[Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in the Poitou- Charentes region].

Objectives: The prognosis of hepatitis C virus infection could be improved by early treatment. However, this is only possible if most patients with hepatitis C consult a specialized institution. The aim of this study was to evaluate the modalities of care of hepatitis C virus infection in one French district.

Ciprofloxacin and long-term prevention of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: results of a prospective controlled trial.

The aim of this prospective double-blind study was to evaluate the value of long-term antibiotic prophylaxis using ciprofloxacin for the prevention of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in 60 cirrhotic patients with low ascitic fluid protein levels (< 15 g/L). The patients were assigned to two groups: group I (n = 28) ciprofloxacin 750 mg per os once a week for 6 months, group II (n = 32) placebo. The two groups were similar for clinical and laboratory characteristics.

[A rare cause of upper digestive tract hemorrhage: an esophageal fistula in mediastinal tuberculous adenopathy].

We report a case of esophageal fistula of a tubercular mediastinal adenopathy revealed by melena and which was diagnosed partly by means of endoscopy and partly by scanning after carrying out endoscopic fistulography. Endoscopic ultrasound, which was carried out as a complementary examination, confirmed this diagnosis.