[Current aspects of xeroderma pigmentosum: apropos of two new cases]. / Aspects actuels du "Xeroderma pigmentosum": à propos de deux nouvelles observations.

Two recent cases of children treated for xeroderma pigmentosum are reported, and knowledge of the disease updated based on numerous reports published over the last few years, particularly by french authors ( Vaillant et al., 1979 and Mouly , Dufourmentel and Papadopoulos , 1980). Points discussed include the similarity of histology and course of the malignant cutaneous lesions with those of adult outdoor workers (co- carcinogenic role of ultraviolet rays ?), and the effect of the introduction of vitamin A acid into treatment on the course of the general and cutaneous lesions (immunocompetence, tumoral growth rate). A further feature discussed is the question raised by the surgical attitude: radical, extensive and mutilating as in the first case, or limited and conservative, with consequent long-term inconveniences, as in the second case. The persistence of an extremely poor prognosis after more than a century of study of the disease (it received its name from Kaposi as early as 1882. . . !!) is a strong argument for imposing the preventive measures which are still applied with difficulty at the present time.

[Continuous mandibular traction as adjuvant treatment in dysmorphism]. / Traction continue mandibulaire comme traitement adjuvant des dysmorphoses.

We use the Delbet and Tessier's head frame in order to complete a continuous traction on the jaw. In post operative period, this method can achieve a better result of major facial deformities.

[The jejuno-gastric invaginations after partial gastrectomy. General survey of literature concerning a personal observation (author's transl)]. / Les invaginations jéjuno-gastriques après gastrectomie partielle. Revue générale de la littérature à propos d'une observation personnelle.

The authors relate an observation of a postgastrectomic jejuno-gastric invagination. On this occasion they make a general survey of the literature and analyze the 113 cases published up to now. The frequencies of apparition of this complication are much variable, from a few days up to several decades and the clinical symptoms are chronic or acute. They insist on the interest granted by the radiologic and endoscopic examinations for the diagnosis and on the proposed treatment aiming a twofold goal: reduce the invagination and avoid the recurrence.