[The role of surgery in the treatment of epidermoid cancer of the anal canal].

Thirty patients underwent surgery for carcinoma of the anus, a surgical procedure having been planned as all or part of their management in only 18 of them. The other 12 patients required surgery after radiotherapy, either because of progression of their neoplasm, or because of irradiation-related complications. Any tendency to attribute a quasi-exclusive role to radiotherapy in the treatment of carcinoma of the anus should be avoided.

[Comparison of 2 antibiotic combinations used for peritonitis. Cefotaxime-clindamycin versus cefotaxime-metronidazole].

In this prospective and randomized trial involving 38 patients operated upon for generalized or localized peritonitis, 2 combinations of antibiotics were assessed on the basis of 5 predetermined criteria: number of successes and failures, duration of fever, leucocytosis, antibiotic therapy and stay in hospital. No significant difference was observed between the two therapeutic groups. The spectrum of sensitive organisms and the effectiveness of treatment could be considered satisfactory whatever the combination utilized.