[Apparently primary malignant lymphoma of the rectum. Presentation of a case]. / Lymphome malin apparemment primitif du rectum. Présentation d'un cas.

With reference to a case of apparently primary lymphoma of the rectum, the authors emphasize the difficulty of diagnosis, which requires deep biopsies, and of categorizing clinical cases in view of the constantly modified classifications. Treatment modalities, whose choice is dependent upon the disease itself and the general state of health of the individual patient, are summarized.

[Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion. A report of two cases with hyponatremia and hypouricemia]. / Syndrome de sécrétion inappropriée de l'Hormone anti-diurétique.. A propos de deux cas associant hyponatrémie et hypo-uricémie.

Two cases of Schwartz-Bartter syndrome are reported. Both were due to malignant anaplasic tumours of the APUD type with multiple abnormal endocrine secretion, and both were accompanied with hypouricaemia of uncertain significance. The authors believe that the association of hypernatraemia with hypouricaemia should alert clinicians to the possibility of a syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) of malignant origin.

[Gastrointestinal haemorrhage in the cirrhotic. The value of injectable posterior pituitary extract (author's transl)]. / Hémorragies digestives du cirrhotique. Intérêt de la post-hypophyse injectable.

The authors report the experience which the have acquired since 1970 in the use of posterior pituitary extract as part of the treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding in cirrhotics. 100 cases have been collected, in 73 patients. These may be divided into two groups: one of 32 patients, who did not receive posterior pituitary extract, with 31 deaths, and one of 41 patients who did receive the extract, with 6 deaths. These figures should be viewed in parallel with the results obtained by other techniques, and it would seem that comparison with other statistics is feasible. In addition, emphasis must be placed upon the simplicity of the administration and surveillance of treatment. Attention is also drawn to the absence of any inherent complication associated with the use of the drug, despite the administration, in certain cases, of high doses.

[The excision of villous tumours of the rectum via a trans-sphincterian anal approach (author's transl)]. / Exérèse des tumeurs villeuses du rectum par voie anale trans-sphinctérienne.

Cleavage in the thickness of the internal sphincter and of the circular layer of the rectum is performed. By progressive drawing down, this method makes it possible to obtain complete excision, passing at a distance from the tumour in its different planes.