[Trendelenburg's operation using an sternostomy approach for pulmonary embolectomy].

Five cases of extremely serious pulmonary embolism treated by embolectomy without extracorporeal circulation have prompted to recall the Trendelenburg's operation through sternotomy. Rapid, simple and requiring little equipment, this technique is perfectly suited to emergency surgery. Its use should save the lives of several patients who would be condemned to death without surgical operation.

[Calibrated latero-lateral portocaval anastomosis. Technic and results. 33 cases].

The authors describe an as yet little known technique of truncular and selective portocaval anastomosis. This technique is characterized by its simplicity and by the quality of the results obtained, with a low incidence of recurrent haemorrhages and chronic portocaval encephalopathy. For these reasons, it should be particularly useful for the treatment of haemorrhagic cirrhosis in patients with moderate hepatocellular damage.

Anatomical and experimental study of the ductus venosus.

The authors report an anatomical study of the ductus venosus in the stillborn fetus based on resin-corrosion casts and angiography. Study in adult material was done by dissection. In the first part of this paper the classical anatomy of the ductus venosus is described and an anomalous case of a hepatic parenchymal bridge between the left and caudate lobes of the liver is reported.