Prognostic Factors of Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality of Adult Strangulated Groin Hernia.

The aim of this work is provide the results of the surgical treatment of strangulated groin hernias and determine morbidity and mortality risk factors. It is a retrospective study related to the 288 records of patients aged 15 years and more, who underwent emergency surgery for strangulated groin hernia from January 2007 to December 2012. Postoperative evolution was assessed on the morbidity, mortality, and length of hospital stay.

Lymph node involvement beyond peripancreatic region in pancreatic head cancers: when results belie expectations.

Objectives: Surgery remains the standard therapy for curative management of pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma (PDA) involving the head of pancreas. This study aimed to report our experience in PDA about the prognostic value of lymph node (LN) invasion (N⁺) at the root of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and in N2 subgroup.

Methods: From January 2005 to September 2009, 110 patients were included for pancreaticoduodenectomy or total pancreatectomy.

Value of preoperative biliary drainage in a consecutive series of resectable periampullary lesions. From randomized studies to real medical practice.

Background: In cases with periampullary tumors, the practice of preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) is still debated without clear uniform indications. Our study focused on resectable cases with an obstructive jaundice candidate for curative surgery. Main endpoints were overall complication and mortality rates between patients treated with and without PBD.

Recurrences after surgical resection of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas: a single-center study of recurrence predictive factors.

Objective: The detection of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) has increased over the last decade, but still, management remains controversial. The main problems are their potential for malignancy and risk of recurrence. The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive factors of recurrence after surgical resection.

[Amebic liver abcess at Bouake Teaching Hospital: diagnostic and therapeutic aspects about 46 cases].

Aims: To describe the diagnosis and therapeutic aspects of amebic liver abscesses.

Material And Methods: Retrospective study of 46 cases of amebic liver abcesses seen at Bouaké Teaching Hospital during the period from January 1997 to June 2002.

Results: Three clinical pictures were carried out: painful and feverish hepatomegaly (n=28, 60.