[Ilio-inguinal Ilio-hypogastic nerve block with a single puncture: an alterantive for anesthesia in emergency inguinal surgery].

The authors describe the anaesthetic procedure for a strangulated hernia repair needing resection and anastomosis of the small bowel in an adult patient. This procedure was performed with an ilio-inguinal/ilio-hypogastric nerve block according to a paediatrical simplified technique with a single puncture. For this patient who had relative contraindications for central blocks, this regional technique allowed to avoid general anaesthesia with its gastric aspiration and predictible difficult intubation risks.

Intraluminal low-dose rate brachytherapy for malignant endobronchial obstruction.

From October 1985 through October 1989, 87 patients underwent 105 intraluminal brachytherapy treatments for endobronchial or endotracheal malignant tumors. Low-dose rate iridium-192 seeds were used. Of the 60 patients treated for primary lung carcinoma, 52 patients (87%) had previously received full-course external beam radiotherapy to the tumor sites.

Megavolt electron irradiation in the treatment of recurrent carcinoma of the breast on the chest wall.

Low megavolt electron beam therapy was used to treat 68 women and one man with recurrent carcinoma of the breast on the chest wall. Photon irradiation had been used previously in 53 patients. Of the 63 patients who survived 2 months or longer after electron irradiation, 59 (94%) achieved a complete response.

Megavolt electron irradiation for localized mycosis fungoides.

A retrospective analysis was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of small field megavolt electron irradiation for localized mycosis fungoides. Only local field electron beam therapy was employed for limited disease reserving total skin electron irradiation for multiple lesions or diffuse disease covering at least 25 per cent of the entire body surface. Of the 14 patients with limited disease treated between 1964 and 1973 with the local field technique, 10 patients (71 per cent) are alive without evidence of disease at a minimum of 5 years.