[The ambient air and (peanut) oil dressing in severe burns in children under 15 years of age at the regional hospital center of dédougou].

The dressing is an important element in the management of severe burns. The aim of this study was to present the results of the dressing in room air and peanut oil. This was a descriptive retrospective study conducted from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2020 in the surgery department of the Dédougou regional hospital center.

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.

So-called "historical" necrotic breast cancers: a terrifying actuality in Africa. The case of Burkina Faso.

Study the epidemiological, diagnostic, and treatment features and outcomes of necrotic breast cancer in women. This observational, longitudinal, and descriptive study covered the period from January, 2011, to the end of May, 2016 at the Surgery and Gynecology Departments of Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital and Schiphra Medical Center. The study included all women with necrotic breast cancers.

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.

Etiological, therapeutic and prognostic particularities of primary biliary peritonitis in tropical environments.

To describe the etiological, therapeutic, and prognostic aspects of primary biliary peritonitis in Burkina Faso. This retrospective study reviewed records of all patients admitted for primary biliary peritonitis at Tenkodogo Regional Hospital (Burkina Faso) from 2010 through 2016. Cases of secondary biliary peritonitis have been excluded.

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.

[Results after surgical management of ileal perforation due to typhoid fever, about 29 cases in Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso)].

The aim of this study was to determine the results of management of typhoid perforations. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 in the General Surgery Department of the Regional Teaching Hospital Center of Ouahigouya (Burkina Faso). It involved 29 operated patients, in whom the diagnosis of typhoid perforation was confirmed at laparotomy: age, sex, admission time, clinical, therapeutic and prognostic aspects were analyzed.

Acute appendicitis due to schistosomiasis: four cases at the Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital of Ouagadougou.

Acute appendicitis is a frequent pathology with diverse causes. Although Burkina Faso is a tropical country with endemic schistosomiasis, bilharzial appendicitis remains rare. We report 4 cases of appendicitis due to schistosomiasis that we treated at the university hospital of Yalgado Ouédraogo to call attention to the need for routine review of appendectomy parts.

Epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic features of typhoid intestinal perforation in a rural environment of Burkina Faso.

The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic features of ileal perforation due to typhoid fever at the regional hospital of Tenkodogo (Burkina Faso). This cross-sectional study examined the records over a 5-year period of all patients treated for typhoid ileal perforation. Ileal perforation was diagnosed intraoperatively, and its typhoid origin determined according to the following criteria : background signs of typhoid fever, location of the perforation on the antimesenteric edge of the terminal ileum, and a positive Widal-Felix serology.

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.

[Acute pancreatitis at the Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital in Burkina Faso].

Aims: To study the epidemiological, diagnostic, etiologic, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects of acute pancreatitis in Burkinabe.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study referred from records of patients hospitalized for acute pancreatitis in the Department of General and Digestive Surgery of the Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital in Burkina Faso from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2012.

Results: We noted 30 cases of acute pancreatitis, a frequency of 0.

[The bacterial microflora of diabetic foot infection and factors determining its spectrum in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)].

The aim of the study was to describe the bacterial microflora of diabetic foot infection and to identify the factors which determine the bacterial spectrum in order to increase empiric antibiotic prescription in Ouagadougou. The study was a cross-sectional one, carried from July 1st, 2011 to June 30, 2012 in the departments of internal medicine and general and digestive surgery in Yalgado Ouédraogo teaching hospital. Samples for bacteriological tests consisted of aspiration of pus through the healthy skin, curettage and swab of the base of the ulceration or tissue biopsy from foot lesions.

[Epidemiology of neonatal surgical emergencies in Ouagadougou].

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the rate of neonatal surgery emergencies and to highlight the main causes and difficulties related to better handling of these emergencies.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a 1-year descriptive prospective study from September 2009 to September 2010 based on 102 cases collected. At admission, we studied the patients' age, the pathologies encountered, the related malformations, the terms for better management, and prognosis.

[Urachal cyst: contribution of ultrasound (about a case at Sourou Sanou Sobo-Dioulasso university hospital)].

Urachal cyst is difficult to diagnose and is a rare malformation and the authors report a case in a 10-month old boy. The malformation was associated with posterior urethral valve and simple surgical treatment was successful. The authors emphasize the contribution of perineal ultrasound in the diagnosis of associated posterior urethral valves.

[Surgical abdomen caused by traditional treatment. Five-case report in teaching hospital Yalgado Ouédraogo of Ouagadougou].

The traditional products used to treat some pains can cause serious complications of which surgical abdomen. We listed in two years five cases of surgical abdomen complicating a traditional treatment in the service of digestive and general surgery of the hospital complex Yalgado Ouédraogo. There were two men and three women with an average age of 34,4 years.

Commercial mesh versus Nylon mosquito net for hernia repair. A randomized double-blind study in Burkina Faso.

Purpose: The goal of this study was to investigate whether locally available Nylon mosquito net might be a useful alternative to expensive commercial mesh implants for hernia repair, a clinical randomized double-blind study was performed.

Materials And Methods: Over a period of 3 months 35 patients with a total of 40 inguinal hernias were randomized for hernia repair with either a commercial graft (Ultrapro) or a piece of sterilized 100% Nylon mesh available as mosquito net in most African village markets. The surgeons' comfort in handling the meshes, the incidence of complications, and the patients' quality of life before and 30 days after hernia repair were evaluated.