Evaluation of the Management of Gastroschisis in Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital Center in Dakar: A Cross Sectional Study.

Introduction: The management of gastroschisis remains problematic in low- and middle-income countries with high perioperative mortality. The objective of this work was to make an initial assessment of our management of gastroschisis.

Materials And Methods: This was a monocentric and cross-sectional study including all newborns with gastroschisis between January 2017 and December 2021 in the Pediatric Surgery and Anesthesia Resuscitation Department of the Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital Center from Dakar.

Management of Umbilical Hernia in African Children: The Experience of 2146 Cases.

Aims: Umbilical hernia (UH) is common in African and African-descent children. In high-income countries (HICs), it is considered benign, which is not the case in Sub-Saharan ones. Through this study, we aimed to share our experience.

Factors associated with mortality in congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal tract in a tertiary center in Senegal.

Objective: Patients with congenital malformations (CMs) of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) have a very high mortality. However, the literature on the factors associated with mortality in these patients is scarce in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study is to identify independent risk factors for mortality in patients with CMs of the GIT at our pediatric surgical department.

Fibromatosis Colli: About 26 Cases.

Aims: The aim is to identify the epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic, evolutionary aspects, and risk factors related to the occurrence of this condition.

Subjects And Methods: It was a retrospective and descriptive study of a series of 26 cases of fibromatosis colli collected over a period of 3 years (from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019). We studied the following parameters: frequency, age, sex, delay of consultation, motive of consultation, gravidity, parity, type of delivery, notion of birth trauma, birth weight, examination findings, ultrasound results, type of treatment, and evolutionary modalities.

Congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal tract in neonates at aristide le dantec university hospital in Dakar: Concerning 126 cases.

Objective: Congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal tract are one of the major causes of neonatal mortality, especially in developing countries. The aim of this study is to assess the overall management of gastrointestinal malformations.

Patients And Methods: The study design is monocentric and retrospective.

Choledochal cyst in children in dakar: Diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.

Context: Choledochal cyst is a rare malformation that mainly affects girls.

Aims: The aim of this work is to report the diagnostic, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects of bile duct cyst in children in Dakar.

Subjects And Methods: we conducted a prospective monocentre descriptive study from 1 July, 2016, to 30 June, 2019, in the Pediatric Surgery Department of Albert Royer Children's Hospital in Dakar.

[Omphalomesenteric fistulas; epidemiological diagnostic and therapeutic features: study of four cases in the Department of Pediatric Surgery at the Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital in Dakar].

This study aims to determine the epidemiological, therapeutic and diagnostic features of omphalomesenteric fistulas (OMF). We conducted a study of four cases over a period of 10 years, from January 2004 to December 2013. The parameters studied were: frequency, age, sex, clinical and radiological signs, therapeutic and evolutionary features.

[Cryptorchidism in Prune Belly syndrome].

Purpose: To analyze the epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects of cryptorchidism in Prune Belly syndrome.

Patients And Method: This is a retrospective and descriptive study over an 11-year period involving 24 cases of children admitted for cryptorchidism that is part of Prune Belly syndrome in the paediatric surgery department of the Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital in Dakar. We were interested in epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects.

Elbow floating in children: About three cases and literature review.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological, lesion, treatment and outcome of the 'floating elbow' in children.

Observations: It was two boys and a girl with a mean age of 7 years. The average consultation time was 3.

Peritoneal Tuberculosis in Infants: Diagnostic Challenges.

Abdominal tuberculosis is rare in immunocompetent infants. We report on two infants with peritoneal tuberculosis (6 and 8 months) who underwent laparotomy for suspected intussusception. In the first patient, characteristic lesions of peritoneal tuberculosis were observed intraoperatively with presence of multiple granulations.

Heterotopic pancreas without Meckel's diverticulum in children as unique cause of gastrointestinal bleeding: think about it!

Ectopic pancreas also known as heterotopic pancreas (HP) is a rare congenital anomaly, mainly found as incidental finding during autopsy or abdominal exploration for an other condition. Incidence rate is probably underestimated as patients are mostly asymptomatic; otherwise, it is capable of producing symptoms depending on its location, size, often appearing in the 4th-to-6th decades. Complications such as inflammation, obstruction, bleeding, and malignancy degeneration must be considered.

