[Tuberculosis of patella. a case report]

Osteoarticular tuberculosis is a rare affection that touches the knee in 8 per cent of cases and particularly the kneecap in less 0.1 per cent. We return a case of the kneecap tuberculosis at a child of 10 years vaccinated correctly by the BCG with an osteolytic lesion in the right kneecap. The diagnosis has been confirmed by a histological exam and the child received a treatment during 12 months with good evolution

[Value of CT scan in acute bowel obstruction]

Bowel obstruction is a leading cause of admission in surgical and emergency units. Therapeutic modalities are based on the cause and the severity of the obstruction. This review will remind the semiology and value of Ct-scan in the diagnosis of bowel obstruction