The embolic type of popliteal entrapment syndrome.

The authors describe their experience with two patients who presented with clinical extremes of popliteal entrapment syndrome. One patient presented with acute ischemia and the second patient presented with a chronic Buergerian-like syndrome. The common denominator for both of them was embolic phenomena originating at the site of entrapment.

[Transplantation and tumors of the kidney].

The authors report the case of a woman who was transplanted with a cadaveric kidney. It was a cyst on the kidney; a biopsy was performed: it was a carcinoma. The transplanted kidney was removed.

[Evaluation of surgical renal revascularization in renovascular arterial hypertension. Measurement by 99m Tc DTPA scintigraphy].

The effects of surgical renal revascularization on both hypertension and kidney function was assessed in 16 patients with renovascular hypertension (14 unilateral). We have taken a special interest to the split renal function studied with DTPA renogram. The function of the operated kidney was improved in 9 patients and not improved (worsened or unchanged) in 7.

[Early graft venous thrombosis after renal transplantation (2 cases)].

The authors report two cases of early transplant renal vein thrombosis after kidney transplantation. In the two cases, the graft had to be removed. Many difficulties prevented the diagnosis of this fortunately unusual (0.

[Isolated dissection of the renal artery treated by conservative surgery in 3 patients].

We reported 3 cases of male patients with isolated dissecting aneurysm of the renal artery. The clinical presentation included lumbar pain followed by hypertension (malignant in 2 cases) in the next 3 months. These three patients have underwent surgical renal artery repair.

Infrageniculate thin-walled PTFE bypass: preliminary study of 53 cases.

Between May 1, 1983 and May 1, 1985, 53 patients whose mean age was 75 years, and who presented with rest pain or ischemic changes had infrageniculate insertion of femoropopliteal or femorotibial thin-walled polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE-TW) bypasses. Occlusive atherosclerotic disease was present in all patients. Postoperative follow-up ranged from 6 to 30 months.

Supraceliac aorta-to-lower extremity arterial bypass.

From 1979 to 1986, ten patients had a revascularization procedure using the supraceliac portion of the aorta. Six patients had aortofemoral or aortoiliac bypasses and four others had additional procedures for revascularization of the lower extremities or of the visceral arteries. The latter included four renal, three superior mesenteric and three hepatic artery revascularizations.

Radio-anatomic study of the carotid axis with regard to the implantation of microsurgical vascular anastomoses.

The authors report a radio-anatomic study of the carotid axis in the context of the implantation of microsurgical vascular anastomoses. The information derived from 36 dissections and 50 arteriographic studies suggests the preferential use of the superior thyroid, facial and lingual branches. Section and turning-down of the external carotid and direct end-to-side implantation on the common carotid could provide fall-back solutions when the collaterals are slender.

[Present role of Hartmann's operation. Apropos of 50 cases].

Of 50 Hartmann's operation conducted, 22 (including 19 for sigmoid diverticulitis) were for non-neoplastic lesions. Emergency surgery was necessary for lesions complicated by perforation, abscess, or occlusion in 34 cases, the indications for operation being local and general conditions, where immediate re-establishment of colorectal continuity was not possible, in the other 16 patients. Overall mortality was 22 p.