[Hearing aids at the International Center of Auditory rehabilitation in Abidjan: Prosthetics gains and satisfaction in patients].

Subject: To evaluate patients wearing hearing aid at the International Center of Auditory Correction in Abidjan.

Method And Material: It is a descriptif and transversal study from 07/01/99 to 06/30/10. We have included the files of patients completely filled.

Role of angiotensin II type 2 receptor during regression of cardiac hypertrophy in spontaneously hypertensive rats.

We previously reported that the AT1 receptor antagonist valsartan and the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor enalapril decrease DNA synthesis and stimulate apoptosis in interstitial fibroblasts and epicardial mesothelial cells during regression of ventricular hypertrophy in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). To examine the role of the AT2 receptor in this model, we studied hearts from SHR treated with valsartan or enalapril either alone or combined with the AT2 antagonist PD123319 for 1 or 2 weeks. Apoptosis was evaluated by quantification of DNA fragmentation or by TUNEL labeling.

[Removal of an intratracheobronchial foreign body opaque to X-rays in a child within a context of inadequate medical technical equipment].

Intratracheobronchial foreign bodies are common accidents in children. In developed countries, the removal of these intratracheobronchial foreign bodies is performed with flexible or rigid fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Resorting to surgery is rare.

Cervical cellulitis and mediastinitis following esophageal perforation: a case report.

Unlabelled: Chicken bone is one of the most frequent foreign bodies (FB) associated with upper esophageal perforation. Upper digestive tract penetrating FB may lead to life threatening complications and requires prompt management. We present the case of a 52-year-old man who sustained an upper esophageal perforation associated with cervical cellulitis and mediastinitis.

[Therapeutic management of glottic tumours: about a series of 41 cases of subtotal laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP)].

Objectives: 1) To analyse the oncological and early functional results of partial supra-cricoid laryngectomy with crico-hyoido-pexy performed as a primary treatment modality on patients diagnosed with glottic squamous cell carcinoma involving the anterior commissure; 2) To propose a therapeutic management.

Patients And Methods: This is a retrospective study conducted over a period of 10 years (1995-2005). Inclusion criteria included: 1) Squamous cell carcinoma of the vocal cords reaching the anterior commissure; 2) Absence of previous treatment for the glottic lesion; 3) Minimum follow-up period of 24 months.