myotomy of the upper esophageal sphincter in upper functional dysphagia. A series of 34 cases].

Objectives: Patients with disorders of the upper oesophagus often present with swallowing impairment. We evaluated our results in 34 patients treated with cricopharyngeal myotomy.

Methods: Etiologies were muscular in 11 patients, neurogenic in 10, cricopharyngeal achalasia in 7 and could not be ascertained in 6.

[Tympanoplasty using chondro-perichondral graft. Indications, techniques and results. Apropos of a series of 127 cases].

In an attempt to avoid recurrence, the authors have used chondro-perichondral grafts for more than 10 years for tympanoplasty of retraction pouches. Early results were published in 1987. This new retrospective series of 127 tympanoplasties, performed from 1987 to 1991 reports the anatomic and functional results obtained and the technical modalities used.

[Sinusitis during intensive care. Prospective studies].

Two series of ICU patients, the first one with nasal endotracheal intubation, the other one with a tracheostomy, were included in a prospective and comparative study with repeated CT scans of the sinuses. Radiological sinus involvement is seen in both groups almost constantly; purulent sinusitis are often seen in both series. Unexplained fever should make us look for a sinusitis, even in patients with early tracheostomy.

[Severe lesions of the petrous bone caused by pseudomonas aeruginosa].

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is often isolated in infections of the ear cleft. In some circumstances, this organism can cause serious petrous or peri-petrous lesions. Two pictures are seen: Malignant external otitis with severe headaches, signs of external otitis, and usually pseudomonas aeruginosa is isolated.

[Neurinoma of the 8th cranial nerve. Surgical indications in neurofibromatosis].

There are two types of neurofibromatosis, i.e. peripheral neurofibromatosis (type 1) and central neurofibromatosis (type 2).

[Cardiac toxicity of 5-fluorouracil. Reflections on a case].

The authors relate a case of spasm occurring during cisplatin and 6-fluorouracil combination chemotherapy. The cardiotoxicity of 5-F.U.