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P Landowski

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[Hernias of the groin. A new complication of celioscopy].

Crural hernia is acquired and mainly affects women. We report a case of hernia discovered after two laparoscopic operations. There was no hernia or risk factor for abdominal wall hernia before the operations. We consider that this hernia is the consequence of repeated abdominal distensions over a short period of time. We have not found this complication in the literature.

Adult

[Value and advantages of laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of ectopic pregnancies].

Laparoscopic treatment of ectopic pregnancies (EP) has been performed for several years. From 1st January 1987 to 14th February 1989, 63 women with an EP were operated in our hospital by surgeons trained in laparoscopic surgery (LS). The decision to perform laparotomy was taken either in the presence of laparoscopic contraindications (n = 2), or after diagnostic laparoscopy in the presence of LS contraindications (n = 13). LS was performed 48 times (76.20%) and laparotomy was performed 15 times (23.80%). The women were classified in two groups: laparoscopic surgery (LS) and laparotomy (L). The mean ages were 30.29 and 31.40 years and mean amenorrhea was 6.48 and 6.83 weeks. The EP was ruptured 11 times in the L group (73.33%) and 4 times in the LS group (8.33%). Hemoperitoneum was more frequent in the L group (80.00%) than in the LS group (52.08%). Treatment more often consisted of salpingectomy with laparotomy (86.66%) than with LS (18.75%). Laparoscopic treatment had to be abandoned only once because of persistent bleeding. The mean operation time and hospital stay were shorter in the case of laparoscopic treatment with respectively 63.14 minutes and 4.14 days for LS versus 86.92 minutes and 7.13 days for laparotomy. There were no deaths in either group. This study shows that LS can be used in 3/4 of cases of EP and that treatment significantly shortens the operation time and the hospital stay.

Adolescent

[Adhesion lysis and removal of an intraperitoneal contraceptive device by celioscopy].

The intra-peritoneal location of an I.U.D. immediately after its insertion is not an unusual situation. In the context of a case of immediate migration followed by intra-uterine pregnancy, which was dealt with by diagnostic coelio-surgery and therapeutic coelio-surgery, we suggest a diagnostic and therapeutic sequence. The incidence of uterine perforation decreases with the experience of the operator. The diagnosis is clinical, ultrasonic, radiological and coelioscopic. Coelioscopic diagnosis makes it possible to choose the method of treatment. Coeliosurgery is feasible in virtually all cases. In experienced hands, this method is rapid, the hospitalization required short and the sequelae simple.

Adult

[A uterine cleft with a digestive intra-uterine adhesion detected during a cesarean section at term].

A gap in the wall of the uterus that was discovered by chance during a Caesarean operation carried out at term for a twin pregnancy is reported. This gap was accompanied by adhesion of the digestive tract within the uterus. After the adhesions had been cut away the gap was sutured. The reason for this pathological condition was suction evacuation at termination of pregnancy. We could find no reference in the literature to the combination of such a gap with a pregnancy that continued normally.

Adult