Surgical Site Infection after Digestive Surgery: Diagnosis and Treatment in a Context of Limited Resources.

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are responsible for substantial morbidity in patients who undergo digestive surgery. However, very little is known about the aspects of SSIs in sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and identify the risk factors of SSI in patients who were treated in the Department of Digestive Surgery of Tenkodogo Hospital in Burkina Faso.

[Epidemiological, clinical, histological and therapeutic features of primary digestive cancers in Burkina Faso].

Objective: To study the epidemiology and histology of primary digestive cancers in semi-urban areas in Burkina Faso.

Methods: This was a descriptive study over 5 years conducted simultaneously in 2 regional hospitals in Burkina Faso. It included all patients treated for primary digestive cancers.

[Occlusion secondary to congenital internal transmesenteric hernia: about 2 cases].

Internal hernia due to mesenteric defect or transmesenteric hernia is a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction. Its diagnosis is most often done during surgery. The knowledge of its clinical peculiarities allows the preoperative diagnosis.