Reoperation of Anastomotic Stricture after Oesophageal Atresia Repair: An Uncommon Event.

Oesophageal atresia is a common malformation in which the survival rate in developed countries is around 90%, while its mortality remains very high in developing countries. Oesophageal stricture post-oesophageal atresia repair is traditionally treated by non-surgical approach. However, surgical resection of the oesophageal stricture may be necessary after the failure of dilations.

Ovarian tuberculosis mimicking a malignant tumour.

There has been reported increased incidence of ovarian tuberculosis in the tropics since the advent of HIV/AIDS disease. We report a case of bilateral ovarian tuberculosis associated with a single right kidney of uncertain origin in an immunocompetent 15-year-old generally healthy-looking girl. Abdominopelvic scan was equivocal about the diagnosis of the lesion as it failed to differentiate it from malignancy.

[Apropos of 1 Ivoirian case of osseus and cutaneous histoplasmosis by Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii].

Humeral, tibial and cutaneous localizations of Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii were observed on a 6 year old boy. The diagnosis was made possible by anatomo-pathological and mycological examinations.

[Inflammatory pseudo-tumor of the liver in a child: case report].

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver is uncommon in children. Only 14 cases have been reported in the literature. The underlying etiology is unclear but traumatic and infectious factors may be implicated.

[Acquired recto-vaginal fistula in children: is HIV infection a cause?].

Seven successive cases of acquired rectovaginal fistula have been diagnosed on children of three and half to eighteen months old. These fistula were localised on the fourchette. The seropositivity for HIV of five cases confirmed the results of similar reports found in literature.

Vesicostomy in childhood: indications and results.

The authors report their experience with 27 patients who underwent cutaneous vesicostomy (CV) diversion for either lower tract disorders or obstruction. The indications for CV included 18 cases of neurogenic bladder, 3 pseudo-prune belly syndrome, 3 bladder exstrophy, 2 vesicoureteral reflux, and 1 posterior urethral valves. A Lapides-type technique with minor changes was performed in all cases.

[Pygomelus. An African surgical case report].

Pygomelus is a malformation characterized by the presence of one or more extra-extremities in the pelvic region. This article describes a case of pygomelus involving a child in Cote d'Ivoire. It is the tenth operated case to be reported in the literature.