[Small intestine occlusion caused by the silent opening of liver hydatid cysts into the peritoneum. Apropos of an uncommon case]. / Occlusion du grêle par ouverture de Kystes hydatiques du foie dans le péritoine à bas bruit. A propos d'un cas exceptionnel.

The authors report one exceptional case of organic small bowel occlusion. The etiological diagnosis was performed by ultrasonographic examination and showed two hydatid cysts of the liver opened into the peritoneum and a peritoneal fluid collection corresponding to the hydatid fluid. The authors emphasize the absence of clinical symptoms during the opening of the hydatid cysts of the liver into the peritoneum and the usefulness of emergency ultrasonographic examination of the entire abdomen in cases of small bowel obstruction without any evident etiology.

[Tuberculous calcifications of the bladder wall in children]. / Calcifications tuberculeuses de la paroi vésicale chez l'enfant.

A case of tuberculous urinary bladder calcifications in a 13 year old boy is reported. The lesion is rare in adults and no case is published in the literature as occurring in children.