[Cardio-pericardial hydatid cyst. Report of 19 cases]. / Les kystes hydatiques cardio-pericardiques. A propos de 19 observations.

From May 1991 to July 2003, 19 patients (9 men and 10 women), of 30 years average age were operated in our department service for surgical cure of cardio-pericardial hydatid cysts. The TEE constitutes the examination of choice in the cardio-pericardial diagnosis of hydatid cyst. The surgery under CPB is the technique of choice, we practiced used 15 times. The left ventricular localization is most frequent. We deplore only death into post-operative immediate. The post-operative was course simple at the majority of our patients. 17 patients could be controlled remotely of the intervention with 35.5 months an average passing. We deplore 2 late deaths. No relapse was observed.

[Bilateral popliteal artery complications of multiple hereditary exostosis]. / Complications vasculaires poplitées bilatérales d'une exostose héréditaire multiple.

The osseous exostose is a rare benign tumor of the bone from which the vascular complications can be of venous or arterial order, are translated in various boards. We report the case of a young adult who presents a forgery aneurysm of the right popliteal artery with the popliteal artery booby-trapped to the left. The patient benefited from surgical treatment with good clinical and radiological evolution.