[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.

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver associated with Crohn's disease.

Inflammatory liver pseudotumor is a rare entity. Associations with several inflammatory conditions were reported but association with inflammatory bowel disease is unusual. We report the case of liver inflammatory pseudotumor occurring in the course of Crohn's disease in a 23-year-old woman and treated conservatively.

[Autoimmune hepatitis type 1 triggered by cytomegalovirus infection. One rare case report].

Background: Autoimmune hepatitis is chronic and uncommon disease. The pathogenesis is a complex process. Several triggers for autoimmune hepatitis particularly viral herpesviridae infection, which may induce the development of autoimmunity in predisposed individuals.

Transverse myelitis associated with chronic viral hepatitis C.

Background: HCV infection could cause several extra hepatic diseases including mixed cryoglobulinemia. Peripheral neuropathy is the most common complication of mixed cryoglobulinemia. In addition to cryoglobulinemia's neuropathy, transverse myelitis had been related to HCV infection.

[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.

[Auto-immune serological disorders in chronic viral C hepatitis: prevalence and clinical significance].

Background: Hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection has been shown to lead to auto-immune phenomena.

Aims: We review the prevalence of serological auto-immune disorders associated to HCV infection and to clarify their clinical significance.

Methods: Literature review.