[Abnormal trajectory of the internal carotid artery in the middle ear. Report of a case].

The authors report a case with an aberrant course of the internal carotid artery within the middle ear--a rare abnormality with only about fifty cases so far reported in the literature. The combination of pulsatile tinnitus and a retro-tympanic mass calls for a precise anatomical investigation of the temporal bone before any surgery is undertaken. The role of the various complementary investigations is discussed.

[Apropos of 2 cases of Scedosporium apiospermum nasosinusal infection].

We report two cases of nasosinusal infection caused by Scedosporium apiospermum and involving the nasal fossa in one case and the maxillary sinus in the other. The course of the disease varied according to the patient's immune status. The otherwise healthy patient (case n.

[Treatment of subglottic stenoses using the Pearson's operation: apropos of 3 cases].

Surgery of stenoses of the laryngo-tracheal junction is governed by the necessity of maintaining the support of the cricoid-arytenoid articulations and of preserving the recurrent nerves. Sub-total cricoid resection with conservation of the recurrent nerves, known as Pearson's operation, enables the treatment of fixed sub-glottic stenoses with mobile larynx. On the basis of three recent observations, the authors define the indications and the performance of this surgery.

[Carbocysteine in catarrhal ORL diseases].

By stimulating an enzyme, the sialyltransferase, Carbocisteine has a privileged place in mucomodifying therapeutics. It allows the substitution of pathologic secretions, congesting and aggressive, by physiologic restructured mucus. Tested with success in the E.

[Florid oral papillomatosis: evaluation apropos of 2 cases].

Oral florid papillomatosis is a rare, so-called pre-neoplastic non-obligatory complaint. The authors, on the basis of two cases, attempt to define the concept of malignity associated with this complaint and the resulting surgical principles.