Temporary vascular shunt for damage control of extremity vascular injury: A toolbox for trauma surgeons.

In an emergency, a general surgeon may be faced with the need to treat arterial trauma of the extremities when specialized vascular surgery is not available in their hospital setting, either because an arterial lesion was not diagnosed during pre-admission triage, or because of iatrogenic arterial injury. The need for urgent control of hemorrhage and limb ischemia may contra-indicate immediate transfer to a hospital with a specialized vascular surgery service. For a non-specialized surgeon, hemostasis and revascularization rely largely on damage control techniques and the use of temporary vascular shunts (TVS).

[Mediastinal localization of a growing teratoma syndrome: a case report].

The development of testicular germ cell tumors may be marked by a rare phenomenon: the growing teratoma syndrome. It consists of residual masses, usually retroperitoneal and, more rarely, thoracic, that appear during or after chemotherapy, although the tumor markers are normalized. We report a case of posterior mediastinal localization.

[Intrathoracic giant peripheral nerve sheath tumor during Von Recklinghausen disease].

We report the case of a patient aged 23, admitted for bilateral intrathoracic tumor, including a giant right. Surgery was performed by right sternothoracotomy. After 7 days, she presented an irreversible cardiac arrest.

[Catamenial pneumothorax with diaphragmatic lacerations].

The authors describe a case of catamenial pneumothorax with diaphragmatic lacerations and partial liver herniation. It's a rare presentation of catamenial pneunmothorax. We analyse the diagnostic and surgical therapeutic.

[Role of self-expanding stent in the treatment of obstructing colorectal cancer].

Background: Obstruction due to colorectal cancer is a common occurrence. It often arises in patients in poor general condition with malnutrition and advanced tumor stage. Prognosis can be improved by prompt resolution of obstruction through a mininimally invasive approach.

Multiple lung cancers prognosis: what about histology?

Background: Among multiple lung cancers (MLC), some may have similar histologic classification. Demonstrating that the second tumor is a metastasis would change the stage and consequently the management. Our purpose was to reconsider this consequence.