Left iliac fossa sigmoidectomy with mechanical anastomosis in the management of uncomplicated sigmoid volvulus: an observational study at Principal Hospital of Dakar, Senegal.

Introduction: sigmoidectomy is the definitive treatment of Sigmoid Volvulus (SV). It can be done either by laparotomy or laparoscopy. Our objective was to describe the left iliac fossa sigmoidectomy with mechanical anastomosis recently introduced in our practice, assess our results after 5 years and evaluate its feasibility in our setting.

Preoperative mortality risk evaluation in abdominal surgical emergencies: development and internal validation of the NDAR score from a national multicenter audit in Senegal.

Introduction: Abdominal surgical emergencies have a high mortality rate. Effective management primarily relies on the early identification of patients at high risk of postoperative complications. The objective of our study was to determine the prognostic factors associated with poor outcomes from abdominal surgical emergencies in Senegal and to establish a predictive score for mortality for preoperative risk evaluation (NDAR (New Death Assessment Risk) score).

Computational Investigation of Protein Photoinactivation by Molecular Hyperthermia.

To precisely control protein activity in a living system is a challenging yet long-pursued objective in biomedical sciences. Recently, we have developed a new approach named molecular hyperthermia (MH) to photoinactivate protein activity of interest without genetic modification. MH utilizes nanosecond laser pulse to create nanoscale heating around plasmonic nanoparticles to inactivate adjacent protein in live cells.

[Breast abscess: epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic features in patients hospitalized in the Main Hospital in Dakar].

Breast abscesses are neoformed collections of purulent matter occupying the mammary gland and the periglandular tissue. They can occur both in lactating or non-lactating women. The purpose of our study was to describe the epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic features of breast abscesses in patients hospitalized in the Division of General Surgery at the main hospital in Dakar.

[Management Of Obstructive Colorectal Cancer In Hospital Principal Of Dakar: A Report Of 37 Cases].

Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of the managment of obstructive colorectal cancer and to evaluate the different surgical methods.

Patients Et Methods: This retrospective, descriptive and analytical study was carry out from january 2008 to december 2014 in the visceral surgery department of Hospital Principal of Dakar and included 37 patients treated for obstructive colorectal cancer. The parameters studied were age, gender, unit of provenance, antecedents, clinical and paraclinical examination data, treatment and evolution.