A case of a 15-year evolution of a coral reef aortic lesion.

We are reporting here the 15-year history of a patient affected by a chronic and evolutive coral reef aorta successfully treated by repeated revascularization.

Mycoplasma hominis wound infection after a vascular allograft.

Cases of Mycoplasma hominis infections after allograft are rare. We report a case of M. hominis wound infection after a vascular allograft. The allograft was positive before having any contact with the recipient, and our investigation suggests that M. hominis may have been transmitted from the donor to the recipient. It is not clear, however, whether specific diagnosis of M. hominis should be performed on tissue before grafting in order to prevent such donor-to-host transmission.

[Heart injury following closed thoracic injury]. / Plaie du coeur après un traumatisme fermé du thorax.

A 60-year-old man, was admitted in the emergency ward, following a motor vehicle accident. At the time of arrival his clinical state was stable. The initial investigations showed a moderate left haemopneumothorax and fractured ribs. After insertion of a thoracostomy tube into the left pleural cavity he had to undergo surgery for an open fracture of the left arm. Following induction of anaesthesia, a cardiovascular collapse occurred rapidly. An emergency thoracotomy was performed which showed a right ventricular perforation by a rib fragment. The authors discuss the role of possible changes in heart position produced by induction of general anaesthesia. Indeed the decrease in functional residual capacity following induction of anaesthesia with a cephalad diaphragmatic shift may have secondarily exposed the right ventricle to the bevel of a fractured rib.

[Azygos vein injury. A new complication of upper digestive endoscopies]. / La plaie de la veine azygos. Une nouvelle complication des endoscopies digestives hautes.

A patient presented with a ruptured azygos vein following esophagoscopy. The diagnosis was difficult. Selective angiography was helpful and surgical treatment ensured good result. This is the first case of this type to be reported in the literature.

[Injury of the azygos vein. A new complication of upper digestive endoscopy]. / La plaie de la veine azygos. Une nouvelle complication des endoscopies digestives hautes.

A patient presented with a ruptured azygos vein following esophagoscopy. The diagnosis was difficult. Selective angiography was helpful and surgical treatment ensured good result. This is the first case of this type to be reported in the literature.