[Spontaneous intrahepatic porto-cava shunt associated with chronic pericarditis. A case report]. / Shunt porto cave intrahépatique spontané associé à une péricardite constrictive. A propos d'un cas.

INTRODUCTION: Spontaneous intrahepatic portosystemic shunts are rare vascular anomalies that consist of a communication between the portal system and the systemic venous circulation. We report a case of a porto-caval shunt associated with chronic pericarditis. CASE REPORT: A 47-year-old patient with post pericarditis cirrhosis and without encephalopathy and hypoglycaemia. The shunt was tubular in its initial segment and aneurismal just before joining the vena cava. DISCUSSION: Spontaneous intrahepatic portosystemic shunt is a rare anomaly. Diagnosis can be made by Doppler ultrasound and helical CT.

[Cystic lymphangioma of the adrenal gland, from radiologic diagnosis to laparoscopic treatment. A case report]. / Lymphangiome kystique de la surrénale, du diagnostic radiologique au traitement laparoscopique. A propos d'une observation.

BACKGROUND: Cystic lymphangioma of the adrenal gland is a rare tumor, which is often asymptomatic. Pre-operative diagnosis is difficult. Echography and CT scan are essential exploratory techniques. Surgical exploration is usually indicated due to uncertain diagnosis. AIM: Report of a new case CASE: We report a new case of cystic lymphangioma of the left adrenal gland, in a 30 year-old female, treated with a laparoscopic excision and confirmed by anatomopathologic features.

[Endometriosis with urinary manifestation. A case report]. / Endométriose à manifestation urinaire. A propos d'une observation.

Endometriosis is an ectopic implantation of endometrial tissue. Authors report a case of a 33 year-old infertile women who presented a deep pelvic endometriosis infiltrating the right ureter with left ovarian endometrioma suspected by the ultrasonography and confirmed with MRI. The patient was treated with Gn-RH analogues with relief of symptoms and normalisation of the upper urinary tract.

[Supernumerary kidney: a case report]. / Rein surnuméraire: à propos un cas.

We report a case of a supernumerary kidney discovered while investigating an isolated pyuria in a 47-year-old male patient. Embryology and diagnostic difficulties are discussed.

[MRI findings in pituitary-hypothalamic axis Langerhans cell histiocytosis]. / Apport de l'IRM dans le diagnostic de l'histiocytose langerhansienne hypothalamo-pituitaire.

Pituitary-hypothalamic axis Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an uncommon entity. It is a rare disease in adults. The CT and MR study provides us the best anatomo-topographic evaluation and determine the precise size of the lesion which are necessary to the treatment. We report a case of hypothalamic involvement by Langerhans cell histiocytosis accompanied by lesions in bone affecting a 31-year-old woman. The clinical, histiotological and CT/MR findings of histiocytosis X are described in this article.