Résumé Le Dialogus creaturarum , recueil de 122 fables compilé au XIV e siècle par un auteur anonyme, a joui d’un succès européen, manuscrit et imprimé, qui s’est prolongé jusque vers 1550; trois versions françaises en sont connues: les deux premières prose, l’une Colard Mansion (1482), l’autre anonyme (1482 également), la plus tardive, manuscrite vers, Jean Gontier ( ca 1539–1549). Les créatur...

Surgical glues have been used in pediatric surgery because of the fragility of tissue, and to prevent major surgeries. The present report describes our experience with using a new cya-noacrylate Glubran 2 (Viareggio, Italy) in the treatment of five cases of tracheoesophageal atresia with fistula (one fistula protection, three recurrent fistula, and one unstable patients), two cases of hypospadi...

INTRODUCTION Not all newly created arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) successfully mature and develop into a functioning access for hemodialysis. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and balloon-assisted maturation (BAM) have been utilized to either treat flow-limiting stenoses or to promote and accelerate maturation. We hypothesized that unusable upper arm AVFs can be rescued by conversion t...

Objective To prospectively evaluate the perioperative safety, early complications and satisfaction of patients who underwent the implantation of central catheters peripherally inserted via basilic vein. Methods Thirty-five consecutive patients with active oncologic disease requiring chemotherapy were prospectively followed up after undergoing peripheral implantation of indwelling venous cathe...

background cutaneous leishmaniasis is an endemic disease in iran. although there are several treatment modalities for this disease, pentavalent antimonials are still considered as first line agents. there have been several reports concerning the effectiveness of cassia fistula plant for leishmaniasis treatment. objectives this study was designed to assess the effectiveness of concentrated boile...

thoracobiliary fistula is a rare complication of hydatid cyst disease of the liver especially in calcified form. given the rarity and high mortality of such fistula, it is not surprising that there is no consensus about surgical treatment of this condition. in the present paper we report two cases of thoracobiliary fistula of complicated calcified hydatid cyst of the liver. a 64-year-old man wi...

The paper presents the integrated results obtained from an interdisciplinary protocol of research designed for assessing structural safety and state conservation monument. Starting archival researches about construction history restoration works, 3D geometric surveys, diagnostic as well geognostic investigations have been performed implementing knowledge structures, characterised by several sta...