[Value of total thyroidectomy in amiodarone-induced hyperthyroidism].

The potential severity of amiodarone-induced hyperthyroidism, particularly in severe cardiopathy cases, necessitates a regular clinic and biologic thyroid control. The break in amiodarone and a medical treatment (synthetic antithyroid drugs, steroids, perchlorate of potassium) can be ineffective. The authors report the case of a patient with an right ventricle arythmogenic dysplasia, without thyroid history, who came back 3 years after the introducing of amiodarone with major hyperthyroidism.

[Isolated facial palsy and occult adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid].

We report a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid disclosed by facial palsy alone. No tumefaction could be detected clinically or at imaging. The diagnosis was established at surgical exploration of the facial nerve.

[Reflections on percutaneous tracheotomy. Regarding a retrospective study of 106 cases with major burns].

About ten years ago, a new technique for tracheotomy was invented in the United States and has tended to replace the surgical technique in intensive care units. Percutaneous tracheotomy is performed by the intensive care unit physician working in the unit at the patient's bedside. Progressive expansion seems to be the method of choice.

[Equitest and high performance patients].

The purpose of this study was to verify whether a clinical tool used to assess balance deficits could be used to document the enhanced equilibrium skills of highly trained individuals. A sensory organization test (SOT) based on computerized dynamic posturography (Equitest Neurocom) was administered at two levels of difficulty (sway-reference gains 1.0 and 1.

[Inhalation burns: apropos of 198 cases. Incidence of laryngotracheal involvement].

Inhalation burns and laryngotracheal involvement were studied in a retrospective series of 635 patients hospitalized for skin burns at the Center for Burn Treatment from January 1993 to January 1997. Inhalation burns were observed in 31.1% of the cases.