Comparison of good review practices of seven countries participating in the ECOWAS medicines regulatory harmonisation initiative: identifying opportunities for improvement.

Introduction: When implemented by national and regional regulatory agencies good review practices (GRevPs) support the timely high-quality review of medicines for enhanced patients' availability to safe, quality and efficacious innovative and generic products. It is important that all aspects of GRevPs are continuously evaluated and updated to promote the continuous improvement of regulatory systems at national and regional levels. The aim of this study was to assess and compare the GRevPs of the national medicines regulatory agencies (NMRAs) of Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, who are active participants of the ECOWASMRH initiative to identify opportunities for improvement.

[Surgery for phyllodes tumors of the breast: Is the denomination of a giant phyllodes tumor justified?].

Introduction: In Africa, rare publications have focused on phyllodes tumors (PTs). The aim of our study is to describe the special feature of PTs surgery.

Patients And Method: Retrospective and descriptive study of 11 cases of PT operated from January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2023 at the medical-surgical clinic in Teaching Hospital Center of Sylvanus Olympio of Lome.

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Introduction: Thoracic surgery is a specialty with specific anesthetic management requirements. This is a recent specialty in Togo, with a multi-skilled anesthetic team.

Aim: To describe the anesthetic management and morbidity of thoracic surgery.

Hematemesis on an esophageal foreign body revealing a double aortic arch: a case study.

A double aortic arch is a rare abnormality of the aortic arch caused by the persistence of the distal part of the right dorsal aorta. It can be manifested by respiratory and/or digestive symptoms. We report a case of double aortic arch revealed by an esophageal foreign body complicated by haematemesis in a 13-year-old boy having required multidisciplinary care.