[Adenoma of the choledochus].

Two patients with signs of an obstructed main bile duct underwent surgery. Choleductectomy was performed followed by Mirizzi exploration. Extemporaneous pathology examination of the intra-ductal tissue revealed benign adenoma of the main bile duct.

[Treatment of rectal prolapse with elastic circling of the anus: Perspectives of utilization].

The Thiersch technique for treatment of rectal prolapsus has been largely abandoned because the metallic or non-resorbable wire is poorly tolerated and non-extensible. Silastic can fulfil these requirements and was used in 11 patients, including two who underwent reoperations. Good results were obtained in 9.

[Choledochoduodenal fistula: an unusual complication of duodenal ulcer].

We report a case of choledochoduodenal fistula in a patient with a duodenal ulcer and poor compliance to treatment. The fistula tract was demonstrated on a plain abdominal X-ray (presence of air in the biliary tract), and was confirmed by a fistulography from the site of the ulcer (opacification of the bile duct). A Finsterer type 2/3 gastrectomy was performed in this patient, leading to the treatment of the ulcer and disappearance of the fistula following a gastrojejunal shunt of the duodenum.

[Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus diagnosed late. Recovery by directed fistulization].

Spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus is uncommon and is difficult to diagnose in the early stage. Clinical signs are lacking or incomplete, causing a delay in diagnosis and therapy which requires both intensive medical care and surgery. The surgical procedure depends on the time lapse to diagnosis.