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B Fornage

Publications and source records attributed to B Fornage.

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[Ultrasonographic assessment of traumatic muscle injuries in athletes (author's transl)].

In the absence of reliable objective methods to assess traumatic muscle injuries in athletes, the authors have chosen to perform routine ultrasonography. Taking the thigh as an example, they describe the appearance of normal muscles on ultrasonographic images and compare these with CT sections. The results of examination in 61 athletes with traumatic injury are reported. The different ultrasonic patterns are described and compared with surgical findings in 16 cases. All lesions could be detected by ultrasonography, and 87% were correctly identified. Ultrasonography provides direct and clear imaging of the muscles. It constitutes an excellent means of detecting severe lesions and locating them accurately before surgical repair. It is highly reliable and deserves to be adopted by all physicians and surgeons specialized in sports medicine.

Athletic Injuries↗

[Male genitourinary ultrasound studies (MGUUS) (author's transl)].

The authors report their experience of male genitourinary ultrasound studies of the anterior pelvis over a period of 4 years and involving almost 500 patients. The authors first used a classical ultrasound apparatus in real-time via an anterior abdominal approach. They now have an Aloka mode B apparatus in real-time which by use of three approaches (anterior abdominal, rectal and urethral) offers the possibility of analysis of the male anterior pelvis with four planes of section: 1 sagittal and 3 transverse. Thus MGUUS provides 12 views of the male pelvis. The authors define the techniques used in the light of their experience with this apparatus. They then describe the normal ultrasound anatomy of the male anterior pelvis. Finally, they present their results in pathology with this technique. These results have been obtained in benign and malignant prostatic pathology, everyday routine, longitudinal analyses before and after treatment: surgery, radiotherapy and medical. The results are promising in more recent indications: tumours of the bladder, endocrine andrology, pathology of fertility and in the investigation of the pathological scrotum. Implantation of MGUUS at the centre of technical approaches in urology is felt by the authors to be a necessity, making possible the rational and economic use of the apparatus for both in- and out-patients and the cost of an ultrasound apparatus for every hospital department of urology would appear to be reasonable.

Genital Diseases, Male↗

Percutaneous lymph node biopsy.

Advances in imaging modalities for detecting lymphadenopathy, the ease, safety, and accuracy of the tools and techniques, and the addition of refined ancillary studies for cytologic analysis will continue to increase the acceptance and use of percutaneous lymph node biopsy (PLNB) by fine-needle aspiration (FNA), especially in lymphomas.

Biopsy, Needle↗

[Contribution in oncology of fine needle puncture-aspiration of abdominal organs under echographic guidance in real time. Apropos of 265 cases].

The authors report a 3-year experience in the field of real-time ultrasonically-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsies of abdominal lesions in a Cancer Institution. The procedure is performed using a linear-array electronic biopsy transducer. Results obtained in a series of 265 aspirations are analyzed. Major benefits and applications of this technique in oncology are discussed while emphasis is put on the economical aspects of this diagnostic "shunt".

Abdominal Neoplasms↗