[Cardiac surgery in Cameroon. Results at one year of the pilot phase].

In the framework of implementation of his national program for control and prevention of cardiovascular diseases, Cameroonian government has set up a cardiac surgery project. We report in this manuscript results of one year follow up of the patients operated during the pilot phase. From September 22 till 26, 2008, 11 patients have been operated in Cameroun.

[Diagnosis of pheochromocytoma in Yaoundé (Cameroon): a study of nine cases].

The aim of this study was to describe methods used for diagnosis of pheochromocytoma inYaoundé, Cameroon. This retrospective study was based on analysis of the charts of patients treated in the surgical department of the Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital from 1985 to 2009. Nine patients with histologically confirmed pheochromocytoma were identified.

[Results of the first three years of operation of the emergency medical assistance service (SAMU) in Yaounde, Cameroon].

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to present the results of a descriptive and retrospective study of the operations of the emergency medical assistance service (SAMU) in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Methods: Medical regulation and intervention records and monthly statistics forms were analysed for the period going from the creation of the SAMU in 2004 to March 2007. Study was limited to call reception, medical regulation, and extra-hospital and training activities.