First-time use of a porcine small intestine submucosal plug device to close an acquired tracheo-esophageal fistula.

Background: Acquired tracheo-esophageal fistula (TEF) is a rare, life-threatening pathology, responsible for severe comorbidities. Its management is a real therapeutic challenge and remains controversial.

Case Presentation: We report the first case of endoscopic treatment of TEF by using a porcine small intestine submucosal (SIS) plug device in a young quadriplegic patient after failed surgical closure by cervicotomy.

Evaluation of the efficacy of octreotide LAR in the treatment of Crohn's disease associated refractory diarrhea.

Objectives: Diarrhea is one of the main symptoms of Crohn's disease (CD). It is usually significantly improved with specific CD treatments, loperamide or cholestyramine. However, in some cases, diarrhea becomes refractory.

[Pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas revealed by rupture of esophageal and gastric varices secondary to biliary cirrhosis due to bile duct compression].

Pseudo-papillary tumors of the pancreas are rare and usually occur in young women. We report a case with a very rare presentation (rupture of esogastric varices complicating biliary cirrhosis secondary to bile duct compression by a pancreatic tumor). After biological and radiological explorations, a duodenopancreatectomy was performed.

Glycogenosis storage type I diseases and evolutive adenomatosis: an indication for liver transplantation.

We report on two cases of type I glycogen storage disease (GSD) complicated by malignant tumors. A 23-year-old man had GSD Ia with adenomatosis. He underwent transplantation for rapidly growing and radiologically changing adenomata.