Implementation of Kidney Biopsy in One of the Poorest Countries in the World: Experience from Zinder Hospital (Niger).

Kidney biopsy (KB) has become essential in the nephrologist's approach to kidney diseases, both for diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Our objective is to describe the preliminary results of KBs in Niger, one of the poorest countries in the world. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study that took place over 36 months in the nephrology/dialysis department of the Zinder National Hospital.

Surgical management of pyelo-ureteral junction syndrome in a resource-limited setting: case of Zinder National Hospital, Niger.

Background: Pyelo-ureteral junction syndrome (PUJS) is a frequent congenital malformation. We report the surgical management of PUJS by pyeloplasty according to Anderson-Hyne-Kuss's procedure at the Zinder National Hospital..

Acute mechanical intestinal obstruction in children at zinder national hospital, Niger: Aetiologies and prognosis.

Background: To describe the aetiological and prognostic aspects of acute mechanical intestinal obstruction (AMIO) in children at Zinder National Hospital (Niger).

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study on a period to January 2013-June 2015. The database included all children under 15 years of age with a surgical diagnosis of mechanical intestinal obstruction.

[Digestive surgical emergencies in Sub-Saharan Africa: a prospective study of a series of 622 patients at the National Hospital of Zinder, Niger].

The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiologic, therapeutic, and prognostic aspects of surgical acute abdomen at the National Hospital of Zinder (HNZ). This was a prospective study of patients undergoing digestive surgical emergencies in HNZ over 24 months (January 2013-December 2014). During the study period, 622 digestive surgical emergencies were operated.