Are multidisciplinary consultation meetings for prenatal diagnosis achievable in a low-income country? A descriptive cross-sectional survey in Benin.

Objective: The multidisciplinary antenatal diagnosis staff bring together practitioners who are involved in the management of the antenatal period at birth. This project was designed following the French experience to institute multidisciplinary consultation meetings for prenatal diagnosis (MCMPD) in Benin.

Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study examining the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Beninese practitioners in the field of MCMPD to develop the pilot phase of the project.

Neonatal pyogenic liver abscess following omphalitis: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Liver abscesses in neonates are rare. Omphalitis is a very rare cause. We report a case of a voluminous neonatal pyogenic liver abscess following omphalitis, successfully managed in our institution.

Surgical outcomes of spinal osteochondroma in children: A multicentre observational study.

Background: Spinal osteochondroma (or exostosis) is a rare benign tumour whose clinical manifestations are delayed due to their slow growth and location. Few studies have addressed the characteristics and the diagnostic and therapeutic peculiarities of spinal osteochondroma in children. The objective of this multicentre observational study was to assess the outcomes of a cohort of children after surgery for spinal osteochondroma.

Guided growth Tibial osteotomy at early stage of Blount disease in squelletically immature patients.

Background: There are no comparative study between guided growth and tibial osteotomy in early stage of Blount disease (BD) to our knowledge. The aim of this work was to compare the results of patients treated by these two techniques.

Method: This was a retrospective, descriptive, and analytical study over a period of 5 years in including 17 children (24 Knees) with an early stage of infantile BD in two centers.

Spontaneous enteroscrotal fistula following an incarcerated inguinal hernia in a neonate: Case report and literature review.

Introduction: In Africa, frequent delays in seeking medical attention due to cultural considerations and lack of financial support could explain some particular clinical presentations. An enteroscrotal fistula following an incarcerated inguinal hernia is a rare condition in neonates.

Presentation Of Case: A 21-day-old infant was brought to our consultation for persistent stool discharge from the right scrotum for three days.

[Tethered cord syndrome in children: about a case].

Tethered cord syndrome is a spectrum of neurological symptoms due to a constant or intermittent axial traction of the terminal cone of the spinal cord, fixed in abnormal caudal position. It is a rare congenital lesion whose symptoms can be observed only in adulthood. We report the case of a 10-year-old boy with tethered cord syndrome discovered due to bladder and anal incontinence and confirmed by lumbosacral magnetic resonance imaging.

[Littré's strangled umbilical hernia in children: a rare complication due to a common malformation of the small bowel].

Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital anomaly of the small bowel. Although it is a common anomaly in the general population, its occurrence in a hernial sac, in particular at the umbilicus, is uncommon and it is known as Littré's hernia. We here report the case of a 6-month female infant, admitted with painful irreducible umbilical swelling.