Breast cancer cases of female patients under 35 years of age in Togo: A series of 158 cases.

Breast cancer in young female patients represents a public health problem in developing countries. The objectives of the study were to study the epidemiological and histological characteristics of breast cancer in female patients under 35 years of age. This was a retrospective analytical study of a series of 158 cases of breast cancer in female patients under 35 years of age, conducted at the University Teaching Hospital of Lomé between 2000 and 2015.

Pregnancy and cirrhosis: four cases at the Lome campus university teaching hospital (Togo).

To evaluate the hepatic and obstetric complications in pregnant women with cirrhosis. We report the cases of four pregnant women with cirrhosis treated in the gastroenterology and obstetrics-gynecology departments of the Lome Campus University Teaching Hospital between 2013 and 2015. The women's mean age was 32 years.

[Epidemiological and clinical aspects of the management of sexual aggression among female victims in Lomé].

This is a retrospective study whose objective is to describe the epidemiological and clinical aspects of the management of sexual violence in Black Africa. The study included 373 cases of alleged female victims of sexual assault registered in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University Teaching Hospital, Tokoin, Lomé, from 2007 to 2009. Sexual assault accounted for 4.

Feasibility and acceptability of rapid HIV screening in a labour ward in Togo.

Background: HIV screening in a labour ward is the last opportunity to initiate an antiretroviral prophylaxis among pregnant women living with HIV to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission. Little is known about the feasibility and acceptability of HIV screening during labour in West Africa.

Findings: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the labour ward at the Tokoin Teaching Hospital in Lomé (Togo) between May and August 2010.

[Epidemiological and pathological aspects of the gynecological and mammary cancers in Togo].

Objective: Gynecologic and mammary cancers occupy a prominent place in female tumor pathology. The purpose of this report is to describe aspects of these cancers in Togo.

Material And Methods: This retrospective and descriptive study includes all gynecologic and mammary cancers diagnosed between 1987 and 2006 in the pathology laboratory of Tokoin University Hospital in Lomé, Togo.

[Epidemiological, aetiological and treatment aspects of obstetrical fistula in Togo].

Objective: To appreciate and to analyse the different human and materials capacities available for management in view of its total eradication.

Patients And Methods: From January 2001 to December 2005, a census of obstetrical urogenital fistulae was carried out from treatment cases notes in all the hospitals of Togo. It was a retrospective and descriptive study which included the age of the patients, the situation of the sanitary institution, the quality of the physician in charge of the obstetrical fistulae, information about the kind of the fistulae, the way in which the delivery was done and the financial incidence for the repair of the fistulae.

[Knowledge and acceptance of obstetric peridural analgesia: survey of pregnant women in Togo].

The purpose of this study was to evaluate knowledge and acceptance of obstetric peridural analgesia among pregnant women in Togo. A prospective, descriptive survey was carried out over a period of one month. A standardized survey form was used to collect data.

[Actual experiences of menopause in 342 women].

The objective of this study is to assess the actual experiences of menopause in menopaused women without hormone replacement therapy. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 342 women who had natural menopause. The target population was recruited from subjects attending the Departement of Gynécologie-Obstétrique du CHU TOKOIN from November 1996 to October 1997.

[Sexual practices in the school milieu].

Objective: To appreciate the real sexual practice among students.

Population And Methods: From 29th April to 10th May 1997, 1,867 students from lower and upper schools have accepted to take part in the investigation being carried on their practice of sexuality.

Results: 1,333 students, that is 72% of the group, have already had sexual intercourse.

[Simultaneous intrauterine and extrauterine pregnancy in the presence of inert intrauterine device: a case report].

The authors report a case of simultaneous intra-uterine and ectopic pregnancy in the presence of a Lippes loop (inert intra-uterine device) which appeared to have been well tolerated for four years. Predisposing factors appeared to be infection, evidenced by the peri-adnexal adhesions found at surgery for the ectopic pregnancy, together with spontaneous multiple ovulation. The intra-uterine pregnancy culminated in a spontaneous abortion.

[Coexistence of a partial hydatiform mole and a viable twin pregnancy. A case seen at the Sokode regional hospital (Togo)].

A case was seen of partial hydatidiform mole coexisting with a viable twin pregnancy. Apart from prematurity which created early problems in caring for these girls twins, born with a good Apgar score and birth weights of 1400 g and 1350 g, the outcome was satisfactory for both the mother and daughters, who thrived marvelously. The incidence of this clinical form of trophoblastic disease which is 1/10,000 deliveries in our series confirms it rarity as reported by many authors.

[Maternal mortality at the Tokoin Lome University Hospital Center from 1990 to 1992].

190 deaths of mothers per 24,668 deliveries with 21,603 live births were recorded at the Gynaecology-Obstetrics clinic of the CHU Tokoin hospital, Lome, between 1st January 1990 and 31st December 1992. Maternal mortality was estimated to be 379.5 per 100,000 live births and this incidence is increasing.

[Stillbirths at the regional center hospital of Sokodé, Togo].

129 stillbirth cases out of 1,231 deliveries corresponding to a frequency of 104.79 out of 1,000 births have been gathered in ten months of obstetrical activity in the regional hospital of Sokodé. It is a growing frequency.