The paediatric surgeon and his working conditions in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa.

Background: This study described the current conditions of work of paediatric surgeons in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa (FSSA) and set the debate at the level of the humanist thinking in medicine.

Patients And Methods: This was a multicentre study from 1 st May to 30 th October 2008. The African Society of paediatric surgeons' directory was used to identify paediatric surgeons in the Francophone's countries in Sub Saharan Africa.

Transfer of surgical competences in the treatment of intersex disorders in Togo.

Background: To evaluate the impact of scientific seminar on the sexual ambiguity on patients and paediatric surgeons in French-speaking African countries.

Materials And Methods: This was a report of the proceeding of a teaching seminar on intersex management, which was held from December 4 th to 8 th , 2006, in the Paediatric Surgery Department of Tokoin Teaching Hospital and the Surgery Department of "Saint Jean de Dieu" Hospital of Afagnan, Togo.

Results: There were 107 participants [five professors of paediatric surgery, 62 African paediatric surgeons (including 15 from African French-speaking countries), and 40 general surgeons].

[Accidents of circumcision in children in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire].

Circumcision is the most common surgical procedure carried out in boys in our countries. It is performed by medical members but also by traditional practitioners. Circumcision is considered as a benign operation but its complications are common, sometimes severe and the treatment delicate.

[Labial fusion in the paediatric surgery department of Yopougon University hospital (Côte d'Ivoire): 108 cases].

Introduction: Labial fusion is a benign genital disorder in girls. It may be either congenital or acquired, sometimes due to poor hygiene. Parental panic about this "absent vagina" contrasts with its simple, rapid, radical treatment.