[Contribution of transvaginal ultrasound to hysterosalpingography in the etiological research on female infertility in Abidjan].

We performed hysterosalpingography (HSG) and transvaginal ultrasound (TVU) in 124 Ivorian women as part of an infertility evaluation. The aim was to investigate the causes of infertility and show the advantages of combining HSG and TVU as part of a comprehensive evaluation of infertility in African woman. TVU and HSG were normal in 35.

Polyhydramnios: a warning sign in the prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of foetal malformation?

Purpose: To propose polyhydramnios seen during prenatal diagnosis as a warning sign of foetal malformation.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective multicentre study over a three-year period carried out in Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. We reviewed 3903 obstetric ultrasound reports.

The diagnostic value of indirect ultrasound signs during acute adult appendicitis.

Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic value of indirect ultrasound signs during acute appendicitis.

Patients And Methods: Our retrospective study lasted 5 years, from May 2005 to April 2010. It concerned 620 cases of appendectomy performed following prior ultrasound examination of the right iliac fossa (RIF).

[Ultrasound and epidemiological features of ectopic pregnancy in a suburb of Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire)].

Objective: The aim of our study was to describe current ultrasound and epidemiological features of ectopic pregnancy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Patients And Methods: This prospective study was carried out over a 24-month period (February 2006 to January 2008) at Nanglé Medical Clinic, i.e.