Pyloric atresia: a challenge in an underdeveloped country.

Pyloric atresia is a rare congenital malformation. We report a case in a 5-day newborn with pyloric atresia type C. Authors emphasize the diagnostic difficulties and therapeutic challenges in a resource-limited country.

[Accidents of the everyday life (AcVC) in children in Dakar: about 201 cases].

Accidents of everyday life (AcVC) are common in children and can led to disabling injuries and death. This study aimed to analyze the epidemiological aspects of AcVC and the related injury mechanisms in Dakar. We conducted a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted from 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2013.

[Volvulus of the small intestine caused by mesenteric lipoma].

We report the case of a 7-year old girl presenting with sub-occlusive syndrome associated with acute paroxysmal abdominal pain at the level of the upper abdomen, vomiting and no evacuation of faeces. Physical examination showed discomfort with palpation of the upper abdomen. Abdominal ultrasound showed poorly limited intraperitoneal tissue formation without vascular features on doppler, exercising a mass effect on the neighborhood structures; mesenteric vessels were in their normal position.

Wrestling game injuries among children in Dakar: a report on 172 cases.

Introduction: The objective was to report epidemiological and lesional features among children practicing wrestling as a game in Dakar, Senegal.

Methods: It was a retrospective study including all patients under 16, victims of wrestling game injuries. We studied epidemiological and lesional aspects in children: frequency of wrestling game injuries among all games, age, sex, geographic origin, place of injury, parent's socioeconomic status, nature of the injury and location.

[Volvulus of the small bowel due to ascaris lumbricoides package: about a case].

We report an exceptional case of a 7 year-old patient with necrotic small bowel volvulus due to adult ascaris lumbricoides. At the admission, the child had intestinal obstruction evolving since two days with alteration of general state. Abdominal radiography without preparation showed small bowel air-fluid levels and tiger-stripe appearance evoking the diagnosis of acute intestinal obstruction associated with abdominal mass.

Aneurysmal femoral neck cyst: Report of a paediatric case and review of literature.

The aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign tumour of children and young adults. It represents approximately 1-2% of all bone tumours. The ABC may develop on all skeletal bones, but the proximal end of the femur is the most common location.

[Scooter accidents in children at Aristide Le Dantec, Unversity Hospital of Dakar: a study of 74 cases].

Introduction: Scooter accidents are becoming more frequent in Dakar. The purpose of this study is to report the epidemiological and lesional aspects of these accidents on children in Dakar.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective and descriptive study was conducted in Pediatric Surgery Unit of the Aristide Le Dantec Hospital in Dakar from January 1st, 2009 to December 31, 2011.

Oesophageal atresia: Diagnosis and prognosis in Dakar, Senegal.

Background: Oesophageal atresia is a neonatal emergency surgery whose prognosis has improved significantly in industrialised countries in recent decades. In sub-Saharan Africa, this malformation is still responsible for a high morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to analyse the diagnostic difficulties and its impact on the prognosis of this malformation in our work environment.

Results of non-operative management of splenic trauma and its complications in children.

Introduction: Non-operative management (NOM) of splenic trauma in children is currently the treatment of choice.

Purpose: We report a series of 83 cases in order to compare our results with literature data.

Patients And Methods: For this, we conducted a retrospective study of 13 years and collected 83 cases of children with splenic trauma contusion, managed at Lapeyronie Montpellier Hospital in Visceral Pediatric Surgery Department.

Traumatic posterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation in a child: a case report.

Sternoclavicular joint dislocation is a rare event. It occurs most often in a violent trauma. The authors report the case of a10 years old child, received at emergencies for right shoulder blunt trauma after been punched by another child.

Isolated gallbladder perforation after blunt abdominal trauma in children.

Injury of the gallbladder after blunt abdominal trauma is rare. Isolated contusion of the gallbladder is exceptional because of its anatomical localization. It is protected by the liver, intestines, the omentum, and ribs.

Septic hip dislocations in children in a developing country.

Purpose: To report on a radiological issue and therapeutic aspects encountered in septic hip dislocations in a developing country.

Patients And Methods: Nineteen children among whom 11 boys and 8 girls aged on average 5.3-years old presented 7 recent and 12 late hip dislocations.