[Role of embolization in renal angiomyolipomas].

Objective: The purpose of this study is to present the role of embolization in the treatment of renal angiomyolipoma (AML) in cases of hemorrhage and to prevent bleeding.

Methods: Over a period of 10 years, 35 AMLs in 34 patients, recruited in two medical centers, were treated with embolization: 16/35 AML were treated urgently to stop bleeding, and 19/35 AML had preventive embolization. Six patients were completely asymptomatic and 13 had a history of previous hematoma or flank pain.

Diagnostic value of bronchoscopy, CT and transbronchial biopsies in diffuse pulmonary lymphangiomatosis: case report and review of the literature.

The authors present the case of a 48-year-old man with diffuse pulmonary lymphangiomatosis. This rare lymphatic disorder is characterized by proliferation of anastomosing lymphatic vessels varying in size. Clinical presentation and imaging findings are highly suggestive.

Localized cutaneous leishmaniasis imported into Paris: a review of 39 cases.

Background: Localized cutaneous leishmaniasis (LCL) is a common cause of dermatosis in travelers returning from the tropics. We describe the epidemiological, clinical, and biological aspects and therapeutic outcome of imported LCL.

Methods: A retrospective study of all cases of LCL observed from 1992 to 2000 in our tropical disease unit.

[The lower limb of elderly patients (venous and arterial diseases)].

Elderly patients frequently suffer from vascular pathologies of the leg. In these more fragile patients, diagnostic work-up must cause as little trauma as possible. The clinical status and morphological appearance of the vessels make vascular investigations sometimes difficult to perform in the elderly.

[Digital substraction angiography using gadolinium as contrast medium for patients with renal failure. A study of 15 patients].

Objectives: To study the feasibility of IA-DSA for diagnostic or interventional purposes using gadolinium (Gd) as a contrast medium (CM) for patients with poor renal function.

Materials And Methods: This study is about 15 patients with renal insufficiency (creat. > 133 micromol/l) who needed IA-DSA for diagnostic or interventional purposes.