[Abdomen Trauma From A Fall From A Height In Two University Teaching Hospital In Burkina Faso].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the nature and reasons for the fall, the injuries caused and their prognosis.

Patients And Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study over a period of 9 years. Patients admitted for abdominal trauma from a fall from a height during the study period were included.

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.

[Epidemiology, treatment and prognosis of colorectal cancer in young adults in sub-Saharan Africa].

Colorectal cancer is the most common digestive cancer. The objectives of this study was to analyse the frequency, aetiologies, and the therapeutic and progressive aspects of colorectal cancer in young adults in Burkina Faso. This study was a 10-years descriptive study conducted in 2 regional hospitals in Burkina Faso.

[Cancer of the vulva: Diagnostic stages, treatment and survival in a country with limited resources (Burkina Faso)].

Introduction: Vulvar cancer is rare and belatedly diagnosed in Africa. We describe its diagnostic stages, therapeutic and evolution features in a country with limited resources.

Methodology: Forty-seven cases of vulvar cancer diagnosed between 2013 and 2018 in Burkina Faso, were analyzed retrospectively.

Ectopic pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma of the ZUCKERKANDL organ: A case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Paraganglioma of the ZUCKERKANDL organ are rare. Diagnosis is based on clinical, radiological and biological arguments. We report a case to describe our surgical procedure and insist on the necessity of preoperative diagnosis.

A case report of Villar's nodule in a woman without surgical history.

Introduction: Villar's nodule is an umbilical endometriosis without anterior or ongoing pelvic endometriosis. The primitive location of this nodule at the umbilical level is rare. Its etiopathogenesis remains unclear.

Male breast cancer: diagnosis stages, treatment and survival in a country with limited resources (Burkina Faso).

Background: Male breast cancer is a rare and less known disease. Therapeutic modalities affect survival. In Burkina Faso, male breast cancers are diagnosed in everyday practice, but the prognosis at short-, middle-, and long-term remains unknown.

[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.

Cancer of the vulva in Burkina Faso: a hospital-based case series.

Background: Vulvar cancer is a rare gynaecological cancer. In Burkina Faso, the diagnosis of vulvar cancers is delayed and the prognosis is poor. However, no specific study on vulvar cancers has been conducted at the moment.

[Tourniquets, a drama in the infant: about 3 cases].

The time limit for the removal of a tourniquet is short; any delay in tourniquet deflation, especially if it exceeds the 3 hour limit, exposes to amputation hazards. Our objective was to report three cases of ischemic limb gangrene, caused by having forgotten to take a tourniquet off after a blood sampling, to inform healthcare professionals about the risk associated with that negligence. We encountered 3 cases of infants (2 three-month-old infants and 1 five-month-old infant), hospitalized in intensive care unit of Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital for upper-left limb swelling.

Complicated intra-abdominal infections worldwide: the definitive data of the CIAOW Study.

The CIAOW study (Complicated intra-abdominal infections worldwide observational study) is a multicenter observational study underwent in 68 medical institutions worldwide during a six-month study period (October 2012-March 2013). The study included patients older than 18 years undergoing surgery or interventional drainage to address complicated intra-abdominal infections (IAIs). 1898 patients with a mean age of 51.

Complicated intra-abdominal infections in a worldwide context: an observational prospective study (CIAOW Study).

Despite advances in diagnosis, surgery, and antimicrobial therapy, mortality rates associated with complicated intra-abdominal infections remain exceedingly high. The World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) has designed the CIAOW study in order to describe the clinical, microbiological, and management-related profiles of both community- and healthcare-acquired complicated intra-abdominal infections in a worldwide context. The CIAOW study (Complicated Intra-Abdominal infection Observational Worldwide Study) is a multicenter observational study currently underway in 57 medical institutions worldwide.

[An atypical localized appendicitis: the role of colonoscopy in the diagnosis].

The left sided appendicitis diagnosis is made apart from the medical imaging laparotomy (echography, and computed tomography). In this text, the authors deal with a case where colonoscopy has been used to make the diagnosis. Through an analysis based on a reported case and literature, they argue for the use of colonoscopy as diagnosis means to confirm appendicitis when medical imaging (computed tomography) is not accessible or has been used.