[Intestinal intussusceptions in adults].

Background: Intestinal intussusception occur when a portion of the gastrointestinal tract invaginates into the part of the tract that precedes into the peristaltic direction.

Aims: To determine clinical presentation, diagnostic methods and outcome of the intestinal intussusception and to compare our results to previous data.

Methods: A retrospective study of 20 patients with mean age of 40 years admitted between 1982 and 1999 and underwent surgery for intestinal intussusceptions.

[Association Budd Chiari syndrome, antiphospholipid syndrome and Grave's disease].

Background: Antiphospholipid syndrome is revealed by Budd Chiari syndrome in 5% of the cases. Antiphospholipid syndrome is characterized by venous or arterial thrombosis, foetal loss and positivity of antiphospholipid antibodies, namely lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin antibodies and anti-beta2-glycoprotein I. Anticardiolipin antibodies was reported in auto-immune thyroid disorders, particularly in Grave's disease.

[Nutritional and dietary management after extensive intestinal resection].

Background: Short bowel syndrome arose after extended intestinal resection over two meters. It was observed in 15% of intestinal resection in adults. Crohn's disease (in UK) and mesenteric ischemia (in France) were the most frequent etiologies.

[Plummer Vinson syndrome].

Background: Plummer Vinson syndrome is a rare affection which affects mainly white women. It is characterized by dysphagia, iron deficiency and the presence of superior esophageal web.

Aim: The purpose of this study is to precise the epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical and therapeutical features of the affection.