[Acute peritoneal tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients. Study of 4 cases in Abidjan, Côte-d'Ivoire].

This paper presents 4 cases of histologically verified peritoneal tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients followed in a 18 month-period. The patients were admitted in emergency and were suspected of present acute appendiceal peritonitis. There were 3 females of 18, 22 and 27 years old, and a 41-year-old male.

[Management of traumatic anal incontinence at the University Hospital Center in Abidjan, Ivory Coast: findings in a 12-case series].

Post-traumatic anal incontinence is a severely disabling condition. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate management of 12 cases observed in a surgical setting in Ivory Coast. There were 8 men and 4 women with a mean age of 30 years.

[Chemotherapy in advanced rectal cancers].

Aim Of The Study: The aim of this retrospective study was to specify the therapeutic strategy in the management of locally advanced rectal cancers in our practice in front of lack of radiotherapy.

Patients And Methods: This study had concerned 52 patients suffering from locally advanced rectal cancers, with mean age of 44 years old (range: 22-68). Evaluation for down staging was based on clinical, CT scan and intraoperative features.

Typhoid ileal perforation: surgical experience of 64 cases.

Objective: Intestinal complications of typhoid fever are quite common in developing countries. In order to contribute to the improvement of the prognosis of typhoid ileal perforation, the authors report their own surgical experience

Patients And Methods: between May 95 and July 98, 64 patients, (31 men and 33 women), with an average age of 34 years (ranging from 5 to 63 years) underwent surgery for typhoid ileal perforation. The surgical techniques used were excision-suture (n = 31) and resection-ileostomy (n = 33).

[Perineal gangrene: report of 30 cases observed at Abidjan].

Perineal gangrene may be classified as primary, e.g. Fournier's gangrene of the external genitals, or secondary due to locoregional injury.