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T Moula

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PubMed2005

[Hydatid cysts in muscles: eleven cases].

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Echinococciasis or hydatid disease is a cosmopolite antropozoonosis common to humans and several mammal species. The disease results from the development of the larval or hydatid form of the canine tenia (Echinococcus granulosis) in the organism. Hydatic cysts are uncommonly found in muscles, even in endemic zones. The purpose of this work was to describe the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of hydatid cysts observed in muscles based on our clinical experience and data in the literature. MATERIAL AND METHODS: For this study, we collected data on eleven cases of hydatid cysts in muscles treated surgically at the Sousse University Hospital in Tunisia over a 17-year period from 1985 to 2002. We noted epidemiological, clinical, ultrasonographic and laboratory data which were analyzed to better detail the characteristic features of these localizations. RESULTS: Mean patient age was 30 years (range 7-50). All patients lived in rural areas where sheep raising and contact with dogs was common. Patients consulted for a tumefaction of the soft tissue which increased in volume progressively. The muscle focus was generally unique and primary. The proximal muscles of the limbs were involved predominantly. Ultrasonography was performed for nine patients and suggested the diagnosis in all cases. The typical feature was a liquid echostructure in an endemic context. Computed tomography was performed in four patients with deep cysts. Magnetic resonance imaging was not used. Surgical treatment was used in all cases with a pericystectomy in six. Early outcome was favorable excepting one case of suppuration of the resection zone observed in one woman. At 2.5 years, there have been no cases of local or distant recurrence. DISCUSSION: Several factors would explain the exceptional nature of muscle localizations of hydatid cysts: efficacy of the hepatic and pulmonary barriers, muscle environment not favorable for growth of hydatid larvae. The predominant localization in the proximal muscles of the lower limbs could be explained by the volume of the muscle mass and its rich blood supply. It is important to establish the diagnosis preoperatively in order limit the risk of anaphylactic shock or dissemination in the event of puncture or accidental opening of the cyst during resection. Ultrasonography is the diagnostic tool of choice. Surgery is required for treatment, ideally by en bloc total pericystectomy. Medical treatment with imidazoles has little efficacy for the treatment of muscular hydatid disease. CONCLUSION: Hydatid cysts are rarely found in muscles, even in highly endemic zones. The diagnosis must nevertheless be entertained depending on the clinical and endemic context. Ultrasonography, and accessorily magnetic resonance imaging, are the exploration tools of choice to confirm the diagnosis before surgery and avoid puncture. Exclusively surgical treatment is indicated, ideally for total pericystic resection without rupture.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2002

[Tubercular abscess of the psoas without associated spinal involvement. A case report].

INTRODUCTION: Tuberculous psoas abscess outside of locoregional causes is uncommon and can cause a problem of differential diagnosis. EXEGESIS: We report a case of unilateral tuberculous abscess of the psoas which first clinical and radiological features presented like a retroperitoneal tumor. Exploration laparotomy discovered a bulky abscess of the left psoas muscle. Bacteriologic and histologic evaluation confirmed the tuberculous origin. Radiological study of the spine did not show any signs of spondylodiscitis. Under antituberculosis treatment a crural collection occurred and a surgical drainage was performed. Five years later, there was a recurrence of a crural collection which responded well to antituberculosis treatment. CONCLUSION: Tuberculous psoas abscess is usually secondary to spinal involvement, more uncommonly to digestive, urologic or genital tuberculosis. Primary abscess was rarely described and the pathogenesis remains unclear. Psoas contamination is supposed to be hematogenous or lymphatic in origin. Ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) transformed the diagnosis and the therapeutic approach by percutaneous puncture and drainage.

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PubMed2000

[Results of diaphyseal shortening of the radius in the treatment of Kienböck's disease: a series of 31 cases].

