[Isolated compression of the celiac trunk. Apropos of 8 cases]. / Syndrome de compression isolée du tronc coeliaque (SCITC). A propos de 8 cas.

Celiac axis compression syndrome. Celiac axis compression syndrome is still controversed. The authors discuss the results of the surgical treatment among eight patients and review the literature. They conclude this entity exist and that suppression of stenosis by surgery yielded interesting therapeutic results.

[Our experience in the treatment of reflux esophagitis with histamine H2 receptor antagonists]. / Notre expérience du traitement de l'oesophagite de reflux par les antagonistes des récepteurs H2.

The object of this study was to value the efficacy of reflux oesophagitis treatment by H2-blockers. Fifty-one patients were treated by Cimetidine or Ranitidine. After three months, we note a clinical improvement in 84% of cases and a regression of the endoscopic lesions in 61% of cases. A long term overlooking shows a high number of recurrences when the treatment is stopped, whereas the chronic treatment has essentially a stabilizing effect on the lesions.