[Upper femoral epiphysiolysis in French Polynesia. Hip pain with serious consequences]. / L'épiphysiolyse fémorale supérieure en Polynésie Française. Une douleur de hanche aux conséquences lourdes.

High femoral epiphysiolysis is a frequent disability in French Polynesia, occurring more in obese young people that being a morphotype quite frequent in this geographical area. It is often at the stage of acute epiphysiolysis or fixed coxa vara these patients are examined. At such stage, sequellae are major and evolving to precocious coxarthrosis. It is at a stage of progressive coxarthrosis at the beginning that treatment and recovery are possible without sequellae. Any practitioner has to think about it when confronted to any pain in a hip of teenager, so a surgical treatment, in good conditions could be performed.

[Retrocecal mucus-secreting tumors of the appendix (mucoceles). Apropos of 3 radiologically diagnosed cases]. / Tumeurs mucosécrétantes rétrocaecales de l'appendice (mucocèles). A propos de 3 cas diagnostiqués radiologiquement.

The term of appendiceal mucocele has been applied to a group of lesions distending the lumen of the appendix; filled with mucus. About 15% of these lesions are malignant tumors (cystadenocarcinomas). All these lesions may lead to pseudomyxoma peritonei, but only the peritoneal involvement due to a malignant tumor (adenocarcinoma) has multiple recurrences and poor prognosis. Benign lesions are cured by appendicectomy, even if a peritoneal "gelatinous" effusion is present. These lesions can usually be early diagnosed by US and CT features if the mucocele extends behind the cecum in the retroperitoneal space, especially if the wall is calcified. A colic examination (with barium enema or colonoscopy) must be taken event if the diagnosis is made by US or CT means, because of the significant association of mucocele with other colonic tumors.