[Hematemesis in Togo: findings of a 12-month study in an intensive care unit].

This prospective study was conducted over a 12-month period on patients who underwent upper digestive endoscopy for hematemesis in the medical intensive care unit (ICU) of the Tokoin University Hospital Center in Lomé, Togo. A total of 44 patients with a mean age of 44 years were included. The sex-ratio was 2.

[Aetiologics aspects of proctorrhagia at the black adult African: about 85 cases collect in 12 years in CHU-Campus of Lome].

Purpose: To count the aetiology of proctorrhagia in Lomé.

Methods: It is a retrospective study, over 12 years (1st January 1995-31 December 2006), realised from the reports of the coloscopy . It included the patients of the two sexes, old of more than 15 years, having presented a proctorrhagia explored by ano-rectoscopy and coloscopy.

[Upper digestive tract endoscopy in rural Africa: Togo].

The purpose of this report was to describe the profile of esogastroduodenal disease diagnosed by upper digestive tract endoscopy (UDTE) in a rural area of Togo. This prospective study combines data collected during two two-week screening campaigns carried out in the Kara region. Patients were informed of the presence of the endoscopy team by means of a bulletin on a rural radio station.