Africa Guidelines for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Buildup Process.

Purpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the fourth most common cancer in Africa, has a dismal overall survival of only 3 months like in sub-Saharan Africa. This is affected by the low gross domestic product and human development index, absence of coherent guidelines, and other factors.

Methods: An open forum for HCC-experienced health care workers from Africa and the rest of the world was held in October 2021.

[Metabolic hepatic steatosis associated with obesity in adults living in Burkina Faso].

Introduction: is metabolic steatopathy a public health priority in Africa? The purpose of this study was to investigate the epidemiological factors and manifestations of liver involvement (biological abnormalities and steatosis on ultrasound) associated with metabolic syndrome (MS) in adults followed up on an ambulatory basis.

Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional and multicenter study based on longitudinal follow-up of patients in the city of Ouagadougou from March 2015 to August 2019. All patients with MS according to Harmonized Guidelines™ for sub-Saharan Africa were enrolled.

Identifying gaps across the cascade of care for the prevention of HBV mother-to-child transmission in Burkina Faso: Findings from the real world.

Background: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) is a challenge for controlling the hepatitis B epidemic. In Sub-Saharan countries, pilot interventions including the screening of pregnant women for HBsAg, implementation of anti-HBV therapy and infant immunization within 24 hours of life are initiated and need to be evaluated. This pilot study aimed to describe the cascade of care for hepatitis B PMTCT in a real life situation, and to identify sociodemographic factors associated with adequate management of pregnant women and infants.

[Halitosis: multidisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic approaches].

Introduction: Halitosis is a morbid condition characterized by bad breath. Sometimes it has pathological and social implications. In the context of daily clinical practice, halitosis poses many diagnostic and therapeutic problems.

World hepatitis day in Burkina Faso, 2017: seroprevalence and vaccination against hepatitis B virus to achieve the 2030 elimination goal.

Background: Burkina Faso is a high endemicity country for HBV infection. However, there are few data on vaccine coverage against HBV. The aim of this study was to contribute to the improvement of HBV vaccine coverage in Ouagadougou through HBV screening.

[An atypical localized appendicitis: the role of colonoscopy in the diagnosis].

The left sided appendicitis diagnosis is made apart from the medical imaging laparotomy (echography, and computed tomography). In this text, the authors deal with a case where colonoscopy has been used to make the diagnosis. Through an analysis based on a reported case and literature, they argue for the use of colonoscopy as diagnosis means to confirm appendicitis when medical imaging (computed tomography) is not accessible or has been used.

[Types of anaemia in patients with cirrhosis at the Yalgado Ouedraogo hospital centre of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)].

During chronic diseases, patients may develop a specific form of anaemia called "inflammatory anaemia" or anaemia of chronic disease. The objective of this study was to study the forms of anaemia during cirrhosis. The leading cause of cirrhosis in these 161 patients was chronic active (viral) hepatitis, accounting for 58.