Volvulus of the transverse colon in a child: a case report.

A case of transverse colon volvulus in a 10-year-old female child with trisomy 13 is reported, bringing the total number of cases of children reported in the English language medical literature to 14. Although this type of volvulus is rare, a definite pattern is noticeable, so we should suspect its diagnosis in a patient with chronic constipation, mental retardation and motor disturbances. Resection of the involved segment and primary anastomosis is the definite treatment.

Torsion of spermatocele and aplasia of the vas deferens. A case report.

Torsion of a spermatocele combined with aplasia of the vas deferens is described. The purpose of this case report is that this rare condition should not be omitted from the differential diagnosis of the acute scrotum in childhood. The authors also support that the term "spermatocele" could be used in the non semen producing age of childhood, based upon the non age-dependent pathologic criteria.

Abdominoscrotal hydrocele.

Hydrocele is among the commonest inguinal anomalies in children. One of its most unusual variants is the abdominoscrotal hydrocele, of which no more than 22 cases have been reported in the world literature. The present case is the first one in our country. In this patient the coexistence of small bilateral scrotal hydrocele and cystic abdominal mass at the right side is described. Abdominoscrotal hydrocele is an unusual cause of lower abdominal cystic tumour in association with an inguinoscrotal hydrocele in infancy.

[Diagnosis of congenital tracheo-bronchial malformations in the newborn and infant]. / Le diagnostic des malformations congénitales trachéo-bronchiques du nouveau-né et du nourrisson.

Diagnosis endoscopy in congenital tracheo-bronchial abnormalities. High quality of anesthesia and efficiency of light sources and optical systems, now allow safe examination of upper respiratory tract and ability to give very precise informations in neonates and infants. Endoscopy now is then an essential procedure for diagnostic of congenital anomalies of respiratory tract. The necessary conditions for a safe examination and the necessity of complete exploration are exposed as well as endoscopic aspects of various congenital anomalies.

[Anatomy of the naso-labial muscles and the mesethmoid in labiomaxillary cleft. A new surgical approach of cheiloplasty]. / L'anatomie de la musculature naso-labiale et du mésethmoïde dans les fentes labio-maxillaires. Nouvelle approche chirurgicale de la chéiloplastie.

The authors analyse the role of the ectomesenchyme in facial organogenesis, and the biology of fetal and infant cephalic development, supply valid arguments for the application of new principles in cheiloplasty for labial or labiomaxillary clefts. Instead of dermatoplasty alone, the procedure involves anatomically selective muscle reconstruction of the nasolabial confines, a structure that is predominantly muscular. Cheilomesethmoidoplasty of the transverse and nasolabial muscles of the orbicularis of the upper lip is therefore a totally valid procedure. This procedure has applied by the authors in 36 cases.

[An exceptional location of oxyurids. Apropos of a case]. / Localisation exceptionnelle des oxyures. A propos d'un cas.

The authors present an unusual site of localization of the oxyurid in the spermatic vessels.