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J J Medina Solá

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[Primary nasal tuberculosis].

Nasal tuberculosis is a rare entity since it early diagnosis and the improvements in treatment. The mucous membrane of the nose is scanty auspicious for this pathology in spite of being an important entrance door for Koch's bacillus. We report one case of nasal tuberculosis without other primary focal point and emphasize the importance of biopsy and the histo-pathological study in order to reach the positive diagnosis and the healing "ad integrum" by means of suitable antibiotic drugs.

Antitubercular Agents↗

[Retropharyngeal abscess for foreign body complicated by mediastinitis and pericarditis].

The incidence of retropharyngeal abscess is decreasing since the arrival on semisynthetic penicillins. We report one case of retropharyngeal abscess, after ingestion of a foreign body, in an adult patient, complicated with infective mediastinitis, pleural effusion and pericarditis. The spreading of the infection is able to be explained either by continuity or through the fascial sheets. The usefulness of the CT scan for diagnosis as well for the stretching of the condition is brought out. We underline the anterolateral cervicotomy as the best procedure for surgical drainage of these complications.

Abscess↗

[2 cases of esophageal perforation by foreign bodies].

The AA. present 2 cases of esophageal perforation due to foreign bodies among 179 esophagoscopies done for removal of other intruders, which required the endoscopic procedure, during a lapse of 4 years. Considerations regarding the treatment and the evolutive course.

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[Treatment of posterior epistaxis using a Foley catheter. Study of 235 cases].

Presentation of a simple and cheap method for treating posterior Epistaxis with Foley's catheter. The paper recalls and analyzes the facts concerning 235 cases admitted and treated in the ENA Service of the Hospital Virgen del Camino, Pamplona, all patients coming from the emergency Unit, between 1983 and 1986.

Catheterization↗