Management of abdominal textilomas: A retrospective study.

Introduction: Textilomas are an infrequent but well-known surgical complication. The authors report a series of cases to describe the frequency of abdominal textilomas, the circumstances in which they occur, their clinical and morphological characteristics, and their management, to contextualise these data, which may serve as a basis for preventive measures.

Setting And Method: This was a monocentric, retrospective, descriptive study conducted over 10 years at a tertiary hospital.

Poland syndrome: Fortuitous discovery of a familial case in Togo.

Introduction And Importance: Poland syndrome is a rare malformative disease. It is characterized by agenesis or hypoplasia of the pectoralis major muscle associated or not with a malformation of the ipsilateral thoracic limb. The authors report the fortuitous discovery of a familial case of Poland syndrome in Togo.

A case of prune belly syndrome: Experience from a regional hospital in Togo.

Introduction And Importance: Prune Belly syndrome is a rare congenital condition first reported in 1939. It is a malformative disease associated with high mortality. We report a neonatal case in a regional hospital in Togo.

Unusual form of inguinal hernia: A case report of Littré's hernia strangled.

Introduction: Littré's hernia is a rare condition related to Meckel's diverticulum. Its diagnosis is per operative and its treatment is surgical. We report a case of Littre's hernia strangled, discovered in a 67-year-old adult in Togo.

Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Revealed by Renal Traumatism: A Case Report in Lomé.

This study is a report on a case of papillary carcinoma of the kidney revealed by an abdominal contusion. The results of radiological investigations were discordant with the low intensity of the shock. The treatment consisted of radical nephrectomy because of the suspicion of a pre-existing malignancy.

Open reduction and internal fixation of humeral non-unions: radiological and functional results.

This study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of open reduction and plate fixation combined with autogenous bone grafting in the treatment of non-united fractures of the humeral shaft. Forty six patients (27 men, 19 women; mean age, 35.6 years; range, 23-53 years) were operated on for non-union of a diaphyseal fracture of the humerus.