Publications by authors named "T M Kpatcha"

The management of inguinal hernias has been revolutionised with mesh-based techniques, which are now the gold standard. In rare cases, complications can occur, the most common being prosthesis infection. The course is unpredictable, causing considerable morbidity and multiple interventions in the case of chronicity.

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Background: Prostate cancer is a public health problem and increasingly diagnosed in men under 50 years of age. This cancer occurs much more in subjects of advanced age, generally over sixty. The aim of the study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical and histopathological aspects of prostate cancer in men under the age of 50 in Togo.

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Objective: This study is aimed at evaluating the effects of Willd fruit pulp powder on diarrhea induced by castor oil in Wistar rats.

Materials And Methods: Three different tests were carried out. A preventive test by administration of a single dose of 250, 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 mg/kg before the induction of diarrhea by castor oil.

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Objectives: The aims of this study were to assess the knowledge of medical students in Lomé about these means of screening for prostate cancer in a context of limited resources and controversy about prostate cancer screening, and to identify the determinants associated with these results.

Methods: This was a prospective descriptive and cross-sectional study conducted in the form of a survey of medical students regularly enrolled at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Lomé for the 2019-2020 academic years.

Results: Of the 1635 eligible students, 1017 correctly completed the form, corresponding to a rate of 62.

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Objective: To describe epidemiologic, anatomic and clinical characteristics of urogenital and rectovaginal fistula and the issue of their surgical management in Togo.

Material And Methods: A retrospective study permit us to collect the operated cases during five years in the national center of obstetrical fistula. The parameters evaluated were sociodemographic aspects of patients, clinical characteristics and the issue of surgical repair.

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