[Oral metal foreign bodies].

Oral foreign bodies are most encountered in children. They rarely pose diagnostic problems. But the therapeutic management can use the therapeutic escalation from simple extraction chair to extraction per endoscopic under general anesthesia.

[Hypertensive emergencies at the University Hospital Center in Brazzaville, Congo].

The purpose of this retrospective study conducted in the emergency department of the University Hospital Center in Brazzaville, Congo was to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of hypertensive emergencies. With a total of 76 patients admitted during the study period, the prevalence of hypertensive emergency was 4%. The sex ratio was 1 and mean patient age was 57.