[Our experience of lumbar chemical sympathectomy in arterial occlusive diseases of the lower limbs]. / Expérience de la sympatholyse chimique lombaire dans les artériopathies des membres inférieurs.

One hundred and sixty two phenol chemical sympathectomy were achieved from 1982 to 1987. After one month and one year, 92 patients get a lasting improvement. The benefit is better for rest pain relief than for intermittent claudication and skin lesions of legs. Diabetic ischaemic disease increased risk of failure of sympathetic block. Results of chemical sympathectomy are similar to the surgical procedure and the incidence of complications is lower. It is concluded that the neurolytic block will be a satisfying experience in patients with obliterative arterial disease not suitable for vascular surgery.

[Thoracic sympathectomy by phenol injection under x-ray computed tomography. Two initial results]. / Sympatholyse thoracique par phénolisation sous contrôle tomodensitométrique. Deux observations préliminaires.

Difficulties in surgical or neurolytic techniques of the sympathetic thoracic chain and the results have been controversial in the upper limbs arteriopathies. A percutaneous technique of neurolytic block under computed tomography in two patients, give evidence of efficacy on pain and skin ulcers.

[Epidermoid cyst of the testis. Apropos of 2 cases with one in a child]. / Le kyste épidermoïde du testicule. A propos de deux cas dont un chez l'enfant.

Based on two cases of epidermoid cyst of the testes, one exceptional case was that of a four year old boy, the authors mention the absence of clinical and ultrasonic evidence to identify this benign tumor. The histological characteristics, described by Price, are quoted: intratesticular cyst, keratin sediment deposits, with a normal remaining parenchyma. Orchidectomy is the safest treatment; the tumoral enucleation or the partial orchidectomy is particularly appropriate when the opposite testes is missing or if it is functionally altered.

[Liposarcoma of the spermatic cord. Review of the literature. Apropos of a case of myxoid liposarcoma]. / Liposarcomes du cordon spermatique. Revue de la littérature. A propos d'un cas de liposarcome myxoïde.

Based on one case of spermatic cord liposarcoma, the authors mention the different histological types of this lesion. A review of the literature confirms this rare tumor typically occurs in the adult population; the majority of spermatic cord liposarcomas are of low grade malignancy. The treatment of choice remains radical orchidectomy with wide excision of the tumor. Because of the predilection of this lesion for local recurrence, the patients must be followed periodically.