[Retrospective study of visceral surgical emergencies in children at the University Hospital Center of Brazzaville (Congo)].

The purpose of this study was to estimate the Incidence of visceral surgical emergencies In children and to determine the main causes and their prognoses. A retrospective study was carried out among children ranging from 1 month to 15 years who underwent emergency visceral surgery in the pediatric surgery unit of the University Hospital Center in Brazzaville, Congo. A total of 185 of the 206 children (14.

Longevity of balloon-stabilized skin-level gastrostomy device.

Objective: The gastrostomy button is increasingly used in patients requiring long-term enteral feeding. No data are available addressing the longevity of balloon-type gastrostomy buttons. The aim of this study was to evaluate the longevity of balloon-type gastrostomy buttons in children and the cause of the button removal.

Familial and community environmental risk factors for Helicobacter pylori infection in children and adolescents.

Background: The aim of the study was to identify familial and community environmental risk factors associated with Helicobacter pylori infection in a pediatric population.

Methods: Children requiring diagnostic upper endoscopy were included in the study during a 2-year period. During endoscopy, five gastric biopsies were performed for the histologic or bacteriologic diagnosis, or both, of H.