[Plurifragmentary ruptures of the kidney. Wrapping by absorbable mesh]. / Fractures plurifragmentaires du rein. Enveloppement par treillis résorbable.

In two patients presenting with rupture of the kidney, the fragments of that organ were kept together by wrapping in a resorbable mesh after haemostasis and trimming. The post-operative period was uneventful. This method facilitates conservative renal surgery, even in cases with severe damage.

[Perirenal prosthesis in traumatic ruptures. Apropos of a case]. / Prothèse périrénale dans les éclatements traumatiques. A propos d'un cas.

A polyglactin mesh wrapping was used to unite the four fragments of a severely ruptured kidney. The operation was performed on the twelfth day after the trauma. One year postoperatively, the clinical biological and urographic results are excellent.

[Problems and technical procedures of total pancreatectomy for adenocarcinoma. Consequences of lymphadenectomy (author's transl)]. / Problèmes et modalités techniques de l'exérèse pancréatique totale pour adénocarcinome. Incidences du curage.

In cancer recognized less than one month after first signs, frequently by pancreatography via fiberoptic endoscopy, in a young patient patient with no other major disease, total pancreatectomy with systematic lymphadenectomy must be proposed. Total splenopancreatoduodenectomy carried out from left to right provides the longest delay for the final section stages. Simultaneous study of lymph nodes enables one to estimate the survival to approximately two years in case of involvement and hopefully five, if they are intact.

[5 kg sternal chondroma, treated by resection and silastic prosthesis. Satisfactory result]. / Chondrome sternal de 5 kg, traité par résection et prothèse en silastic. Résultat satisfaisant

Resection of the sternum and adjacent, cartilages raises difficult problems of reconstruction. The tumour, which, exceeding 5 kg was considered histologically as a chondroma, was replaced by a silastic prosthesis with an excellent result 13 months later.