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P Besson

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[Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis. X-ray computed tomographic study of a pseudotumoral form].

The authors report a case of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis in a 63-year-old woman hospitalized because of a right hypochondrium mass. Ultrasonography, computed tomography, and celiac arteriogram showed a gallbladder tumour. Surgical management allowed subtotal tumour resection. Diagnosis of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis was established by histological examination. Twenty-two months later, patient is in good health. From this observation and a world-wide literature review (90 previously reported cases), the authors analyse the clinical, pathological, and pathophysiological features of this very unusual entity.

Cholecystectomy↗

Mucosal bridges of the upper esophagus after radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease.

A 47-yr-old man presented with dysphagia 4 yr after mediastinal radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. X-ray series, fiberoptic endoscopy, and computerized transverse tomography showed mucosal bridges in the upper esophagus. Histologically, these bridges were constituted from normal epithelium overlying a chronic inflammatory lamina propria, without evidence of Hodgkin's disease recurrence or of squamous cell carcinoma. Swallowing was improved by endoscopic electrocoagulation and Eder-Puestow dilatations. Several arguments favor the hypothesis that these mucosal bridges were the late sequelae of radiation esophagitis.

Deglutition Disorders↗

Lack of correlations between penile thermography and pelvic arteriography in 29 cases of erectile impotence.

We studied 29 cases of penile impotence to determine whether thermography could be used to screen for cases of vascular origin and, therefore, candidates for arteriography. Sixteen thermographic parameters were used to compare 3 groups of patients having normal, mildly altered and severely stenotic arteries on arteriography of the aortic bifurcation and selective catheterization of the hypogastric arteries. The averages of these parameters were computed for each of the 3 groups, and 104 comparisons then were made using student's t test. A significant difference was found between 2 groups in only 2 of the comparisons (p less than 0.05) and no threshold for significant differences was found. Penile thermography did not correlate with pelvic arteriography and does not appear useful in the selection of candidates for arteriography.

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