Clinical, Histologic, and Therapeutic Pattern of Posterior Fossa Tumors in Children in Cameroon: A Cross-sectional Study.

Introduction: Posterior fossa tumors are significant in pediatric neurooncological populations due to their frequency and morbimortality. We convey a 10-year experience managing pediatric posterior fossa tumors at two reference centers in Cameroon.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with data collected retrospectively in the Neurosurgery Department of the Central and General Hospitals of Yaounde from January 2010 to December 2019.

Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infection Following Abdominal Surgeries at a Reference Hospital in North-West Cameroon.

Background: Though abdominal surgery is a risk factor for surgical site infection (SSI), limited data exist in this environment on the burden and risk factors of SSI following abdominal surgeries in our setting.

Aim: The aim of this article is to study the prevalence, risk factors, and outcome of SSI following abdominal surgeries at the Mbingo Baptist Hospital, Bamenda, North-West Region, Cameroon.

Materials And Methods: This was a hospital-based retrospective cross-sectional study.