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L Le Bodic

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[Campylobacter pylori and gastric mucosa: histological and bacteriological study and preliminary results of an epidemiological survey in the area of Nantes].

The aims of this study were to: a) evaluate the prevalence of Campylobacter pylori (CP) in patients referred to a gastroenterology unit for upper digestive tract endoscopy, b) compare the results of histologic (Warthin-Starry method) and bacteriologic (direct and culture) examinations, c) correlate the presence and abundance of CP with the "activity" of chronic gastritis as assessed by antral and fundic specimens, and d) report the preliminary results of an epidemiological survey in the area of Nantes, France. CP was observed in 30 of the 64 patients studied (46 p. 100 of cases), and was significantly associated with chronic gastritis of either the superficial or interstitial (87 vs. 12 p. 100 of patients positive and negative, respectively for CP studies, p less than 10(-9], and preatrophic and/or atrophic types (40 vs. 12 p. 100 of patients positive and negative, respectively, for CP studies, p less than 0.01). CP was also present in 7 of 10 patients with duodenal ulcers and in 4 to 6 with gastric ulcers. Histologic and bacteriologic studies gave concordant results in 94 p. 100 of cases, and had the same sensitivity for diagnosis. Patients positive for CP studies had a statistically significant increased incidence of epigastric burns, and, at endoscopic examination, their fundic area appeared congestive more frequently. CP were dictated in both the antrum and fundus, but lesions of chronic gastritis were more prominent in the former. There was a statistically significant correlation between the degree of inflammation observed in the lamina propria and the number of CP present in the same area (antrum and fundus).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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[Prophylactic antibiotic therapy in surgery: applications in digestive surgery].

Prophylactic use of antibiotic presently constitutes one essential method in the prevention of postoperative infections in digestive surgery. Prophylactic antibiotic therapy is based upon well-codified general rules and on indications determined by the type of surgery, the micro-organismal flora in the organ in question and relevant risk factors. An overview of these principles and indications is presented. The options available for different types of digestive surgery (gastroduodenal, biliary, colorectal) are reassessed in light of defined indications and the results of randomized trials.

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[The role of the argon laser in the treatment of condylomata acuminata of the anal margin and canal].

Condyloma acuminata of the anal margin or anal canal raise therapeutic problems as soon as they become important. In this study, we report the results obtained by 24 patients after Argon-ion laser therapy. This laser, the beam of which is mainly absorbed by haemoglobin allowed us to cure 91,7 percent of our patients. This results was obtained in one (14 patients) or two sessions (10 patients) with at least 3 months as follow-up. Furthermore we can notice the excellent quality of cicatrization and the complete lack of incidents during or after the treatment. So argon laser could be a new kind of treatment used preferentially in extensive genital warts.

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[Encapsulating perihepatitis. Report of four cases (author's transl)].

The authors report 4 cases of encapsulating perihepatitis, the macroscopic appearance of which corresponded to the morphological definition of the condition. The circumstances surrounding the diagnosis were very variable: association of ascites and porial hypertension, sub-obstructive syndrome due to associated encapsulating peritonitis, chance discovery at laparotomy or an unexpected finding at autopsy. The diagnosis was made pre-operatively in 2 cases by peritoneoscopy. All the patients had portal hypertension with, in particular, evidence of oesophageal varices. Three patients were treated surgically: hepatic decortication in all cases, combined in one another with umbilico-caval anastomosis. In all cases, the underlying perihepatic matrix produced epiglissonian fibrosis. However the inderlying hepatic lesions varied, ranging from definite cirrhosis to mild fibrosis. In one case, cirrhosis was associated with a hepato-cholangioma with nodular metastatic spread. The prognosis depended essentially upon the effects of general condition and the severity of hepatic lesions. In the light of cases reported over the past twenty years, the authors review the various clinical, pathogenic and therapeutic aspects of encapsulating perihepatitis.

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