[A rare splenic involvement by Echinococcus multilocularis - case report]. / Ein aussergewöhnlicher Milzbefall durch Echinococcus multilocularis - eine Kasuistik.

In the present case an 81-year-old patient was operated upon for a suspected atraumatic spleen rupture. During the operation a spleen abscess was found. Histological examination of the removed spleen revealed an Echinococcus multilocularis infection. There was no sign of further organ involvement: surprisingly the liver was not affected. Case history, clinical outcome and the prescribed treatment are described. A short overview of the Echinococchus multilocularis syndrome is presented.

[Juvenile fracture of the calcaneus (author's transl)]. / Die juvenile Calcaneusfraktur.

In individual cases where it is possible to reduce completely a severely dislocated fracture by simple means, it will not be necessary to follow the rule of conservative and functional treatment of calcaneal fractures.