[Pneumatic dilatation in esophageal achalasia. Report of 61 cases].

Unlabelled: To assess the interest of pneumatic dilatation in patients with achalasia.

Material And Methods: The work has interested 61 patients with achalasia who underwent pneumatic dilatation using polyethylene balloon (Rigiflex) dilators. 74 sessions of dilatation were performed and 13 patients underwent 2 sessions of dilatation (21%).

[Chronic pancreatitis in the ventral pancreas in pancreas divisum].

Pancreas divisum, partial or non fusion of the dorsal and ventral pancreatic ductal system, affects up to 10 percent of the population. Approximately 25 percent of patients with pancreas divisum will develop complications such as recurrent pancreatitis. Surgical and endoscopic therapy usually include minor papilla sphincterotomy or sphincteroplasty to facilitate drainage of the dorsal ductal system.