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Several therapeutic options have been proposed for the treatment of Kienbock's disease, including shortening of the radius. We report results in a series of 31 cases treated by diaphyseal radial shortening with a mean 6-year follow-up (range 1 - 18 years). MATERIAL AND METHODS: The series included 19 women and 12 men, mean age, 26 years (range 17 - 47 years). According to the Lichtmann classification there were 7 grade II, 23 grade IIIa and 1 grade IIIb. Mean shortening was 4.5 mm, ranging from 3 to 6 mm. Pain, mobility, muscle force and radiological presentation were assessed. RESULTS: Pain relief was achieved in all patients; 20 patients were entirely pain free and 11 had exceptional minor pain at exertion. Mean gain in mobility was 22 p. 100 both for palmar flexion and for dorsal flexion. Muscle force was improved in 30 cases with normal force in 18 and slightly less than normal force in 12. Muscle force remained insufficient in one case. According to the Michon criteria, there were 80 p. 100 excellent and good results. The radiographic assessment showed 14 improvements, 16 stabilizations, and 1 aggravation. Overall clinical ouctcome was independent of age, and preoperative radiographic aspect and length of the ulna. In addition, there was no correlation betwen radiological changes of the lunatum and the clinical result. CONCLUSION: Osteotomy for diaphyseal shortenig of the radius is a reliable simple procedure which does not require supplementary immobilization and which avoids complications encountered with self-compressive paltes.

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PubMed1993

[Scapular exostosis complicated by bursitis. Apropos of a case].

We present one case of bursa formation secondary to a scapular osteochondroma. This rare condition can simulate, clinically and radiologically, a sarcomatous transformation. CT scan is helpful to demonstrate the scapular osteochondroma and the adjacent bursa.

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PubMed1992

[Bone hydatidosis. 12 cases].

The hydatic cyst is a parasitic disease caused by the development in man of the larval form of echinococcus granulosus. All parts of the body may be involved, but the liver and lungs are the main locations of the disease. The bone site is rare, accounting for 0.9 to 2% of all hydatic lesions. Between 1982 and 1988, we have compiled 12 cases of hydatic disease of bone. They were located in the skull (4 cases), the iliac bone (4 cases), the omoplate (1 case), the ribs (1 case), the femur (1 case) and the fibula (1 case). These lesions are generally considered as primary, but association with visceral locations was noted in 3 cases in our series.

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PubMed1989

[Post-traumatic habitual luxation of the extensor carpi ulnaris tendon].

UNLABELLED: The authors refer to one case of isolated post traumatic habitual luxation of the extensor carpi ulnaris tendon. They notice: The rariety of such luxation: only 12 cases detected in the literature. Mechanism: brutal pronation-adduction of the wrist. The most important clinical sign: audible bounce in the prono-supination. Principal lesion: dilapidation or rupture of the tendon sheath. TREATMENT: surgical reparation of this sheath. The orthopedic treatment even in acute stadium will not prevent from evolution to the habitual luxation, source of permanent functional constraint.

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PubMed1984

Untreated intra-articular entrapment of the medial humeral epicondyle.

Six children with entrapment of the medial epicondyle in the elbow after closed reduction of a posterior dislocation were seen an average of 14 weeks after injury. The elbows were painful and the average range of flexion was 22 degrees. Two children had ulnar nerve involvement which recovered after operation. The epicondyle was removed from the joint and either reattached to the humerus or excised, and the muscles reattached. Two children had anterior transposition of the ulnar nerve, one for pre-operative hyperaesthesia, and the other to relieve tension on the nerve. At follow-up, at an average of 15 months after operation, flexion had increased fivefold, none of the children had pain and all were leading normal lives.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1981

Pott's paraplegia: a clinical review of operative and conservative treatment in 63 adults and children.

Two hundred and twenty patients with active spinal tuberculosis were seen at the Orthopaedic Centre, Tunis, between 1965 and 1975. Fifty adults and 11 children were paraplegic, this being particularly associated with infection of the mid-thoracic spine and with marked kyphosis. The number of diseased vertebrae ranged up to 7, the average kyphosis measuring 53 degrees and the worst being 140 degrees. Patients had been paralysed for an average of 4 months before seeking treatment. Thirty seven patients were treated by chemotherapy alone and 26 with the addition of anterior decompression and grafting. The selection of treatment was arbitrary. The average follow up was nearly three years. Sixty eight percent of the medical group had complete neurological recovery and 19% partial recovery, against 38% and 31% respectively for the surgical group. Mortality in the medical group was 5% compared with 23% after surgery. Patients in either group who showed no sign of improvement within six months of the beginning of treatment failed to recover. The prognosis was better in children and in patients with partial paraplegia but was not influenced by the duration of paraplegia.

Adolescent↗